Jul 302015
 
Is she dating James Reid? Julia Barretto speaks up

Julia Barretto (MNS Photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) -– Julia Barretto reiterated what James Reid had said about rumors that they are going out after they were supposedly spotted having a coffee date recently. Last week, Reid stressed that he is not dating Barretto and they have never been on a coffee date. Barretto backed up Reid, saying that everyone should just move on. James Reid (MNS Photo) “Sana nakuha na ng bashers, ng mga tao na worried ‘yung peace of mind kasi nasagot na naman niya ‘yung issue. Take it from there. Move on na tayo and focus na tayo sa mga work natin,” she said. Barretto, however, admitted that she also got hurt when she became the target of bashers online, especially those who support Reid’s team-up with Nadine Lustre. “Siyempre, ako din nasaktan ako sa bashers, kasi wala namang proof sa mga nasasabing rumors. I always say, kaming mga iniidolo nila, kaming mga iniiwanan ng mga comments sa Instagram, sa Twitter, tao lang kami. Nasasaktan kami sa mga ibinabato nilang salita,” she said. Barretto also hopes netizens could handle future situations like this “with more grace.” “Huwag quick to judge kasi masakit din ‘yung mga nabibitawang salita. Mahirap din naman. Aaminin ko, masakit ang mga binibitawan nilang salita,” she said. (MNS)

Jul 302015
 
Two generic drugs reduce breast cancer deaths: studies

The first “meta-study” pulling together data from nine trials covering 30,000 post-menopausal women found endocrine treatments based on a class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors yield higher survival rates after five years compared to standard endocrine therapy with tamoxifen. (Paris, France-AFP) – Two inexpensive classes of drugs available in generic form each reduce the recurrence of breast cancer in post-menopausal women as well as death rates from the disease, a pair of studies reported Friday. Taking the medications together may further boost anti-cancer benefits and help cancel out undesirable side-effects of one of the drugs, according to the research published in medical journal The Lancet. The first “meta-study” pulling together data from nine trials covering 30,000 post-menopausal women found endocrine treatments based on a class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors yield higher survival rates after five years compared to standard endocrine therapy with tamoxifen. The likelihood of cancer recurring was cut by about a third and the risk of dying by about 15 percent in the decade after treatment started. Compared to no treatment at all, the danger of dying from breast cancer fell by 40 percent, the study found. Most women have already passed through menopause when breast cancer strikes. Even after surgery has removed all detectable traces, tiny amounts of the body’s own hormones can cause cancer cells to grow. Endocrine therapies are designed to impede these hormones from stimulating the disease, and so help protect against relapse. “But aromatase inhibitor treatment is not free of side-effects and Read More …

Jul 302015
 
Gerald on Sarah: I’m happy she’s happy

Gerald Anderson (MNS photo) Gerald Anderson was not able to evade questions about singer-actress Sarah Geronimo, who recently said that they are now okay. “Ako ‘yung maiilang, ako ‘yung mahihiya [na makasama siya sa isang production number] kasi she’s one of the best performers sa Pilipinas. I’m just happy na she’s happy. She’s blooming,” he said. But is he willing to do a movie project with Geronimo again if given the opportunity? “Sabi ko nga kanina, ang pinaka-focus ko ay trabaho ko. Regardless, kung maganda ang proyekto, it would be my honor. But ayaw ko na magsalita pa. Mahirap,” he said, while pleading to reporters to stop asking him questions about Geronimo. Geronimo is currently in a relationship with Matteo Guidicelli. Meanwhile, Anderson said he plans to focus on his career for now and let his love life take the backseat. “Trabaho lang. Hindi po ako naghahanap. Masaya lang po ako sa nangyayari ngayon. Doon muna ako sa tahimik. I’m just enjoying myself muna and become a better person,” he said. Sarah Geronimo (MNS Photo) Would he prefer a non-showbiz girlfriend the next time he enters into a relationship? “Hindi ko po alam. Hindi ko po masasabi iyon. Kung sino po ang nandiyan, whoever I fall in love with. Pero like I said, ang dami ko pang kailangan matutunan sa sarili ko,” he said. “Ang dami ko ring na-realize sa buhay ko. Ang dami ko ring pagkakamali. Ang dami ko ring failures. Unti-unti, I’m trying to learn from it and Read More …

Jul 302015
 
Mapping the future of the self-driving car

Maps for autonomous driving require multiple layers of information and decimeter accuracy. ©Stephen VanHorn/shutterstock.com (Relaxnews) – As Daimler, Audi and BMW move to acquire Nokia’s Here mapping division, TomTom and Bosch have revealed that they’re now working together to develop ultra-accurate maps and the specifications that will enable autonomous cars to read them. Digital maps, the type we access every time we fire up a car’s satnav or reach for the smartphone, have been revolutionary in preventing people getting lost and helping drivers navigate unfamiliar surroundings. And while they’ll form the foundation of the guidance systems that will one day see the car take care of the journey while its occupants put their feet up, they need to become much more accurate, first. “Only with high precision maps will automated driving on freeways be possible from 2020,” said Bosch board of management member Dr. Dirk Hoheisel. How accurate? According to TomTom, they need to have decimeter precision and consist of several layers of information. The first layer is simply the route — where the car’s going and how it gets there. The second offers the accuracy needed for a car to determine if it is actually within a lane on a road. A third layer provides speed limits, information on the types of lane markings, slopes, curves and bends. And, only with all of these layers working in sync with a car’s sensors can it know exactly where it is and is able to calculate the next move – such Read More …

Jul 302015
 
Grace Poe no longer expecting Aquino’s endorsement

Senator Grace Poe talks with Senator Francis Escudero during a break in the Senate session on Tuesday (July 28, 2015) after the latter resigned from his post as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and co-chairman of the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Public Expenditures. (MNS photo) MANILA (Mabuhay) – Even as she has yet to categorically state her political plans for 2016, Senator Grace Poe said Wednesday that she is no longer expecting that President Benigno Aquino III will endorse her for next year’s presidential polls. Poe’s remark came amid pronouncements by a ranking Liberal Party official that Aquino will endorse Interior Secretary Mar Roxas as the administration’s presidential candidate anytime this week. “Hindi ako magtataka kung ang i-e-endorso ng Pangulo ay si Sec Mar. Unang una, kapartido niya iyon pero ang palagi namang sinasabi ng ating Pangulo sa akin ay naiintindihan niya na lahat kami ay kailangang gawin namin kung ano ang sa inaakala namin ang makabubuti sa bansa,” she told reporters. “Mahirap kasi mag expect (na ikaw ang ieendorso) dahil mahirap din naman madisappoint,” she added. Aquino and Poe had four meetings in Malacañang in connection with the 2016 polls. The two met again Monday afternoon before the President delivered his State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives. Poe said they did not talk about politics during that instance, discussing instead classified information about governance. She did not elaborate. Based on the most recent survey results on prospective 2016 presidentail candidates, Poe had overtaken Read More …