People are already wondering whether juice is dangerous. A new study made by Consumer Reports suggested that some juices may contain high levels of arsenic and lead. The magazine announced on Wednesday that it had tested 88 juice samples and apparently 10 percent of the juices – made by five different brands - had arsenic levels above the standard of 10 parts per billion (ppb).Arsenic levels in the juices ranged from 13.9 ppb to 24.7 ppb. The... [read news]
Kourtney Kardashian announced she is expecting her second baby. In the newest issue of US Weekly the reality star confirmed she was pregnant."Now, I'm nine weeks along," she explained for the magazine, adding that she took a pregnancy test five weeks ago and woke up her beau, Scott Disick, to tell him the results. "You're supposed to wait 12 weeks to tell people, but I feel confident."Earlier this year rumours had started flying that the... [read news]
Guy Richie is used to being behind a camera. However, he admitted that being married to Madonna felt as if he lived in front of one. The "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" director gave an interview in which he talked about his eight year marriage to the pop star. He also admitted he recalled those days fondly."I stepped into a soap opera, and I lived in it for quite a long period of my life," he said. "I'll probably be more eloquent on it... [read news]
The varicella vaccination program in the United States appears to be able to benefit infants as well. A study revealed that small children might be able to get the vaccine directly. The number of varicella cases started declining since 1995, falling from 15.6 cases per 1,000 infants to 1.6 cases per 1,000 infants in 2008. The decline was calculated to have been by 89.7%. Sandra S. Chaves, MD and her colleagues from the CDC revealed that the... [read news]
AT&T is working very hard to save its plan of acquiring T-Mobile USA even though the company’s actions are being thwarted by the government. The company tried to blind the Federal Communications Commission during the weekend stating it had given up on the plan to acquire AT&T. AT&T and Deutsche Telekom, however decided to focus on winning the lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice. "AT&T and Deutsche Telekom are continuing to pursue the... [read news]
Hope Solo has probably given up on the dance floor at least for a while. The U.S women's soccer team goalkeeper managed to reach the semi-final of the famous show “Dancing with the Stars”, helped by her partner Maksim Chmerkovkiy. Unfortunately her luck ran out and she was eliminated. She admitted to Anderson Cooper that it had been a hard road. "I was told I had too much muscle and I was too intense and wasn't very dainty," Solo told... [read news]
Howard Stern is currently discussing whether to replace Piers Morgan at the judges’ table on “America’s Got Talent.” The creator of the show, Simon Cowell admitted for Access Hollywood that he is a fan. “I like him,” Cowell told Access after the end of the Wednesday episode of “The X Factor,” where Lakoda Rayne and LeRoy Bell were eliminated. “There’s a lot of people who make decisions on this stuff. Money’s got to work... [read news]
GOP Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann managed to get what she wanted and received an apology from an NBC executive after a less than tasteful song was played when she appeared on Jimmy Fallon's "Late Night." Her spokeswoman made the announcement on Wednesday night. The Minnesota congresswoman got a letter from NBC's vice president only a day after he appeared on the show. When she made her appearance, the band played a 1985 Fishbone... [read news]
Angelina Jolie is talking about her dark past and considers herself lucky to have survived. She admitted she was a bad girl in the past.“I went through heavier, darker times and I survived them. I didn’t die young,” the 36-year-old actress and the mother of six admitted for the “60 Minutes,” show that is due to air on Sunday.“So I am very lucky. There are other artists and people that didn’t survive certain things,” she explained... [read news]
Are you wondering what to buy your friends for Christmas? How about a tablet? A Consumer Reports holiday survey shows that about one in five people are thinking of buying their loved ones a tablet. However, the two new tablets from Amazon and Barnes and Noble are proving to be dangerous competition for the iPad. Although bookseller Barnes and Noble is known for its great e-book readers, its first attempt at developing a tablet has proved to... [read news]
