Scientists have shown that prolonged use of statins may reduce the risk of death from lung cancer. Recently there has been much interest in the potential for exploring new therapeutic uses for existing drugs, in part, because existing medications are relatively inexpensive and have known side effect profiles, according to Cardwell. This study investigated whether lung cancer patients who received ...

For the first time popular TV and film actress Aruna Biswas, singer Dishad Nahar Kona and actor Mishu Sabbir took part in a cooking related programme titled Food Caravan. They took part in ‘Family Recipe’ segment in the programme, which is being telecasted on NTV at 8:15pm every Wednesday. They took part in shooting of the programme recently. Play director ...

Three films from Bangladesh have been invited to be screened in ‘International South Asian Film Festival 2015’ in Toronto, Canada. The films are – Shah Alam Kiran’s ‘Ekattorer Ma Janani’, Ashraf Shishir’s ‘Gariwala’ and Riazul Rizu’s ‘Bapjaner Bioscope’. The five-day festival, scheduled to take place from May 14 to 18.On the occasion of the festival, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Rokeya Prachi, Nipun, ...

Bollywood sizzler Shilpa Shetty’s younger sister Shamita might be missing from the filmy scene these days, but what has been reported about the actress will surely cheer her fans up. According to a leading daily, Shamita might be soon seen on small screen. If latest reports are anything to go by, then Shamita will be seen shaking her leg on ...

Recently Veet star Zannatun Noor Moon started acting. In the meantime, she has been not only acting in several plays but also will take part in shooting of Aka Reza Galib’s directed a movie titled Koler Putul from May 20.Before working in themovie Moon has started to work as a heroine of Rabindranath Tagore’s story based a play Poila Number. ...

Popular film actress Sahara is going to tie the nuptial knot on May 8. She will tie the knot with Mahbubur Rahman Moni who is hailed from Dhamrai of Savar area. Three years ago, Sahara was introduced with Moni. Later she made a relationship with him. Their wedding ceremony is scheduled to be held at a convention center in the ...

Vampire Diaries star Michael Malarkey has teased Nina Dobrev’s ‘tasteful’ exit from the show.Malarkey, who plays Enzo in the CW supernatural drama, suggested that fans who have been watching from the start will appreciate Elena’s goodbye scenes, reported Digital Spy.“It’s pretty under wraps. I think it’s a really tasteful way to do it. She gets to say goodbye to everybody, ...

Arthritis consists of over 100 different conditions ranging from relatively mild forms of tendinitis and bursitis to chronic inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. The common symptoms of arthritis are joint pain and stiffness. The pain is a result of inflammation of the joint lining.Some recent researches have shown that homeopathic medicine is effective in the treatment of arthritis. A ...

Many may find it strange that most people in Western countries are fond of a tanned appearance especially since people in Eastern countries do not favor this look. They consider it unattractive. Thus, many do not look forward to the summers and complain about sun-tanned skin.The sun’s ultraviolet rays increase production of melanin in the body, which results in sun ...

An injection of stem cells into the eye that may soon slow or reverse the effects of early-stage age-related macular degeneration, reveals a new study.Lead author Shaomei Wang of Cedars-Sinai said that this is the first study to show preservation of vision after a single injection of adult-derived human cells into a rat model with age-related macular degeneration.The stem cell ...