Prostate Cancer Screening Essential Factor for Men’s Quality of Life

Prostate Cancer Screening Essential Factor for Men’s Quality of Life: "

Men treated for prostate cancer who were diagnosed after the start of routine screening are at significantly reduced risk of the disease spreading to other parts of the body

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Tea and Coffee Thwart Brain Tumor Risk

Tea and Coffee Thwart Brain Tumor Risk: "

Consuming 3.4 ounces or more of tea or coffee daily may significantly reduce the risk of developing glioiblastoma tumors, a form of aggressive brain cancer.

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Nicolas Sarkozy 'fears for his life'

Nicolas Sarkozy 'fears for his life': "Nicolas Sarkozy fears he could be assassinated, after becoming the 'most hated' French President in 50 years, a media report said."

Thatcher is world's most influential woman

Thatcher is world's most influential woman: "Former British prime minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher has emerged as the most influential woman and role model in the world, edging out Michelle Obama and Mother Teresa in a survey."

Afghans don't trust Canadian forces

Afghans don't trust Canadian forces: "Canadian journalist Brian Hutchinson has reported from Afghanistan on a number of occasions since 2006. On returning recently to the country, he penned an interesting assessment of the situation on the ground:

The counterinsurgency is failing in the hinterland. Rural Afghans are still wary of foreign troops, even after almost nine years of intervention. ...

The situation is worst in rural Kandahar, where Canadian soldiers have operated since early 2006 and where they have never been made to feel welcome. Coalition soldiers no longer speak of winning local “hearts and minds.”

Kandaharis are in “self-survival mode,” a senior Canadian officer serving in Kandahar told me recently. “They’ve lived with war for 30 years,” the officer said. “They don’t trust anyone outside of their immediate family.” ...

[Disgraced former Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance's 'model village' approach is the] most successful counterinsurgency measure introduced to Kandahar in the past four years.

Unfortunately, that isn’t saying much. Only one “model village” in Kandahar has seen any progress, in terms of stability and development. Deh-e-Bagh in Dand district, just south of Kandahar city, is not trouble-free, but it was peaceful enough this summer that Brig.-Gen. Vance could bring civilians there to walk about. We removed our body armour but we were not without armed escort.

Deh-e-Bagh is just one little village. It’s only a few kilometres removed from Afghanistan’s second largest city, which since July has been ringed by a network of walled vehicle checkpoints, manned by U.S. and Afghan soldiers.

The security ring looks impressive but inside Kandahar city, insurgents continue to target and kill government workers. “People do not look to ISAF forces as a source of protection and security, especially in the city itself,” says Peter Dimitroff, a former Canadian military officer who works as a civilian security advisor inside the provincial capital. ... (link)

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I am home my children. New Orleans. I missed you. (image via...

I am home my children. New Orleans. I missed you. (image via...: "

I am home my children. New Orleans. I missed you. (image via Feaverish)

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Be fit, have fewer colds: study

Be fit, have fewer colds: study: "Couch potatoes are nearly twice as likely to catch a cold, and a third likelier to suffer bad symptoms of a cold, compared with counterparts who keep fit, American researchers reported. They tracked 1,002 adults in Wisconsin aged 18-85 for 12 weeks in the autumn and winter of 2008, monitoring them for respiratory illness and [...]

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