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'The Vampire Diaries' Star Ian Somerhalder Tweets About Lands' End Banning Angora Fur After Seeing PETA Video of Fur Farm Cruelty [WATCH VIDEO]

Actor Ian Somerhalder arrives at the 2014 People's Choice Awards
"The Vampire Diaries" (TVD) star Ian Somerhalder tweeted about fashion retailer Lands' End banning the sale of items with Angora fur after seeing a PETA video of Angora fur farm cruelty. Somerhalder is a certified animal lover and the co-founder of the Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF) which was started to help animals, the environment and people as well as educate and empower mankind to make compassionate and sustainable choices for the planet earth and its inhabitants.
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Food Diary a Successful Weight-loss Tool

According to Time magazine, a multi-centre study in the USA found that, compared to other methods of weight loss, keeping a food diary helped slimmers to lose an average of 8kg in a 6-month period, whereas dieters who didn't keep diaries only lost 4kg.

Top 10 to prevent Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month or the pink month, Women Fitness (WF) offer the following tips for those who are interested in knowing something on how to really prevent breast cancer. The unalterable risk factors that boost the risk of breast cancer, according to American Cancer Society, include gender (females get more breast cancer); aging; genetic risk factors (BRCA1 and BRCA2); genetic variants (ATM, p53, CHEK2, PTEN, CDH1); family history of breast cancer; personal history of br...

Top 10 Myths Surrounding Laser Eye Surgery

Around 100,000 people, tired of wearing glasses or contact lenses, undergo corrective laser eye surgery in the UK every year. About 700,000 Lasik procedures are performed annually in the U.S. at an average cost of $2,000 per eye. Laser eye surgery is one of the most popular surgeries to improve eyesight, but there are lots of myths surrounding this procedure. Learn more on Myths surrounding Laser Eye Surgery.

Group Weight Loss Program: How to Choose One?

A new study shows that people who took part in community-based weight loss program lost more weight than those who were trying to shed pounds on their own. The new weight-loss study out of Baylor College of Medicine studied 292 overweight and obese adults who were enrolled in six months trial (147 were in weight watchers group program and remaining were on their own). For the people who were in the Weight Watchers group, the majority were able to lose a significantly percentage of their body wei...
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Pokemon Web Site Has New Design and Features, Check it Out!

Pokemon has been making a lot of changes and updates for 2014. One of the most exciting update is the release of the "Pokemon X and Y" Pokemon Bank with Poke Transporter app and 30 day No-charge/Free Trial Period after its delayed launch last Dec. 2013. Another welcome change is the Pokemon Web site's new design and features. Read on to find out more about it.

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After the "Angry Birds" phenomenon, "Flappy Bird" is spreading its wings to every smartphone and becoming the most downloaded free iPhone and Android app in the past weeks. The app was developed in Hanoi, Vietnam, by Nguyễn Hà Đông, or better known as Dong Nguyen, and had it published under independent game developer .GEARS Studios.

World Cancer Report 2014: Cancer Wave Threatens with 24 Million Cases by 2035

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