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Quote of the Day: Julia Roberts
via nydailynews.com
“We’ve done a lot of these galas. And I’ve never stood up without my buddy Paul Newman. It seems so much easier to sing and dance and make a fool of yourself when he’s right next to you. He encourages fun, more than any person I’ve ever met."
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Star Trek studs are smoke-free
via Fox News
The new Star Trek movie is getting some major attention...but not for the usual Hollywood reasons. It has been picked up as a good example of a movie that doesn’t “promote” smoking. A forum on Facebook chronicles the ongoing debate between various online users.
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Sticking it to cancer
Good news on the health front, as new findings show that in the last 15 years, the cancer rate dropped almost 20%. 650,000 lives were saved due to better prevention, treatment, and early detection.
In men, the death rate plunged 19.2% and in women, around 11.4%. Decreased deaths from breast cancer made up a big part of the overall decrease in women’s cancers.
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Celebs Twitter to the top
Via Extra
Our favorite Friend Jennifer Aniston is tweeting away for the cancer cause. She has signed up to the social network to participate in Stand Up to Cancer’s first annual Twitterhunt, which started yesterday.
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National Women’s Health Week
The 10th annual celebration kicked off on Mother's Day, May 10, 2009 and lasts until May 16, 2009. With the theme "It's Your Time," the nationwide initiative encourages women to take simple steps for a longer, healthier, and happier life.
Why an entire week? Women are often the caregivers for their spouses, children, and parents and forget to focus on their own health. But research shows that when women take care of themselves, the health of their family improves.
See VideoRihanna and Kylie work it for DKMS
Last week, Rihanna hit NYC in yet another show-stopping ensemble to attend the annual DKMS gala.
DKMS is an organization that connects bone marrow and stem cell donors with patients in need.
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