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Researchers have discovered that obese women should lose weight in their pregnancy, rather than adding on pounds to keep away from troubles during delivery.

Paris: Sanofi-Aventis, French pharmaceutical group has annunciated that the U.S. health officials have approved another application of its anti-cancer drug ‘Taxotere.’

The company said that the drug has been sanctioned to treat locally advanced head and neck cancer before chemo-radiotherapy and surgical treatment.

The approval is based on the outcomes of a phase III clinical examination, which showed that adding up Taxotere to typical induction chemotherapy resulted in a more than three year betterment in patient endurance rate.

London, October 3: Laboratory experiments conducted at the University of Leicester have shown that compounds extracted from sticky rice, red wine, berries, and spice have the potential to fight against cancer.

Professor Will Steward, an expert in molecular medicine, has revealed that tests on human cells have shown that drugs made from the foods and wine may reduce the risk of cancer by 40 per cent.

The researcher said that such drugs could be taken like daily vitamins to protect against tumours in the breast, bowel and prostate.

Washington, Oct 3: A new study in worms has found that renouncing sweets could help spell a longer life. A team of German researchers discovered that restricting glucose, a simple sugar found in foods such as sweets, triggered a process that extended the life span of some worms by up to 25 percent.

Washington, Oct 3: Britney Spears received a big blow after losing the custody of her two kids, but the singer’s parents are cheering the verdict, as they believe that this crisis in her life could actually prove to be a wake-up call for her.

London, Oct 3: The coroner overseeing the inquest into Princess Diana’s death has downplayed controversial claims that she was pregnant with boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed’s child.

Lord Justice Scott Baker devoted several hours of the first day of the long-awaited inquest dismissing reports and claims that the princess was engaged and pregnant to Harrod’s owner Mohamed Al Fayed’s son, weeks before their fatal 1997 car crash in Paris.