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Folic acid and other B vitamins ‘do not prevent cancer’

Washington, Nov 5 : Daily doses of multivitamin supplements, including folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12, have no effect in preventing cancer in women, according to a group of researchers.

Folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 (water-soluble, essential B vitamins) are thought to play an important role in cancer prevention.

The study found that folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 had no significant effect on the overall risk of cancer, including breast cancer, among women at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

The research team led by Dr Shumin M. Zhang, Sc. D., of Brigham and Women''s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, conducted a trial

Hillary Clinton congratulates Obama

Hillary Clinton congratulates ObamaNew York, Nov 5: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, one time rival of Barack Obama, today congratulated her fellow Democrat on his election as the 44th President of the United States.

CNN quoted Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines as saying that the two spoke for a few minutes.

Clinton congratulated Obama on his victory, and offered her condolences on the loss of his grandmother.

Obama thanked the New York senator for all she did to help him win the election, and said he looks forward to speaking with both her and former President Bill Clinton soon.

China expects continuity, fears trade protection from Obama

China expects continuity, fears trade protection from Obama Beijing - China expects continuity but fears trade protectionism once Barack Obama takes office as US president, a leading scholar said on Wednesday.

"China's expectation of the new president is the same as the whole world's expectation, that is, to develop US finance and the economy away from the global financial crisis and economic recession," said Shi Yinhong, an international relations expert at People's University in Beijing.

Kansas celebrates Obama connections after victory

Kansas celebrates Obama connections after victoryKansas City, Kansas - As Presidential candidate John McCain conceded victory to his rival Barack Obama Tuesday night, voters in Kansas City, Kansas, rooted for the Illinois Senator with Kansas roots.

While Obama was born and reared in Hawaii, his mother and maternal grandparents, who help raise him in the absence of his Kenyan father, had deep roots in Kansas, an agricultural, heavily rural state on the Great Plains - the geographic and figurative middle of America.

Kansas, long a conservative stronghold,

David Duchovny, Tea Leoni headed for reconciliation?

David Duchovny, Tea Leoni headed for reconciliation?New York, Nov 5: Just a month after announcing their separation, Hollywood actor David Duchovny and Tea Leoni have sparked rumors of a reconciliation.

The couple had declared their separation, a week after David checked out of the rehab where he was treated for sex addiction.

The pair had been separated "for several months", but opted to keep the news private for the sake of their two kids, Madelaine, nine, and Kyd, six, according to a statement from their representatives.

TATA buys rights to make ‘air-powered cars’ for Indian market

TATA buys rights to make ‘air-powered cars’ for Indian marketWashington, Nov 5: A US based company is developing a vehicles that would require nothing but air to run on the roads, with Indian carmaker TATA already buying the rights to make the car for the huge Indian market.

According to a report in Environmental News Network (ENN), Zero Pollution Motors is developing a vehicle that can motor around all day on nothing but air and a splash of salad oil, alcohol or possibly a pint of gasoline.

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