London, Apr 29 : A daily dose of aspirin in your 40s could cut the risk of developing cancer later in life, a new study claims.
A study published in the Lancet Oncology suggests taking aspirin at any age before cancer begins to develop - and for at least ten years - would maximise the drug''s potential to prevent the fatal disease.
Researchers believe the drug blocks the effects of the COX enzymes - proteins involved in inflammation and found at unusually high levels in several types of cancer, reports The Daily Express.
London, Apr 29 : Filmmaker Woody Allen has won the latest round of his bitter legal battle against clothing firm American Apparel after the judge ruled that he doesn't have to prove the company''s advertisements are "sleazy".
The 73-year-old director had sued the clothing giants for 6.9 million pounds last year, and claimed they used his likeness on billboards without his consent.
He also branded them "sexually gross, in a witless and infantile way".
Hethel, England - The British sports car maker Lotus has cut fuel consumption and emission figures for the 2010 Exige and Elise models by about 9 per cent.
Dhaka - Investigators Tuesday formally charged the head of a British charity and 10 Bangladeshi agents with financing terrorism in the guise of operating a religious school in Bangladesh. A court in southern Bhola district accepted the report on last month's cache of arms recovered from a madrassa (religious school) and orphanage run by the Green Crescent charity, accusing its voluntary organisation head Faisal Mostafa and his 10 Bangladeshi associates.
London - Three British Muslims who were friendly with the suicide bombers behind the July 2005 attacks on London's transport network were acquitted of conspiracy by a court in London Tuesday. But two of the accused were found guilty at Kingston Crown Court of planning to attend a terrorist training camp in Pakistan before the attacks in London in which 52 passengers died and more than 700 were injured.
London - Individual battles are sure to be key to the outcome of Wednesday's Champions League semi-final, first-leg clash between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford, and United defender Nemanja Vidic knows he will be in for a tough time against Arsenal's front line. The Serbia defender has been a vital cog in United's march toward multiple honours this season and the defending champions will need him to be at his best to quell an Arsenal side that has arguably the best in England over the past two months.