HONG KONG: Hidden away from the prying eyes of crowded Hong Kong, in school toilets, karaoke bars and public parks, young people are snorting a powerful and addictive drug -- ketamine.Cheap and abundant, with a supply flooding across the border from the mainland, abuse reached such levels in the late 2000s that the city was dubbed the ketamine capital of the world....
LONDON, June 02, 2013 (AFP) - Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie said Sunday she had been "moved" by public support after she revealed she had had a double mastectomy to reduce her high risk of breast cancer.
And she said she felt "wonderful" after the surgery.
Speaking at the London premiere of husband Brad Pitt's film "World War Z",...
CHICAGO: A simple vinegar test could prevent 73,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide each year, the authors of a large-scale study of women in India said Sunday.Wealthy countries have managed to reduce cervical cancer deaths by 80 per cent thanks to the widespread use of regular Pap smears....
CHICAGO - A drug already approved for treating kidney cancer was successful at delaying the return of advanced ovarian cancer by an average of nearly six months, a clinical study released Saturday found. About 70 percent of patients with advanced ovarian cancer experience a relapse following surgery and chemotherapy and need to resume aggressive treatments. The deadly disease's cure rate is just 20 to 25 percent....
KUALA LUMPUR -- Johor Darul Takzim (Johor DT) advanced to the FA Cup Final 2013 despite losing 1-2 to Pahang in the second-leg of the semifinals at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, here tonight. Johor DT qualified on the away-goal advantage despite the 2-2 aggregate after winning 1-0 in the first-leg semifinal at the Stadium Tan Sri Hassan Yunos, Larkin on May 25. ...
BERLIN : Champions League winners Bayern Munich are aiming to complete a historic treble in Saturday's German Cup final against VfB Stuttgart but the Bavarians are smarting at the enforced absence of centre-back Dante for the Berlin showdown. Bayern have been told by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) that Dante, as well as defensive midfielder Luiz Gustavo, must report for...
SYDNEY- A Dutch adventurer rowing from Australia to Africa was rescued from the Indian Ocean Friday after his boat collided with a massive oil tanker, leaving him injured and fearing for his life. Ralph Tuijn was well into his 9,000 kilometre (5,600 mile), 120-day journey from Western Australia when his boat was swamped on Wednesday after it hit the tanker. ...
KUALA LUMPUR : Celebrity personality, renowned columnist and ‘Relaxation Guru’, Jojo Struys is back with a brand new collection of guided relaxation audio tracks for anyone who is stressed out, overworked or has difficulty sleeping at night. Jojo Struys has handwritten and passionately created this new collection entitled, “Letting Go with Jojo Struys Vol 2”....
MADRID: Despite having a bachelor's degree, five years of professional experience and speaking three languages, Paloma Fernandez has joined the swelling ranks of Spain's lost generation that can't find work in a grinding recession.The 28-year-old, who has a degree in translation, lost her job of four years at the justice ministry in December 2011 and as of last month she lost the right to collect unemployment benefits....
BEIJING: China's vast army of migrant workers continued to expand last year but the rate of their pay increases slowed, a government report showed, as growth in the world's second-largest economy decelerated.The movement from China's countryside to its booming cities over recent decades has been one of the greatest human migrations of all time....
