Archive | April 2010

Rihanna Fights the Fog

Looking Beautiful Riri!

Rihanna fights the fog while filming her new music video, “Te Amo”, wearing stiletto boots and a flowing floral dress. The recording took place at the castle of Vigny in the suburbs of the French capital.

 

 

 

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From Heidi Montag to Heidi-Bot 2.0

 

When the world was introduced to Heidi Montag, she was a recent transplant to Los Angeles by way of Colorado, excited to make her way through the glitz and glamour of her new hometown. Now, she’s on magazine covers, undergone double-digit plastic surgeries, and married to Spencer Pratt. A look at the evolution of Heidi Montag above! How money changes people – in more ways then you can imagine!

Provenge – the FIRST FDA Approved Cancer Vaccine

How exciting! I just read an article this morning which introduces Provenge, a vaccine that helps the immune system fight tumors, specifically related to prostate cancer. Read up below!

WASHINGTON: A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body’s immune system to fight the disease received federal approval Thursday, offering an important alternative to more taxing treatments like chemotherapy.

Dendreon Corp.’s Provenge vaccine trains the immune system to fight tumors. It’s called a “vaccine” even though it treats disease rather than prevents it.

Doctors have been trying to develop such a therapy for decades, and Provenge is the first to win approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

“The big news here is that this is the first immunotherapy to win approval, and I suspect within five to ten years immunotherapies will be a big part of cancer therapy in general,” said Dr. Phil Kantoff, an oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute who helped run the studies of Provenge.

Experimental vaccines to treat other cancers — including the deadly skin disease melanoma and an often fatal childhood tumor called neuroblastoma — are already in late-stage development.

These are the main points I took from the article ….

  • Provenge offers an important fourth approach by directing the body’s natural defense mechanisms against the disease.
  • The treatment is intended for prostate cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body and is not responding to hormone therapy.
  • It will serve as an addition to current medical practice, not a replacement.
  • Company studies showed that taking Provenge added four months to the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer.
  • Dendreon said Thursday the drug will cost $93,000 per patient.
  • Analysts expect the product to reach blockbuster sales status — over $1 billion — by 2016, as the company expands production capacity.
  • Each regimen of Provenge must to tailored to the immune system of the patient using a time-consuming formulation process.
  • Doctors collect special blood cells from each patient that help the immune system recognize cancer as a threat. The cells are mixed with a protein found on most prostate cancer cells and another substance to rev up the immune system. The resulting “vaccine” is given back to the patient as three infusions two weeks apart.
  • About 192,000 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in 2009, and 27,000 men died of the disease, according to the FDA.
  • Prostate cancer most often affects older men.
  • Side effects of Provenge are relatively mild, such as chills, fatigue, fever, and headache.
  • By comparison, side effects of chemotherapy typically include hair loss, nausea, anemia and diarrhea.

To read the complete article, click here.

New Divorce, New Baby

Sandra Bullock will be on the cover of People talking about her decision to file for divorce against philandering husband Jesse James, but she won’t be alone. America’s favorite Oscar winner has been in the process of adopting a baby from New Orleans for the last few months, and she’s using her exclusive interview to introduce 3 1/2th month old Louis.

“He’s just perfect, I can’t even describe him any other way…It’s like he’s always been a part of our lives.”

Despite her use of our—and the fact that Louis has allegedly been living with Bullock and James’ family since before the Oscars—she’s completed the adoption process as a single parent.

“Yes, I have filed for divorce,” Bullock confirmed to People, admitting “I’m sad and I’m scared.”

Beach Bunnies

Beach Bunny Swimwear held their grand opening party on April 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The Kardashian sisters were in attendance (of course).

The World’s Top Brands

Google was the world’s most valuable brand in 2009, according to the BrandZ ranking of the top 100 brands, which showed the strongest brands were resilient in the recession. When most key financial indicators plummeted, the value of the top 100 brands rose by 4 percent in the last year to more than $2 trillion. The BrandZ Top 100, commissioned by WPP, translates customer opinions on brands into a dollar value. Here are the top 10 brands and how much they changed in value during the last year.

No. 1: Google, worth $1.14 billion, up 14%

Flowers are left on the Google logo outside the Google China headquarters in Beijing, China, after it stopped censoring the Internet for China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

No. 2: IBM, worth $13.15 billion, up 30%

International Business Machines Corp. branch office is seen in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennifan, file)

No. 3: Apple, worth $83.15 billion, up 32%

Workers apply the Apple logo to the exterior of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in preparation for an Apple special event January. (AP file photo)

No. 4: Microsoft, worth $76.34 billion, up 0%

 No. 5: Coca-Cola, worth $76.34 billion, up 0%

A 60-foot long Coca- Cola bottle stands near left field at AT&T Park in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

 See the full list of 100.

Rapstresses Make a Comeback

Atlanta rapstress Rasheeda recently shot a video for her “Bedrock” remix and she brought all her lady friends out for the video. The remix to the Young Money smash hit features Kandi Buruss, video model turned rapper Lola Monroe, Atlanta rapper Diamond, and Lil Wayne’s baby mother Antonia “Toya” Carter. They shot the video down in the A and it looks like they had tons of fun. Thanks to Freddy O for the pics. Check out the ladies below!

Rasheeda’s Bedrock Remix is from her new mixtape “Boss Bitch Music”. The video is almost like a little movie. The video was produced by “At point blank period.” Below are some promo shots.

Check out the gallery below for more videoshoot pics!

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She Still Got IT!

The sexy and stunning Stacey Dash is going to be starring in a music video (yea I didn’t know she still did them either). She was photographed with Maybach Music general Rick Ross on the set of his new video for “Super High” featuring Ne-Yo, which is the first single off of his newest album, Teflon Don. Check out the two below!

Victoria’s Secret Beauty Heavenly Flowers Launch

Absolutely Gorgeous!

Victoria’s Secret Angels Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel and Miranda Kerr, smouldered in the sexy photographs as they promoted the scent inspired by ‘a touch of luscious fruit and a blend of sun-splashed blossoms.’

The angels also took time to meet fans who paid $35 for personalised autographs from the trio, as well as a flower bouquet inspired by the fragrance and mother and daughter makeovers with the VS Supermodel Artist Team ahead of Mother’s Day in America on May 9th.

But the launch was nearly without one of its angels, as Alessandra narrowly missed being stuck in Madrid due to the Iceland volcano eruption causing flight chaos.

Kourtney Kardashian’s 31st Birthday Celebration *PICS*

Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian were spotted at the Wet Republic pool at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino to celebrate Kourtney Kardashian’s birthday April 24, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kourtney Kardashian turned 31 on April 18.