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Chris Rock auctions role for charity

Actor Chris Rock is auctioning a role in his next movie to raise money for the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. The winning bidder will play a role in "Finally Famous", which also stars Rosario Dawson and Gabrielle Union, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Rock's ongoing auction on CharityBuzz.com ends June ...
One Direction to donate 200000 pounds for charity

One Direction band members have announced that they will support a charity organisation, Stand Up To Cancer by donating 200,000 pounds from ticket sales of their 2014 stadium tour. The band members - Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik are also planning to add more dates to the tour if the first ones sell out. "We're so proud to be supporting Stand Up To ...
Healthy heart ensures healthy kidney

Scientists have shown that a lifestyle that encourages a healthy heart could also shield patients with chronic kidney diseases from kidney failure and premature death, says a study. The findings, appearing in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), suggest that patients with kidney diseases should be encouraged to improve their heart's health, reports Science Daily. Poor ...
9-year-old girl tells McDonalds CEO to not trick kids into eating unhealthy food

A 9-year-old girl took on the head of McDonald's Corp. on healthy eating during the fast-food chain's annual shareholders meeting on Thursday. Fourth-grader Hannah Robertson, who spoke up during the gathering's question-and-answer session, told the fast food mogul that it would be nice if he stopped trying to trick kids into wanting to eat junk food all the time, the New York Daily News ...
Kids with Type 2 diabetes at greater risk of developing heart kidney problems

Children who develop Type 2 diabetes are at high risk to develop heart, kidney and eye problems faster and at a higher rate than people who acquire Type 2 diabetes as adults, a new study has found. "Once these kids have Type 2 diabetes, they seem to be at very high risk for early complications when compared to adults," Jane Lynch, M.D., professor of pediatric endocrinology in the School of ...

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After the counterculture smash success of his sophomore film El Topo, which invented the midnight movie and enraptured an entire generation of head cinephiles, Alejandro Jodorowsky did exactly what we might have expected from him: He tried to top it. Of course, for those who ha ... ...

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Haddin views cricket in new light despite Ashes anticipation following daughters cancer struggles

Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has said that despite being back in the pursuit of the Ashes, he is viewing cricket in a new light following his daughter's battle with cancer. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, although the Ashes journey is the greatest adventure for an Australian cricketer and normally fills his mind for most of the time, however, Haddin had even considered retirement ...
Exotic pets and their diets highlight Reptile and Amphibian Society’s spring expo

A two-year-old Green Tree Python sits wrapped around a dowel at the Ball Python world booth at the Edmonton Reptile and Amphibian Society’s spring expo at the Sands Hotel on May 25, ...
Boston Marathon runners finish race interrupted by bombs

Boston Marathon last month was interrupted by two deadly bombs completed the final mile Saturday. Cheered on by supporters, the runners jogged from Kenmore Square to the finish line, The Boston Globe reported. "It's a great way to show the strength of Boston and the camaraderie in our city," runner Liza Marie Felici, 28, of Dover said. "There's a sense of closure . ...
Plymouth company helps hospitals get cash for old equipment

Peter Robson has built a thriving business based on his simple prescription for hospitals and clinics: “Only buy what you ...
Some doctors seeking business experience to deal with changing health care

But an increasing number of physicians have accepted the situation and are seeking business training as they adjust to pressures that they cut costs and improve the quality of health ...

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Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 bn

The tornado that killed 24 people and injured more than 200 others in Moore, Oklahoma, could have done more than $2 billion worth of damage, officials said Wednesday.

State Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced that figure Wednesday in a statement to the press, adding that losses from the wreckage could equal the amount caused by the twister that struck Joplin, Missouri, in 2011, leaving 161 dead.

Nonetheless, a spokesperson from Doak's office told EFE that these are still very preliminary estimates and are based solely on a visual evaluation of the devastated area.

Mick Cornett, mayor of Oklahoma City, a scant 20 km from Moore, estimated the losses between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, and the number of citizens affected at 36,000.

The National Weather Service classified the tornado as an EF5 - the most powerful - with winds of at least 320 kph (200 mph).

More than 13,000 homes were damaged by the tornado.

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured Moore Wednesday and promised government aid to speed up the work of reconstruction.

The White House announced that President Barack Obama will visit Moore next Sunday to inspect "at first hand" the damage caused by the tornado.

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