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American actress Angelina Jolie underwent surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes to cut her cancer risk. In her op-ed in New York Times Tuesday, Jolie wrote that she underwent a double mastectomy two years earlier after a blood test revealed that she carried a gene mutation, BRCA1 gene.

She mentioned that the gene leads to 87% chance of her developing breast cancer and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer.

The actress revealed that she the actress revealed that she had lost her mother at age 56 after battling breast cancer for a decade. She also mentioned that her grandmother and aunt have also died to cancer.

The Cincinnati Bengals star Devon shared some amazing news about his daughter Leah on Wednesday. Devon wrote that his four-year-old daughter Leah, who has been bravely battling stage-4 Neuroblastoma for the past year, was told that her cancer is in remission.

"'Today we received news from Leah's oncologist that her cancer, stage four Neuroblastoma, is officially in REMISSION!", Devon wrote on Instagram.

He stated that after 296 days of waiting for the day when doctors would say that his daughter is in remission, he is more than happy to hear the news.

Expressing his joy, the footballer said that there is really no way to describe the feeling because he never this feeling would be so exciting for him.

Several students and staff members at Homewood High School underwent tests for tuberculosis on Wednesday after a freshman at the school was diagnosed with the disease.

It was told that the officials with the Jefferson County Department of Health administered the tests. The tests were conducted in two parts.

In the first phase of the test each patient was given a shot of protein derivative in the forearm. The vaccination causes a small bump on the skin which looks like mosquito bite.

Part two phase of the test starts after 48 to 72 hours of the first phase. If the bump has gone away, the patient is considered negative.

A new workout can help stimulate brain and muscles through new activities including barre plies in the air, dance cardio, or a killer routine created after a famous cooking show.

According to fitness expert Jeff Halevy, owner of Halevy Life gym in New York, "Everybody falls into fitness ruts. It either means you are no longer getting results from your program or you're just sick and tired of doing the same old thing. You're going to naturally see new results that you haven't seen in a while".

American actor Jon Hamm made first read carpet appearance on Wednesday after completing a 30-day rehab program for alcohol abuse.

The 44-year-old actor was looking elegant in form wear and showed his rugged look at a Mad Men event. He was wearing an off-white jacked paired with crisp white shirt, black trousers and black bow tie.

On Tuesday, the television producer confirmed that he has recently completed treatment for his struggle with alcohol addiction. His AMC show Mad Men will start airing his seventh and last part that starts on April 5.

The actors looked happy and healthy at the Black & Red Ball at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, where celebration was on for the show's final seven episodes. He happily posed for pictures and took out time to sign autographs for fans.

The US Food and Drug Administration has given green signal to Anthrasil, a drug meant to treat patients infected by inhalational anthrax.

The FDA said the drug officially named as Anthrax Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human) will be used for treatment in combination with currently used antibacterial drugs. It is said that when patient starts exhibiting symptoms of the disease then it is considered to be too late.

But Anthrasil has been developed in such a way it would help anthrax victims even after they have started displaying symptoms. Inhalational anthrax is a rare form of the disease, which can happen after exposure to infected animals or through contaminated animal products.