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Washington, Sep 19: A new study has found that smoking could harm the long-term stability of certain oral surgical procedures.

The study, from the American Academy of Periodontology, showed that smokers had less advantageous long-term results following periodontal plastic surgery than non-smokers.

For the study, the researchers followed 10 smokers and 10 non-smokers for two years to assess the effects of cigarette smoke on the long-term outcomes of a treatment to help soft tissue reattach to the root surface of the teeth.

Washington, Sept 19: NASA has made available new higher resolution lunar imagery and maps which includes the agency’s multimedia content on the Google Moon Web site.

Updates include new content from the Apollo missions, including dozens of embedded panoramic images, links to audio clips and videos, and descriptions of the astronauts’ activities during the missions.

London, Sep 19: Jennifer Lopez may finally be on the mommyhood path for latest reports claim that the singer/actress is pregnant with her first child.

According to American magazine In Touch, Lopez and husband Marc Anthony received the good news after visiting her Beverly Hills gynaecologist, fertility specialist Dr. Robert Katz.

Sources have told the publication that the ‘Wedding Planner’ star had an ultrasound performed in a New York office on Sept. 12.

New York, Sep 19: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is expected to arrive in Washington around September 26, sources have said.

Bhutto is scheduled to address a think-tank, and likely to discuss the current political situation in Pakistan with senior US officials.

US and Pakistani media reports say that Washington played a key role in arranging the July 27 meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Bhutto in Abu Dhabi.

The talks remained inconclusive, but media reports claim that the US stayed engaged with both the sides.

Washington, Sept 19: Jennifer Garner has signed on to star alongside Matthew McConaughey in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past."

Screenplay for the New Line Cinema romantic comedy has been penned by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.

The Mark Walters directed movie revolves around a charming womaniser, played by McConaughey, who is visited by the apparitions of girlfriends past, present and future while attending the wedding of his younger brother.

He eventually realizes that he is in love with his childhood sweetheart, to be played by Garner.

London, Sept 19: Pictures of Angelina Jolie with a ‘baby bump’ have sparked rumours that she and Brad Pitt will soon be welcoming another child into the family. However, doctors insist that she is just too thin to conceive.

A pal of the actress revealed that the ‘Lara Croft’ star was desperate to have another baby with her beau, but has been told by her doctors that she must put on some weight before she can get pregnant.

“Angelina is desperate to get pregnant again, but doctors say she is just too thin,” The Sun quoted the pal, as saying.