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Washington, Sept 19: A new study by St. Jude psychologists has revealed that children with cancer are emotionally well adjusted and most do not suffer depression or anxiety.

The study that analysed depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress and quality of life also found that children with cancer do as well as, and often better, than their healthy peers.

“We see them as a flourishing population that has adapted to the stress of having cancer and undergoing treatment,” said Sean Phipps, Ph.D., a member of the St. Jude Division of Behavioural Medicine.

Opera legend Luciano Pavarotti’s three daughters are set to contest his will, after it emerged that he left his entire estimated 21 million dollar American estate to his second wife, Nicoletta Mantovani.

The tenor's daughters Lorenza, Cristina, and Giuliana, from his first marriage to Adua Veroni, were shocked to discover their father’s second will, which was released on Sep 18.

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.