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Women opting for IVF treatment would soon get rid of the traumatic drug therapy, for the researchers from Oxford Fertility Unit have found that freezing the embryos can significantly reduce long-term health risks.

The researchers found a drastic improvement in the success rate of fertility treatment using frozen embryos.

The procedure reduces the need for repeated cycles of hormone therapy and egg extraction, which can be traumatic and result in serious side effects such as polycystic ovary syndrome.

In a bid to put an end to Israel''s bombing of the Gaza Strip, Scottish singer Annie Lennox and English stand-up comedian Alexei Sayle have joined high-profile campaigners in voicing their concerns.

During a news conference in London, Lennox said that TV footage of the attacks, which have taken the lives of more than 400 innocent people, left her shaken.

“A few days after Christmas I came downstairs, put the television on and saw smoke pyres emanating from buildings and it shook me to the core,” the BBC quoted her as saying.

Pop diva Britney Spears certainly enjoyed a cosy New Year''s Eve with her brother Bryan, 31, getting married then.

She and her family saw Bryan exchanging wedding vows with Graciella Sanchez, the 36-year-old long-time manager of little sister Jamie Lynn, during a private ceremony at New Orleans landmark Latrobe''s on Royal.

"It was beautiful. It was only close family, very small and intimate," People magazine quoted a source as saying.

While the couple have been acquaintances for years, it was only recently that they started dating seriously.

Hungry drivers now won’t have to turn their cars towards a restaurant, for a new microwave has been designed for motorists.

According to The Sun, the 12-volt oven plugs into a car’s cigarette lighter.

In four minutes, it can cook a pie or heat a cup of coffee in six minutes.

Times are halved if the 130 pounds appliance is hooked up to the motor’s battery.

A spokesman for suppliers Maplin Electronics said: “You no longer have to worry about searching for places to eat as the microwave ensures that you can plan your day as you want and eat when you are hungry.” (ANI)

Amy Winehouse, who has been letting her nerves unwind in St Lucia, is reportedly ‘addicted’ to the Caribbean rays!

The Brit singer, who has had her share of troubles regarding drugs, public outbursts and troubled relationships, was said to be getting back on a healthy track soaking up the sun.

“The sun is doing her the world of good. She is looking after herself better and eating well,” the Sun quoted a friend as saying.

Kate Winslet says she has achieved her ultimate figure.

While in an interview with Elle magazine, the stunner, who stars alongside her Leonardo DiCaprio in new movie ‘Revolutionary Road’ (which is directed by Winslet''s husband, Sam Mendes), insisted that she is finally comfortable with her body, reports Showbizspy.

"I''ve achieved my ultimate figure. I still don''t believe in this craziness for being skinny, but I eat sensibly and I don''t stuff down chocolate biscuits," the Courier Mail quoted her, as saying.

Andrew Sachs may get back at prankster Russell Brand on British TV letters-and-numbers game show ‘Countdown.’

The 78-year-old had received four messages on his home phone from RJ Brand and DJ Jonathan Ross claiming the former had slept with his granddaughter.

The infamous October incident, in which Brand spoke of his prior sexual relationship with the goth-styled model while Ross passed lewd comments, had led to a record number of complaints and criticism resulting in the suspension of both presenters from their positions at the BBC Radio 2.

Many motorists still talk on their mobile phones while driving despite the introduction of tougher penalties, reveals a new UK poll.

The survey, which has been published today, found that 36 per cent of drivers admitted using a hand-held mobile and 93 per cent had seen someone else on a call while at the wheel of a car in the previous week.

While as many as 64percent of those asked said they had never used a hand-held mobile while at the wheel, only 3 percent admitted they had never seen another motorist committing the same offence.

Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have announced the identification of a mechanism behind the development of clumps of aggregated proteins inside cells, a hallmark of Parkinson''s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The researchers say that the build up of these clumps, also known as Lewy bodies, may be prevented by targeting a survival circuit called MEF2D, which is sensitive to the main component of Lewy bodies, a protein called alpha-synuclein.

Media mogul Simon Cowell is building a new bachelor pad in Barbados, which is worth a whopping 10 million pounds, according to reports.

What’s more, the mansion will have bedrooms adorned with mirrored walls.

The newly single ‘X Factor’ judge recently bought ten acres of land close to the exclusive five-star Sandy Lane resort on the luxury island, and the building work will begin this month.

Apparently, Cowell has given firm directions to the architects, and has explained them that he wants lavish mirror panels for the bedrooms, which he hopes to make the centerpiece of the house.