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A megadose of vitamin E 'slows down' Alzheimer's: Patients able to cook, wash and stay independent for six months longer

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Hope: High doses of vitamin E could help people with Alzheimer's retain their independence for longer, claim researchers. (Stock image) High doses of vitamin E could help people with Alzheimer’s retain their independence for longer, claim researchers. A new trial showed that daily supplements slowed the functional decline of patients by around six months. It meant they could do everyday activities such as cooking, washing and shopping for longer than  those who did not take a dose. The benefits were also felt by those looking after them as time spent  in caring duties dropped by two hours a day. Professor Kenneth Davis, a US expert on brain disease who was involved in the study, said the trial showed that vitamin E should be offered to patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s. However, experts in Britain responded cautiously to the findings, warning about the dangers of ‘megadoses’ of the vitamin. Previous research has indicated a link with higher death ra...

Kim Kardashian, 33, 'spends $21,600 on power facial to go from dull to dazzling' before spring wedding to Kanye West

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She's been stepping out with a completely flawless face lately and now we know how she got it. On Tuesday Life & Style Weekly reported Kim Kardashian, 33, has been spending $21,600 on heavy duty facial sessions at the Sonya Dakar Skin Clinic in LA. The beauty boot camp, which includes eight sessions, offers such extravagant services as a Diamond Peel. Flawless: It cost Kim Kardashian - pictured on December 11 - $21,600 for her face to look this perfect, according to a Tuesday report from Life & Style Weekly Pre-facial: The reality star had uneven skin in November before the treatments began The weekly also shares the other services the Keeping Up With The Kardashians beauty has been getting. 'Kim gets the acid pee, fitness facial, oxygen facial and light treatments,' a source disclosed. These procedures generally cost up $2,700 a week. Stunning on the slopes: While skiing on Monday in Park City, Utah, the fiancée of Kanye West showed off clear a...

Not just a pretty face: Shrewd Kelly Brook steps out to celebrate New Year...in her OWN bar

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She may have ventured out into the city to celebrate New Year's Eve, but socialite and model Kelly Brook clearly isn't just a pretty face. The brunette beauty took a gaggle of friends to party at her own bar, Steam and Rye, which opened in November. Dressed up in a glamorous outfit which was clearly designed to help her party, she led the way from her central London home in style. New you: Kelly Brook seen getting ready for her New Year Eve's party at a new club in London Wearing a purple, sequined dress with black shoes, the 34 year-old opted for a faux-fur coat and an Yves Saint Laurent clutch bag. With her hair curled and to the side, she also wore diamond earrings and a light dusting of make-up. The expedition to her bar is a shrewd move for Kelly, who is hoping to establish herself as an increasingly serious entrepreneur. Wow-factor: Kelly looked stunning as she left her London home for a night on the tiles Kelly teamed up with Nick House – founder of...

Oops, my clothes are coming off! Britney Spears needs help having sexy top zipped back up during Vegas show

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It's been just over a week since she launched her razzle-dazzle Las Vegas show to much fanfare, but unfortunately Britney Spears has already experienced a wardrobe malfunction. While belting out her hit Circus on Saturday evening, the 32-year-old's backside was exposed when her sequined top became unzipped. Instead of getting flustered, the beauty kept singing as her back-up dancers came to the rescue, preventing her show from becoming X rated. The calm before the storm: Just prior to her Saturday evening wardrobe malfunction, Britney Spears was enjoying belting out her hit Circus There it goes: Then her top started to unzip, which a back-up dancer (left) took notice of Britney Spears has wardrobe malfunction during Vegas show Totally unzipped: At this point her top was nearly off, revealing she was bra-free Britney already doesn't wear much during her Piece Of Men show at Planet Hollywood Resort &...

'It's a girl!' Pregnant Nadine Coyle reveals she's expecting a baby daughter with boyfriend Jason Bell

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N adine Coyle and Jason Bell are expecting a baby girl. The 28-year-old singer posted a snap of a duck-shaped baby shower balloon bearing the phrase, 'It's A Girl', on her Instagram page shortly after the clock struck midnight on New Calender Year's Eve.  While the Girls Aloud beauty didn't offer any further details to her fans, she was quickly inundated with well-wishers from her followers, who assumed she had given birth. Proud parents: Nadine Coyle hinted that she and Jason Bell had welcomed a baby daughter into the world on New Year's Eve, but it transpired she was just letting her fans know the gender of her unborn child But she was quick to assure fans she was yet to welcome her bundle of joy into the world, writing: 'Thank you for all your lovely messages. She is not born yet. That is a baby shower balloon. We can't wait until she is. Loads of love! Xx' Nadine recently told of her shock at discovering she was pregnant - and ...

'I said YES!!!': Golf star Rory McIlroy and girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki announce New Year engagement

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Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki are engaged to be married after the golfer proposed to the tennis ace in Sydney. Wozniacki is preparing to compete in the APIA International in the harbour city, where they spent New Year's Eve and took in the renowned fireworks. The Danish former world No 1 confirmed the news on her Twitter account. 'Happy new year everyone! Rory and I started 2014 with a bang! ...I said YES!!!!' she posted.  Getting hitched: Caroline Wozniacki posted a picture of the engagement ring Rory McIlroy gave her on Twitter My fairway lady: Wozniacki with McIlroy at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai in November The news will surprise sports fans after witnessing the pair's on-again/off-again relationship play out in public. Sources close to the pair claimed the Irish golfer broke it off with the Danish tennis pro in April - days after she posted a mean picture of Twitter showing him asleep and open-mouthed with his glasses on.  Friends at th...

Jennifer Lawrence Named Celebrity of the Year 2013

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                                             Jennifer Lawrence has been named Celebrity of the Year by NBC’s  The TODAY Show . The announcement came today on the morning news show. Named Entertainer of the Year by the Associated Press just about a week ago, it seems everyone is quite taken with the  Catching Fire ,  American Hustle and  Silver Linings Playbook  star. The TODAY Show  announced that Lawrence was their “runaway choice” for celebrity of the year. They repeatedly cited humorous and just slightly off-color things the actress was heard saying in the past year, noting how down-to-earth and unscathed by stardom the 23-year-old is. Jennifer Lawrence  also made her way on to Barbara Walter’s yearly list of the “10 Most Fascinating People of 2013.” She has certainly intrigued people–both with her acting skills and her sense...