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Tomato ketchup can reduce cancer risk (Go To Top)

     London: Tomato sauce, it seems, has a special chemical ingredient that can reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer. According to researchers at the universities of Montreal and Ottawa, the chemical lycopene found in tomatoes has anti-oxidant properties that help to reduce pancreatic cancer risk by almost a third if taken regularly. The researchers claim that if lycopene is taken in a liquid form, the chances of combatting the disease are better. According to them, the oil used in the ketchup enables faster absorption of antioxidants by the intestines. If doctors are to be believed, the location of the pancreas inside the abdomen makes it very difficult for them to spot the disease, and even when symptoms such as abdominal pain and weight loss appear, they are hardly noticed. As a result, few people survive more than one year after the diagnosis. Although evidence suggests that daily intake of fruit and vegetables may reduce the risk of the ailment, the latest research that surveyed 462 cases of pancreatic cancer and did a comparative analysis of the eating habits of cancer patients with healthy people has revealed that tomatoes have the power to prevent the particular type of cancer. According to the Daily Mail, the researchers also found that men who ate tomatoes and tomato products every day were 31 per cent less prone to the disease, while in women, the risk declined by nine per cent.

Marlon Brando's eco hotel dream come true (Go To Top)

     Washington: The late Hollywood actor, Marlon Brando's long cherished dream of building a eco-hotel on Tetiaroa in Tahiti, is finally being realised. The luxurious hotel named 'The Brando' is likely to open in 2008 and will comprise of 30 deluxe villas. And the highlight of the project will be its ability to showcase the island's natural eauty without posing a hreat to the environment. This environmental friendly project was initiated by late Brando in cooperation with Tahiti Beachcomber SA's CEO Richard Bailey, who is presently working on the project. "We worked together on this project for three years before he died. I am privileged to have known him, and honored to play a part in his legacy by bringing one of his dreams to fruition", Zap2it quoted Bailey as saying. "The Brando eco-hotel will be exactly what Marlon would have wanted: Energy-autonomous and built with natural materials, it will rest lightly on its environment and be nearly invisible from the water. It will showcase the latest in renewable energy technologies", he added.

Robert Blake declared innocent of wife's murder (Go To Top)

      Washington: A California courthouse has declared Robert Blake innocent of the murder of the shooting death of Bonny Lee Bakley. According to Eonline, the testimony lasted nine weeks in which 12 of Blake's peers--five women and seven men--deliberated for almost eight full days before determining the actor was innocent of murder and one count of soliciting murder. Bakley was killed in Studio City as she sat in Blake's car outside of a restaurant, where the couple had just dined. Blake's defense team contended that the actor had left Bakley in the car while he returned to the restaurant to retrieve a forgotten firearm that he carried for protection.

Queen bans banquets for Camila (Go To Top)

     London: Camilla Parker Bowles might be all set to be the wife of Prince Charles, but that did not deter two Buckingham Palace state banquets from banning her in 24 hours. According to The Sun, The Queen refused Camilla join royal feasts for Italian President Carlo Ciampi fuelling speculation that Camilla may not be accepted as a true royal even after she marries Charles. "There is no real reason why Camilla could not have attended," a palace source was quoted as saying.

Jlo is hunting for murderers in 'Bordertown' (Go To Top)

     Washington: Jennifer Lopez has a new project up her sleeve as she is all set to star in "Bordertown". According to Zap2it, the movie is directed by Gregory Nava and centers on a reporter who's looking into mysterious murders near American-owned factories on the border of Juarez and El Paso.

David Beckham is a natural at acting (Go To Top)

     London: Taking his celebrity status a bit further, David Beckham has made his movie debut in London. According to The Sun, he showed great patience during filming of the 54million pound British movie trilogy called Goal!. "He shot it along with Real Madrid team mates Raul and Zinedine Zidane. He only had three lines to say but he was joking that he would probably fluff them up. He didn't, though, he was a real natural," an insider was quoted as saying.

Your car has more germs than the loo (Go To Top)

     London: Tests conducted by Dr Derren Ready from Too Posh to Wash, a TV show suggests that family cars harbour more germs than a dirty toilet seat. According to The Mirror, billions of bacteria, including deadly E.coli, were found in footwells, armrests, air vents and other areas in five cars. In some there were crisp packets, drink tins, crumbs, dog hair and fungus. But even the cars which looked clean inside hid billions of germs. "Even if we grow bacteria in the lab, we might not get results as good as this. The carpets were all bacteria and no carpet!. Anything that dries the cabin cuts bacteria dramatically," Ready added.

Gibson's 'Passion' fuels anti-semitism in Canada (Go To Top)

     Washington: Ever since the release of Mel Gibson's controversial film 'The Passion of the Christ', violence against Jews has increased in Cananda, claims The League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the report reads: "Whereas only nine incidents in 2003 had religious connotations to the story of Jesus' death, there were 32 such incidents in 2004, nine of them in February when the movie opened and a further 15 in the three months following its release." Some of the incidents described in the audit include - a Montreal caller telling a Jewish organization, "We don't need Mel Gibson's film to hate you!"; a minister on Toronto TV claiming that "There was Jewish plot for world control"; and the disfigurement of a synagogue with crosses, reports Zap2It.com.

Renee Zellweger has a crush on Paul McCartney (Go To Top)

     London: Oscar winning actress Renee Zellweger has revealed she has a crush on British rock star Sir Paul McCartney. According to The Sun, Zellweger said that she hasn't shared the secret with McCartney, but her friends might have told him. "I haven't told Paul yet but some friends might have outed me," Fox News quoted the 'Bridget Jones' Diary' star, who is dating Irish singer Damian Rice, as saying.

