(VIDEO) Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Parkinson's Disease People who stop taking fat-soluble cholesterol drugs may be at an increased risk for developing Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.

People who stop taking fat-soluble cholesterol drugs may be at an increased risk for developing Parkinson's disease, according to a new study. Taiwanese researchers found that when people stopped taking fat-soluble statins, like simvastatin and atorvastatin, their risk for Parkinson's disease increased.

“The notion is that fat-soluble statins are able to penetrate the brain because they can cross, what we call, the blood-brain barrier," says Hubert Fernandez, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic. "The blood-brain barrier is our defense mechanism in preventing brain infections or unwanted substances in the brain."

They studied nearly 44,000 people who were taking statins and didn't have Parkinson's disease. After stopping, 58 percent were more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those who kept taking the drugs.

“We should all be encouraged that there may be a drug that is generally safe and commercially available that can lower the risk for developing Parkinson’s disease," Dr. Fernandez says. "But the warning here is this is just a population-based study. We’re looking at risks, not absolute certainties.” read more...

ELITE Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce yesterday implored scholarship recipients.....Seven get scholarships from Pocket Rocket Foundation

ELITE Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce yesterday implored seven recipients of scholarship grants awarded by her Pocket Rocket Foundation to strike the correct balance between sports and academics as they strive to become world beaters.

Sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
 (fourth left) poses with the Pocket Rocket
Foundation scholarship awardees

 

Fraser-Pryce donated more than $700,000 to seven high school students as part of her effort to give back to aspiring youth in her country. Speaking at the award function, held at Devon House in Kingston yesterday, Fraser-Pryce warned the awardees that her foundation would be keeping tabs on their academic and sporting progress.

"Keeping up to date on school is very important because, as you know, balancing both, it's very good to know that you can do two things at one time and accomplish both of them at the same time. So I want you to have that balance. I want you to make sacrifices," Fraser-Pryce said. read more...

Contraband Found In Kartel's Jail Cell As Police Probe ‘Roach’ Murder - CCN

Kartel

As investigators intensify their investigations into the murder of popular music producer Patrick Samuels, otherwise called ‘Roach’, according to reports from Constabulary Communication Network (CCN), police intelligence have led them to carry out a search of the jail cell of Adijah Palmer, otherwise called ‘Vybz Kartel’. 

The CCN reports that, on Sunday, Detectives seized two cellular phones and three thumb drives from the cell occupied by Palmer. The cell of Garfield Vassell, otherwise called ‘Zebra’, was also searched and the officers seized a sim card, as well as a piece of paper containing instructions purportedly written by a popular entertainer. On Monday the lawmen went back to the prison and during further searches, one DVD player and an apple iPod were taken from the cell of Palmer and a DVD player seized from the cell of Shawn Campbell, otherwise called ‘Shawn Storm’. 

The items taken from the cells will now be analyzed for evidential purposes in the Police’s search for clues as they seek to find the perpetrators behind the murder of Samuels. read more...

According To Math, Here's When You Should Buy A Powerball Ticket

The Powerball lottery jackpot has hit a whopping $400 million, and the question on everyone's mind is "At what point should I actually start caring about the Powerball Lottery"?

Answering this question is not so simple, because in addition to calculating the odds of winning a potential jackpot, you also have to figure out the odds that you will have to split the potential jackpot. And the odds of a split change all the time, because the bigger the jackpot, the more people buy tickets. So we've decided to really drill down into the math to combine all the factors, including jackpot size, and the odds you will have to split the pot if you do win.

Powerball is interesting in the sense that there are a number of stagnant cash prizes that you can win, as well as an ever-increasing jackpot. 

The expected value of spending $2 on a Powerball ticket is actually  -$1.58 when you ignore the jackpot. That's right, the expected value of playing when you ignore the jackpot is negative. read more: 

The Habits Of Supremely Happy People

Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, theorizes that while 60 percent of happiness is determined by our genetics and environment, the remaining 40 percent is up to us.

