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Media overlooks health contexts of DUI cases among young celebrities

Media overlooks health contexts of DUI cases among young celebritiesWashington, April 23 : Though drinking and driving (DUI) arrests of celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan stir up a news storm, little attention is paid to the health consequences, according to a new study.

According to Katherine Smith, PhD, lead author of the study, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health''s Center for Injury Research and Policy, very few articles pointed towards public health contexts.

Neanderthals babies didn''t rotate at time of birth

 Neanderthals babies didn''t rotate at time of birthWashington, Apr 23 : A new study has suggested that Neanderthal women had equally tough time giving birth to big-headed babies as modern humans, but the infants did not have to rotate to get out like they do in human mothers.

Modern women''s birth canals are oval, change shape halfway down the birth canal so that they are widest from front to back at the bottom, near the pelvic outlet.

Thus, the baby has to rotate its head to fit as it moves through the birth canal.

Hugh Jackman rules out having more kids

Hugh JackmanWashington, Apr 23 : Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman has ruled out plans of having more kids with wife Deborra Lee Furness.

The Aussie pair has adopted two multi-racial children, Oscar, who is now eight, and Ava, three, but the X-Men star is determined not to have any more.

"For Deb and me, our family is the most important thing to us, but we travel so much that we fear if we have more kids, it’ll be too much,” Contactmusic quoted Hugh, as telling American magazine Parade.

Keyshia Cole penning her biopic

Keyshia ColeWashington, Apr 23 : R&B singer Keyshia Cole is set to bring her life story t

Single Lindsay spotted looking painfully skinny

New York, Apr 23 : Lindsay Lohan was spotted looking painfully skinny, just days after her traumatic split from DJ Samantha Ronson.

The ‘Mean Girls’ actress revealed her stick-thin arms and a protruding rib cage while she went shopping with her kid sis Ali in Los Angeles.

Lohan later tried covering up her skinny frame under a baggy shirt while she went for a party.

This is not the first time Lindsay has been spotted looking ultra-thin. Back in 2005 she had acquired the same tiny frame, when she acknowledged to Vanity Fir magazine that her weight had gone out of control.

Vivica A. Fox doesn’t have eyes for Zac Efron

Vivica A. FoxWashington, Apr 23 : Vivica A. Fox has slammed reports claiming that she is eyeing Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron.

And added that magazines have misinterpreted her praising comments about the actor's good looks.

The 44-year-old has been open about her likeness for younger men, but was taken aback after her remarks about 21-year-old Efron were exaggerated, accusing her of wanting to woo the star.

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