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Slaton tops AFC weekly POW's

NEW YORK, Dec. 3  -- Rookie Houston Texans running back Steve Slaton is the AFC's offensive player of the week.

He earned his first player of the week honor after scoring two touchdowns on 21 carries for 130 rushing yards Monday night in Houston's 30-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Slaton is the first rookie to win AFC offensive player of the week in franchise history, and the effort helped him surpass Domanick Williams for most touchdowns by a Texans' rookie.

Also earning AFC honors were Indianapolis end Robert Mathis (defense) and Kansas City cornerback Maurice Leggett (special teams).

UN Report Stresses need for HIV Testing in Infants

UN Report Stresses need for HIV Testing in InfantsA report released by four UN agencies to mark World AIDS Day said early HIV testing and timely treatment has shown to be lifesaving for newborns at risk of contracting HIV. The report published by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said, "Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve the prospects for survival of newborn babies exposed to HIV."

Jack Black named Video Game Awards host

Jack Black named Video Game Awards hostNEW YORK, Dec. 2 - U. S. actor Jack Black will be the host of the 2008 "Video Game Awards" show, Spike TV said Tuesday.

The prize presentation recognizes the outstanding artistic and technical achievement in the gaming industry, plus offers first-looks at the hottest games of 2009 and beyond.

Tina Fey’s facial scar mystery solved

New York, Dec 2 : Tina Fey''s signature facial scar is the result of a childhood slashing, it has been revealed.

The ‘30 Rock’ star has never publicly addressed the origin of the faint marking, which runs down her left cheek.

Now, Fey''s husband, Jeff Richmond, has revealed in an interview with Vanity Fair that the 38-year-old comedienne was attacked by a stranger in a violent slashing incident when she was five.

"It was in, like, the front yard of her house, and somebody who just came up, and she just thought somebody marked her with a pen," the New York Daily News quoted Richmond, as saying.

Hugh Hefner’s twin girlfriends’ penchant with duplicate dressing

New York, Dec 2 : Hugh Hefner’s new twin girlfriends Kristina and Karissa Shannon have taken ‘like-minded’ look to new heights —the girls always turn up at public events wearing the same dresses.

Right from cocktail dresses to pajamas, the twin successors of Holly Madison in the Playboy mogul’s life have made dressing in duplicate an artform, reports The New York Daily News.

The 19-year-olds have been seen sporting identical shorts and T-shirts, little black dresses, Halloween costumes and even bikinis while lounging near the Playboy mansion pool with their octogenarian boyfriend.

Psychiatric Disorders Common among College-age Individuals

Psychiatric DisordersAccording to a new study psychiatric disorders are high in the youth between the ages of 18-24 years in both those who attend college and those who do not. Substance abuse, nicotine addiction, personality disorders or other mental-health conditions affect almost half the individuals in this age bracket but only one forth of them seek treatment.

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