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A new research paper has found no evidence that proves that men’s health supplements prove beneficial for prostate cancer patients. Study researchers have based their findings on the assessment of over 2,200 men who were lately diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Study researchers said that they did not find evidence that supplements reduces the risk of radiation treatment side effects; risk of cancer getting spread and risk of prostate cancer patients’ death from the disease.

Study’s lead researcher Dr. Nicholas Zaorsky from the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia said that when they started the study, they suspected that supplements are junk and their research has proved the same.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture said that raw whole milk produced by Organic Pastures Dairy in Fresno County has been recalled as it has been tested positive for the presence of campylobacter bacteria.

As per California State Veterinarian Annette Jones, the recalled milk having a code date of OCT 24 is also facing a quarantine order. So far, no illness has been reported. As per the recall, Organic Pastures Dairy brand Grade-A raw milk having OCT 24 code date should be immediately removed from retail shelves.

People having the product are suggested to dispose it off. California Department of Food and Agriculture inspectors said that they have found the bacteria while carrying out normal product testing at the facility.

Noticing the egregious actions of Turing Pharmaceuticals, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has asked the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission to find out how they can market generic drugs more swiftly and end anticompetitive practices being adopted in pharmaceutical industry.

Turing Pharmaceuticals has increased the price of Daraprim meant for the treatment of a dangerous parasitic infection. The 62-year-old treatment’s price has been raised from $13.50 to $750 a tablet. This step of the company has attracted criticism from Clinton last month.

A small satellite stationed a million miles away from earth is actualizing a dream of former Vice President Al Gore. Using the satellite, NASA has been posting photos that show how the world looks from the satellite.

Experts said that the earth images are not the main goal of the Deep Space Climate Observatory. These images will allow people see how their home planet actually looks like. Making these photos quite accessible is an important part of the mission.

Since the release on October 2, 2015, ‘The Martian’ has done a great job in this latest Hollywood depiction of Mars with an estimated collection of 143 million dollars. According to Box Office Mojo, so far worldwide, it's looking like around 319 million.

All such kind of stuff started with Director Ridley Scott’s 1979's ‘Alien’, and now the director has once again tapped into the fascination of the audience with outer space. Even the critics have been kind most of the time.

Empire reported that ‘The Martian’ is anchored by another great turn from Matt Damon. It is a mixture of smarts, laughs, weird character bits and tension on a big canvas. All this has resulted into Scott’s most purely enjoyable film for long times to come.

A career space engineerGeorge Mueller, who dauntlessly played a part in fulfilling the vision of President John F. Kennedy in 1961 of sending an American astronaut to the moon before the end of the decade, has died on October 12 at his home in Irvine, Calif. He was 97.

A spokesman for the familyArthur L. Slotkin, the author of ‘Doing the Impossible: George E. Mueller and the Management of NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program’, said that Dr. Mueller has died because of congestive heart failure.