50 Cent continues to 'Massacre' Billboard charts (Go To Top)

     Washington: 50 Cent continues to blow away competition on the Billboard 200 album chart, with his new album 'The Massacre' selling 771,000 copies for the week ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan. According to E-Online, 50 cent beat the No. 2 album of the week, Jack Johnson's 'In Between Dreams' by more than 500,000 units. While Johnson's disc moved from No. 3 to No. 2 in its second week of release, J. Lo's Rebirth fell two to four with only 86,000 units sold.

     Last week's Top 10 albums: 1. The Massacre, 50 Cent 2. In Between Dreams, Jack Johnson 3. The Documentary, The Game 4. Rebirth, Jennifer Lopez 5. American Idiot, Green Day 6. Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson 7. Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles 8. Hot Fuss, The Killers 9. Get Lifted, John Legend 10. Encore, Enimem

Breast-feeding is a 100 billion dollars industry (Go To Top)

     Sydney: After countlesss reports on the health benefits of breastfeeding, a new report from NSW, takes into account the economic benefits of breastfeeding and how much it is worth to the Australian community. "Looking at the economics helps support the argument of why we need to encourage and support (breastfeeding),it's incredibly expensive to feed babies formula. Then there's the cost of healthcare services that breastfeeding prevents", Sydney Morning herald quoted Liz Develin, manager of nutrition and physical activity at NSW Health, as saying. The breastfeeding report bases itself on economic analyses by Australian National University-based Dr Julie Smith, who calculated Australian mothers produce about 34 million litres of breast milk a year. The milk was then costed based on its market value in "milk banks" in Europe. Dr Smith estimates the "capital stock value" - the entire present and future worth - of breastfeeding to be 37 billion dollars. If Australian women breastfed according to WHO standards, that value would increase to 100 billion dollars , Dr Smith said. The report, which will form the basis of a new statewide breastfeeding policy, lists the health, environmental and economic benefits of breastfeeding and suggests that mothers feed infants only breast milk till the age of six months, and promotes partial breastfeeding until 12 months.

Jane Fonda's ex-husband forced her into orgies (Go To Top)

     London: Jane Fonda has revealed in her autobiography that she was forced to have group sex by her "cruel" ex-husband and director Roger Vadim. In her autobiography, due for release in the US next month, Jane talks about the dark secrets of her marriage to director Roger Vadim. "For me with Roger Vadim, that meant bringing other women into our bed," she writes. She goes on to reveal how on one occasion, Vadim brought in a red-haired prostitute from an escort agency in France. "It seems shocking that I did that, but I managed to convince myself that it was fine, that I wanted to, even though it was killing my heart", the book reads on. According to Daily Mail, she stated that Vadim - who was previously married to Brigitte Bardot - coaxed her to look for other women willing to sleep with him, recounting how she used the skills she adopted in her Oscar-winning performance as a prostitute in the 1971 movie Klute. Fonda claims she accepted his promiscuity because he made her feel "less than perfect" and that she was to feel obliged to satisfy his sexual avarice. She also blamed her ex-husband for the eating disorders that she suffered from , writing, "I ceased eating except for crusts from his bread and rinds from his camembert." Jane married Roger Vadim who directed her in Barbarella, in 1967 and they divorced in 1973. Vadim- who she describes as "cruel and misogynistic" and who she says pushed her into other forms of group sex - died in 2000.

Ashton bowled out by Brad's body (Go To Top)

     London: Ashton Kutcher, the 'Punk'd ' trickster says, he hired Brad Pitt's personal trainer after his girlfriend went ga-ga over him seeing him feature in Troy. Ashton says, he was not quite happy with Moore's overwhelming admiration for Pitt's body , so he decided to hire Pitt's trainer to tone himself up, in order to get her attention gelled to him again , reports Contactmusic.com. "We went to see this movie Troy and I'm sitting there and it's me and Demi and a friend of hers. I think we're going to see an action movie, when actually we're going to see the movie where Brad Pitt's naked most of the time. And Demi and her friend are making audible noises every time like, 'Ooh! Ahh!' And I'm like, 'Baby, I'm right here! So I went out and hired Brad Pitt's trainer", the report quoted Ashton as saying.

Johnny Depp voted 'Best Dressed Man at Oscars' (Go To Top)

     London: Johnny Depp's blue tuxedo with black shawl collar at the Oscars, has been voted as the best men's fashion statement at this year's Academy Awards, by an online poll conducted by Hello magazine.. The Finding Neverland star might have lost out on the Oscar for the best actor but his ensemble got him five times as many votes as his nearest challenger Jeremy Irons, who took the red carpet in a vintage Armani knee-length frock coat . Johnny Depp refused to betray the identity of his designer, though, he revealed that his pair of Twenties-style two-tone shoes, were "locally" made. P Diddy stood third wearing one of his own designs while Tim Robbins, last year's best supporting actor, who donned a sharply- cut Versace affair with a peace symbol on the tie stood fourth and R&B heart-throb Usher had to settle for fifth in a white jacket and ruffled shirt.

Jessica Parker quit 'Sex in the City' to have babies (Go To Top)

     London: Actress Sarah Jessica Parker quit Sex And The City in order to concentrate on raising a family with husband Matthew Broderick. Parker is planning her second child with Broderick now that she is free from the hit TV show, in which she played urban writer Carrie Bradshaw. "Sex And The City was one of my greatest experiences, but we couldn't do it forever and it's time to think of something new. Like maybe having another baby. I always wanted children, but we were so busy. I come from a big family - I'm the fourth of eight kids - and I've always loved children" , Femalefirst quoted her as saying.