Washington, Dec 5 : A new study has revealed that people suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly lung disease, are three times more likely to suffer a heart attack.

A research team from University of Nottingham has found that along with an increased risk of heart problems, patients with IPF were 23 percent more likely to have angina, had a 60 percent higher risk of stroke, and a three-fold increased risk of deep vein thrombosis.

Washington, Dec 5 : Katie Holmes has blasted media reports showing her as the meek and mild wife of superstar Tom Cruise, and has made clear that she’s ‘not just Mrs. Cruise''.

The actress has hit out at suggestions claiming that she has lost control of her life since marrying Cruise in 2006 and is tired of reports portraying her as a wallflower.

Washington, Dec 5 : Hollywood actress Lucy Liu, who turned 40 on December 2, has been given Humanitarian award from UNICEF.

The ‘Ally McBeal’ actress was given the honor by Oscar nominated Jon McLaughlin, who sang ‘Happy Birthday’ song for her before opening his performance.

"I feel overwhelmed and incredibly happy," People magazine quoted Liu, as saying.

Liu, who has donated many of her profit shares to UNICEF, revealed that she has a long way to go as far as her philanthropic work was concerned.

Washington, Dec. 5: For the first time in American history, the entire Mall in Washington will be open to the public for the inauguration of Barack Obama, the country’s first African-American President.

Officials have been in talks for weeks about opening the Mall so that more people can be part of the historic day.

The Presidential Inauguration Committee, which is in charge of handling inaugural festivities, has repeatedly said it wants to open the event to as many people as possible.

Washington, Dec 5 : Golden Globe winner James Franco has said that filming steamy love scenes with Sean Penn in the new flick "Milk" were in no way awkward.

The film will see the 30-year-old getting hot and heavy with Penn, who is playing gay and civil rights activist Harvey Milk.

"I''ve known Sean for a while and he''s just like a great actor to work with, he''s really kind of giving," Fox News quoted Franco as saying.

Washington, Dec. 5: Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is of the view that non-state groups carried out last week’s terror attacks in Mumbai, and has called for a regional solution to the problem with the assistance of the United States’.

“We have an immediate problem and a long-term problem. The immediate problem is that you have all these various groups that are non-state groups but are organised with highly modern equipment and communications that penetrated, in this case, into India,” he told FOX News.