US mom, doctors eye chemicals for rise in child cancers

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A mom whose four-year-old died after losing a battle to a brain tumor called Wednesday for tougher US regulation of chemicals suspected of being behind a rise in childhood cancers."There's growing evidence linking toxic chemicals and carcinogens in the environment with childhood cancer," Christine Brouwer told a telephone...

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Breast implants may be linked to rare cancer: FDA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Women with silicone or saline breast implants may face a small increase in risk for a rare immune-system cancer near their implants, U.S. regulators said on Wednesday.Officials need more data to tell if the implants caused the cancer and are asking doctors to report confirmed cases, the Food and Drug Administration...

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Bad eating can give you depression: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Eating foods high in trans-fats and saturated fats increases the risk of depression, according to a Spanish study published in the US Wednesday, confirming previous studies that linked "junk food" with the disease.Researchers also showed that some products, such as olive oil, which is high in healthy omega-9 fatty acids,...

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Oscar race a multimillion-dollar gamble for studios

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – What's an Oscar worth?For Sony, which recently released "The Social Network" on DVD and will no doubt benefit from a huge boost in sales following Tuesday's nominations, the answer is millions.For Fox Searchlight, which cleverly waited until January 20 before releasing "Black Swan" internationally, it's...

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Jimmy Buffett falls off stage at Australia concert

SYDNEY – U.S. singer Jimmy Buffett left hospital on Thursday, a day after he fell off a stage at the end of a Sydney concert and was knocked unconscious, Australian television reported.Buffett departed St. Vincent's Hospital in inner Sydney via a back entrance to avoid the media after doctors gave him the all-clear on Thursday morning, Ten...

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Borgnine laughs all the way to the SAG Awards

LOS ANGELES – For Ernest Borgnine, life is a laughing matter.The veteran actor of screen favorites such as "Marty," "McHale's Navy" and "The Poseidon Adventure" seems to punctuate every story with at least a little chuckle, and more often than not, a long and loud laugh.Borgnine was in his Hollywood Hills home recently, recalling a call from...

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Veteran rocker Bob Seger planning new tour, album

DETROIT – Veteran rocker Bob Seger and his Silver Bullet Band are heading out on the road for the first time in 4 1/2 years.In a news release Thursday, Seger's management and record company say the 65-year-old Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member will start his tour in March.It marks the first time Seger has toured since the...

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'Boomtown' and 'Brick City': 2 riveting docuseries

NEW YORK – There's a gaping void between the genres TV designates as "reality" and "documentary."A reality show can be anything but, with action staged and footage tailored to fit a preconceived narrative. By contrast, a documentary maker points the camera and hopes, then tells whatever story reveals itself.Two brilliant examples of the "docuseries"...

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Patrick Page 'having a ball' as Spider-Man goblin

NEW YORK – The day Patrick Page got the offer to play an evil goblin on Broadway in "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," he quite literally was going in a different direction.He was about to get on a plane to spend months sinking his teeth into classical parts: The title role in "The Madness of King George III" and the Fool in Shakespeare's "King...

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For Chris Brown, the focus is back on his music

NEW YORK – Two years ago, the Grammy Awards appeared to mark the end of Chris Brown's career. This year, it is serving as a new beginning.Life for the multiplatinum sensation dramatically changed on the eve of music's biggest night in 2009, when he assaulted then-girlfriend Rihanna and both were forced to bow out of the ceremony. In the months...

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