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Wealthy owners of Ruler on Ice have been successful on and off the track

Laura Ziskin, who produced 'Pretty Woman' and the Spider-Man films, died of breast cancer on Sunday at the age of 61 in Santa Monica, California.

Formaldehyde - a colorless, flammable and strong-smelling chemical used in consumer products and in medical labs - is now being listed as a 'known human carcinogen' in a new federal government report.

The consumption of non-alcoholic weissbier, or wheat beer, has a positive effect on athletes' health, according to a research study that gathered during the world's largest study of marathons, Be-MaGIC (beer, marathons, genetics, inflammation and the cardiovascular system).

Sophisticated surgery can stitch together bones, muscles, nerves and skin from a suitable donor on the patient's face. Quite a few full face transplant surgeries have taken place recently, offering a second life to many people who lose their facial identity in macabre accidents, fires and animal attacks.

Connecticut chimpanzee attack victim Charla Nash got a full face and hand transplant late last month in a 20-hour surgery. The prerequisites of a full face transplant surgery are the availability of a suitable donor with blood and tissues matching the patient’s and the physical and psychological health of the patient.

Styrene has been added to the list of possible human carcinogens, according to a report by the government. The 12th Report on Carcinogens was put together by the National Toxicology Program of the National Institutes of Health.

The former Irish finance minister Brian Lenihan has died from pancreatic cancer.

The network hosts three on-air events to help the charitable campaign

The President wanted to be sure that he'd gotten his man before making the news of Osama bin Laden's death public.

British girl gets her wish to trend on Twitter.

Dying wish is to 'make everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor'

After 5 years Vieira says 'goodbye' to 'Today.'

Jobs made surprise appearance at Cupertino city council meeting

According to the Australian parenting website, 'Raising Children Network', health problems associated with childhood obesity are so severe, that there are concerns the current generation of parents in Australia will outlive their children!

The blogosphere is full this morning of lists of book recommendations, from business titles that liberal arts students might find handy to an assortment of so many innovative writers (54, to be exact).

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Zion Oil & Gas, AEterna Zentaris, Exelixis, SunOpta, and Skyworks Solutions. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Citrix Systems, CA, American Capital Agency, and News Corp.

Brad Pitt recently put his fans in a tizzy while hinting at the possibility of impending marriage to Angelina Jolie. He said, “The kids ask about marriage. It’s meaning more and more to them. So it’s something we’ve got to look at.” Brad and Angelina have been in a relationship since 2005, after they starred together in Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Apple CEO makes highly anticipated public appearance

Apple's annual flagship event, the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), will kick off today at 10 a.m. (PST) and the atmosphere is electrifying as the world awaits the presentation of Apple's latest software and services viz. iOS 5, OS X Lion and iCloud from the world's greatest showman and tech guru Steve Jobs.

Apple fans are hoping that the next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, will be made public to the world today by Steve Jobs when the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2011, the five-day extravaganza for developers, kicks off but market watchers say it won't the released until September this year.