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Britney Spears, Carmen Electra in ‘Top 10 Hollywood Beach Bodies’ list

Washington, Apr 3: Eva Longoria, Britney Spears and Carmen Electra have made it to Fedele De Santis' list of Top 10 Hollywood Beach Bodies.

Fedele De Santis is a trainer to stars like Jessica Biel and the owner of The Gym On Nemo in trendy West Hollywood.

Among others in his list are Tori Spelling, Ashley Tisdale, Kim Kardashian and Melanie Brown.

"Tori''s abs have excellent balance, which keeps her look, long and youthful and very healthy," Fox News quoted him, as telling Radar Online.

For Carmen Electra, he said: "Her stomach has just the right tone on the sides and softness in the middle to maintain that feminine look."

The list is as follows:

1. Eva Longoria

Adoption preferences differ for gays, straights

Adoption preferences differ for gays, straightsWashington, Apr 3 : A couple''s sexual orientation influences whether they want to adopt boys or girls, a new study has claimed.

The study published online in the journal Sex Roles found that gay men are more likely to have a gender preference for their adopted child whereas heterosexual men are the least likely.

What''s more, couples in heterosexual relationships are more likely to prefer girls than people in same-gender relationships, according to Dr. Abbie Goldberg from Clark University in the US.

Kerry-Lugar bill for Pak aid postponed indefinitely

Kerry-Lugar bill for Pak aid postponed indefinitelyWashington, Apr. 3 : The hearing on the bipartisan Kerry-Lugar bill, which seeks 1.5 billion dollars of annual assistance to Pakistan for five years, has been postponed indefinitely.

The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations had scheduled a full committee hearing on Wednesday, but it had to be postponed for technical reasons.

A congressional aide was quoted by the Dawn as saying, that the hearing has been postponed indefinitely.

"It will now be held after the April recess," a source said.

China, US reach an agreement to resume military exchanges

China, US reach an agreement to resume military exchangesNew Delhi, Apr 3: China and the United States will resume military exchanges that were suspended last November.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Thursday that President Hu Jintao and his US counterpart Barack Obama reached the agreement at their first meeting on Wednesday, one day before the G20 summit in London.

“Both sides share a commitment to military-to-military relations and will work for their continued improvement and development,” the White House said in a statement.

Naturally fluorescent molecule may act as cancer indicator

files/Ahmed-Heikal.jpgWashington, April 3: Penn State researchers say that a naturally fluorescent molecule found in all living cells may serve as an indicator of cancer.

Ahmed Heikal, associate professor of bioengineering, points out that nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) fuels a series of biochemical reactions that involve various enzymes to produce ATP, the major energy source in cells.

In the event of disease or a metabolic disorder, he adds, these enzymes and their related reactions can become disabled, causing a build-up of unused NADH.

Diabetes drugs may lead to vision-threatening complication

Diabetes drugs may lead to vision-threatening complicationWashington, Apr 3 : Treating diabetes with a class of drugs, called glitazone, leads to a "modest" increase in the risk of diabetic macular oedema (DME), which is a common vision-threatening complication, according to a study.

Diabetic macular oedema is a common diabetes complication, with swelling and fluid build-up in the retina leading to progressive visual loss.

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