Such a very shocking news. Williams is known as a very clean person to his fans. Well, at least, that’s what they’ve been seeing on screen.

Real life is hard. Let’s just appreciate his willingness to enter the rehab. At least, he’s making a good decision.

Robins Williams enters alcohol treatment

“Comedian and Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams has entered treatment for alcohol abuse after being sober for 20 years, his publicist said on Wednesday.”

Not funny: Williams enters rehab facility

“To save himself and his 17-year marriage, Williams entered a 30-day program at the Hazelden Springbrook alcohol rehab facility in Newberg, Ore., on July 11.”

Robin Williams Battles Bottle

“In response, the Oscar-winning actor is taking “proactive measures to deal with this for his own well-being and the well-being of his family,” publicist Mara Buxbaum said Wednesday.”

Ever wished to stay slim forever? If you do, you must be the happiest person to know that there’s a vaccine to prevents weight gain.

I wish … I could stay slim for ever

“The vaccine is being developed by scientists at Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, California. The aim is to find a cure for the obesity epidemic that endangers the lives of millions worldwide through associated heart disease, type-2 diabetes, strokes and cancers.”

‘Anti-obesity vaccine’ developed

“A UK obesity expert said the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study was interesting, but it might not be safe for people.”

A Shot That Fights Fat

“A new vaccine helps rats stay svelte no matter what they eat, a study has found. The findings represent the first published animal research on an “obesity vaccine.” Meanwhile, a Swiss company is testing a related vaccine on people.”

It might reduce abortions since women can get the pills on time. Yet, there are also objections to this FDA announcement.

FDA Weighs Over-The-Counter Plan B Sales

“Adult women may soon be able to get the morning-after pill without a prescription. In a surprise decision Monday, health officials revived a long-stalled application to allow over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive to women 18 and over.”

FDA may loosen sales of “morning-after pill”

“Plan B pills would be kept behind pharmacy counters and women would need to ask for them, said one Food and Drug Administration official, who asked not to be named. Females younger than 18 still would need a prescription.”

History of the morning-after pill

“July 1999: Plan B is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for prescription use as an emergency contraceptive.”

Pro-Life Spokesperson Objects to FDA Action on Morning-After Pill

“Plan B — also known as the “morning-after pill” — is essentially a megadose of prescription hormonal birth-control pills. “Plan B is marketed as a contraceptive but even its proponents admit that it works both before and after conception,” Ms. McQuade said.”

In Switzerland, Europe, the temperatures are unusually high. Even animals need ice cream.

Meat and bones ice cream to be precised. Plus, some frozen berries.

As reported by Reuters, the Zookeepers decided to feed the animals with ‘the alternative ice cream’ to offer them a temporary way to cool down.

Well, they deserve the ice cream, they’ve been making people visiting the zoo happy, haven’t they?

New researches show that heat can help weakening cancer. Actually, heat had been used since the time of Hippocrates and beyond as one way of treatments.

Heating cancer cells may be key to treating some tumours: researchers

“Now U.S. researchers want to apply that age-old therapy to try to kill certain cancer cells, and they’re using the experience of modern-day sports hero Lance Armstrong and others cured of advanced testicular cancer as the underpinning for their investigations.”

Heat treatment kills cancer cells

“Testicular cancer patients have a higher survival rate than other cancer patients because the cancer cells are sensitive to body heat, leading the researchers at Johns Hopkins University to conclude heat therapy may be a viable treatment for cancer.”

Heat May Be Effective Cancer Therapy

“It follows then that when cancer cells migrate to other organs they may be vulnerable to higher temperatures thus being more responsive to chemotherapy or radiotherapy.”

Doctors find hot new idea: Feel the burn to fight cancer

“So when cancer cells spread beyond the testicle, they end up in a much warmer environment, said co-author Robert Getzenberg, director of urology research at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. The excess heat appears to weaken the cells’ inner structure, he explained, making them easier to destroy with drugs and radiation.”

Heat may be key to cancer therapy

“Experts at Johns Hopkins University say the cells are super-sensitive to body heat making them more vulnerable.”

Testicular Cancer Cells Weakened by Heat

“Heat sensitivity may make testicular cancer cells more susceptible to standard cancer treatments, prompting them to die off more readily than other kinds of cancer cells, new research suggests.”

Researches done by the experts have shown that vitamin E is not only good for your skin, but also good to avoid heart disease and stroke.

Make sure you get enough of these 3 important nutrients

“Vitamin E

Why you need 15 milligrams a day: It protects against heart disease and boosts immunity.”

Reduced risk of Stroke and diseases shown with Natural Vitamin E Tocotrienol Supplements

“Studies from Ohio State University Medical Center found that taking a natural form of vitamin E was able to successfully reach the blood in humans, sufficient enough to reduce the risk of stroke and other diseases.”

Studies Advocate Natural Form Of Vitamin E

“In the first study of this form of the nutritional supplement in humans, Ohio State researchers determined that a moderate dose of tocotrienol reached concentrations in human blood plasma that would be more than adequate to protect against neurological damage that follows stroke.”

Exercise Essential for the Health of Your Arteries

“Arterial diseases are responsible for heart attacks and strokes, the first and third leading causes of death in American men. The culprit is atherosclerosis, in which cholesterol-laden plaques build up in the arteries.”

To Your Enduring Health: Do Chores, Live Longer

“A new study of healthy older people found that the more active a person is, the longer he or she is likely to live. That alone is not terribly surprising. What’s new is that it apparently doesn’t matter what form the activity takes.”

Take charge of your health through Choose to Move

“Statistics show that walking is the most popular form of cardiovascular activity as it can be done by almost anyone. The American Heart Association’s signature event across the nation is the Heart Walk, a national walking event held in communities across the country.”

Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Women’s Stroke Risk

“A healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise, no smoking, moderate alcohol consumption, and a healthy diet can help cut a woman’s stroke risk, a new U.S. study confirms.”

Indonesia is one of the countries with many deadly H5N1 avian influenza victims.

The UN agency said the number of people in Indonesia in quarantine had increased to 54. They are in quarantine because they may have come into contact with a family decimated by bird flu.

Besides, some experts also suspect that the flu might be caught from human-to-human contact.

While you are waiting for the result of a biopsy, you might be either praying and putting yourself at ease by hoping it’ll be nothing or you let yourslef drowned in fear and thoughts of death.

And, after you get the result and it is far from what you wish to hear, you’ll get devastated.

Even if you haven’t gone through any of those I mentioned above, I believe that’s what you might have in mind should you be in the positions.

But, do you know that there are people who can laugh out of it?

No, they’re not making light of the suffering inflicted by a deadly disease. Not at all.

“Many people don’t know how to deal with cancer, so by saying something funny, you can break the ice,” said Heidi Adams, who founded the Planet Cancer site. [news.yahoo.com]

But don’t worry, there are unspoken rules to cancer humor. So, noone will get hurt out of it.