In his 2004 Ted Talk, Seligman describes three different kinds of happy lives: The pleasant life, in which you fill your life with as many pleasures as you can, the life of engagement, where you find a life in your work, parenting, love and leisure and themeaningful life, which "consists of knowing what your highest strengths are, and using them to belong to and in the service of something larger than you are."

After exploring what accounts for ultimate satisfaction, Seligman says he was surprised. The pursuit of pleasure, research determined, has hardly any contribution to a lasting fulfillment. Instead, pleasure is "the whipped cream and the cherry" that adds a certain sweetness to satisfactory lives founded by the simultaneous pursuit of meaning and engagement. read more...

Paul Campbell aims to break typecast....."No More Mr. Bad Guy"

Paul Campbell,... I want that role
that will allow me to use my diction

 

ACTOR Paul Campbell is not satisfied with the film roles coming his way, but says he accepts them to stay in the system.

Speaking at the Jamaica Observer's Monday Exchange, Campbell added that the lack of suitable roles may be due to his turn as a heavy in films such as Dancehall Queen and Third World Cop. "I am not only a bad guy. I want that role that will allow me to use my diction," he stressed. "That strong character — the eloquent lawyer — that's what I would like."

Campbell, who also had an endearing role as Aloysius in The Lunatic — the screen adaptation of the Anthony Winkler novel of the same name — is in Jamaica for the premiere of his latest film, Home Again. "Paul is where the money is," joked Campbell, in his signature tone when asked about other films.

"I have been working on a few projects, Home Again, Out The Gate, Machete Joe, and now filming Jamaican Mafia in Brooklyn, New York. But like everybody who is not getting the roles we want, I am looking to roll out my own production company to produce material for film and television," he explained. read more: 

IN WESTMORELAND, JAMAICA: 'Shoot First!'... In Clashes With Criminals, Sav-La-Mar Mayor Tells Cops

Frustrated by high levels of crime in Westmoreland, Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Bertel Moore has urged the police to adopt a "shoot-first" policy to help bring the situation under control.

Bartel Moore, Mayor of Sav-la-mar

"We cannot have these killings continue to happen in our parish, so I am suggesting to the police to shoot first and then ask questions later," said Moore. The mayor was addressing last Thursday's sitting of the Westmoreland Parish Council. "These crimes cannot continue to happen like that," he said.

The parish of Westmoreland ranks as the fourth bloodiest police division this summer, National Security Minister Peter Bunting said in the House of Representatives last week. Assistant Commissioner of Police Warren Clarke, the commanding officer for Area One (Westmoreland, Hanover, St James and Trelawny), was dismissive of Moore's suggestion.

"The advice runs counter to our rules of engagement," he told The Gleaner when asked for a comment. read more...

IN JAMAICA: School Lockouts Spark Debate.....The move by two Corporate Area high schools yesterday to lock out dozens of students who showed up late

Dozens of Camperdown High students
who showed up late for school were
 locked out of the compound yesterday.

The move by two Corporate Area high schools yesterday to lock out dozens of students who showed up late and were in breach of the dress code has drawn fresh attention to some of the punitive measures being used by school administrators to curb the escalating problems.

For nearly two hours, students from Camperdown and Dunoon Park Technical high schools who had lined up outside the east Kingston-based compounds were denied entry by school staff and security guards.

This approach, according to some school administrators, is just one of several forms of punishment meted out to students who are increasingly showing scant regard for punctuality or the way they are attired for learning.

Other punitive measures include suspension, detentions and the assigning of demerit points.

Ruel Reid, principal of Jamaica College, said that he has had to demonstrate tough love at the all-boy institution. He recalled the backlash he faced from angry parents who accused him of trying to deny their children of an education. read more...

Jamaica Missed The Boat on HOME AGAIN Movie Starring PAUL CAMPBELL

HOME Again, a film depicting the challenges faced by individuals after deportation to Jamaica could have easily been a local production had the Government not snubbed approaches by writer/co-producer Jennifer Holness.

