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If you have breast cancer to deal with

think-640Young women undergoing chemotherapy for certain types of breast cancer may be able to preserve their fertility by adding the drug goserelin to their treatment, researchers said Friday.

The cancer drug also appeared to improve survival, according to the results of a phase III clinical trial unveiled at the American Society for Clinical Oncology annual meeting.

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Budget to outline plans for next five years    

Finance Minister AMA Muhith said the upcoming budget will outline programmes for the next five years, which will boost confidence of businesses and give a 'signal' that political stability will prevail. "I am sure that these plans will be implemented. This is supposed to be a sort of signal that still there is stability," he said at a pre-budget discussion at the office of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday evening. The MCCI and Maasranga TV co-organised the discussion, around three weeks ahead of the announcement of the budget for fiscal 2014-15. The finance minister's remarks came after a number of businessmen said many shy away from making investment due to weak governance and the fear of political instability.

Ford’s profit falls 39 percent in first quarter

fordFord Motor Co.’s worldwide sales rose in the first quarter, propelled by growing strength in Asia and Europe. But weakness in North America dragged down the company’s profit.   Its earnings missed Wall Street’s expectations, while revenue beat. Its shares fell 3 percent in premarket trading.   Ford’s first-quarter net income fell 39 percent to $989 million, or 24 cents per share, down from $1.64 billion, or 41 cents per share, in the January-March period a year ago.   That was far ...

Fashion Revolution Day commemorates Rana Plaza    

Events for Fashion Revolution Day, including documentary screenings, sustainable fashion shows, debates and pop-up ethical fashion stores, will be held worldwide tomorrow, marking the one year anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, which killed more than 1100 people, mostly garment workers. Set to be held annually on 24 April, the first Fashion Revolution Day will have the theme of ‘Who Made Your Clothes?’ and participants at events across the world are encouraged to wear their clothes inside-out and share images of them doing so on social media, aiming to initiate conversations about where and who by clothing is manufactured.

Home care tips for healthy hair

The real care of your hair starts from your home especially when it comes to your diet, the kind of externals you apply on your hair and the scalp. Here are suggestions that will help. Home remedies help in taking good care of the hair and the scalp as well so make sure to follow all these depending on your hair and scalp type. Tip 1 - For cleansing your scalp the following tips will be of great help healthy_long_hair-Shampoo can be home-made so you can make your own shampoo, this can be a mixture of reet...

Daniel Radcliffe wants to work in musical film

‘Harry Potter’ star Daniel Radcliffe says he wants to expand his experience as an actor by starring in a big screen musical. daniel-640 The 24-year-old actor, who has previously led the cast of Broadway musical ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’, wants to take his singing talents to the movie theatre, reported Entertainment Weekly. “I would love to do a big film musical. I think when they’re done right, they’re incredibly exciting and fun and cool,” Radcliffe said. The actor said he is tempted to do such musical films which ...
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