Jamaican-born Canadian Jennifer Holness,
writer/coproducer of the film Home Again

 

Shot in Trinidad and Tobago, the film had its Jamaican premiere at the Carib 5 Cinema in Cross Roads, St Andrew last night. Yesterday, Holness, a Jamaican-born Canadian producer, told the weekly Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange of the obstacles she and her team encountered in getting the Jamaican Government on board to ensure the production was done locally.

Holness said, with the help of the film commission (an arm of Jamaica Promotions — Jampro), she tried to tie down meetings with several Government officials, but to no avail. "The film commission really, really tried to set up meetings, but it didn't happen. We never ever had a conversation," said Holness. Read more...

Roshelle McKinley, 19-Y-O Miss Jamaica Global Confident....a third-year business administration undergraduate at the University College of the Caribbean(UCC)

19-year-old Roshelle McKinley,
 Miss Jamaica Global

The confidence of 19-year-old Roshelle McKinley is at an all-time high since winning the Miss Jamaica Global competition in May. And the Bachelor of Sciences student isn't about to lose that streak. McKinley tells Flair that come Saturday, September 28, she is going for the Miss Global International crown.

Not even slightly perturbed about the 39 other contestants she will be competing against from across the globe, McKinley says, "I am eager to get the title. I am currently being groomed - I can't be too prepared, and having measured myself on the international level from day one, I would say everything is dependent on my behaviour on coronation day."

Pageants like the Miss Global help to develop poised, articulate and confident young women, and McKinley, a third-year business administration undergraduate at the University College of the Caribbean(UCC), will tell you she has never felt more at ease with herself. read more...

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Vybz Kartel's Former Road Manager Turn Dancehall Producer Killed (VIDEO)

Patrich "Roach" Samuels

Dancehall producer, Patrick 'Roach' Samuels, was shot dead by gunmen at
4:15 this morning. 

According to a police source, the gunmen fired shots into his Chevrolet 
Avalanche while he was in the vicinity of a gas station at Mary Brown's 
corner, St Andrew. The producer is reported to have attempted to escape, but crashed nearby on 
Mannings Hill road after more shots were fired at him. 'Roach' was the former road manager for deejay Vybz Kartel and gained success with the release of several rhythms, the most recent being the 
Overproof Rhythm. read more...

St Ann children go to bed and school without food....... Mother of nine desperately seeks to improve youngsters’ lives

SHYANN Brown looks forward to going to school, not because of the education it offers, but because it is the place that she sometimes gets her only meal for the day.

This two-room brick house,
board kitchen and small yard
is home to Imogene Lawrence
and her children.

 

'Some nights we don't get dinner, miss,' the soft-spoken child said. 'Lots of nights we go to our bed without dinner. But some nights my mother cook chicken back and dumpling, miss. I like it because it is what she has, miss.' Shyann is one of nine children for her mother, the youngest being six and the eldest, 23.

And with her eldest brother from the family home recently, the two-room brick house which the family occupies in Gibraltar, St Ann, is still cramped with three girls, five boys and their mother. All the boys sleep on a single bed in one of the rooms and the four females sleep on the double bed in the other. But even at 11, Shyann believes that her mother is trying her best under the circumstances. Read more: 

Combating Cancer With An Everyday Pantry Item....Did you know…that baking soda has been shown to fight cancer, stave off colds and flu, and even treat radiation poisoning…all for just pennies a day? After 10 days of daily dosing with a special baking soda solution, Johnston went in for a second bone scan. After a few days of frantic waiting, the results finally arrived: “No convincing evidence of an osseous metastatic process.” In other words, the baking soda had stopped his cancer.

Did you know…that baking soda has been shown to fight cancer, stave off colds and flu, and even treat radiation poisoning…all for just pennies a day?

Vernon Johnston has a very important question for you: “do you want to live?” That was the question he asked himself when he was diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer in 2008.

His answer was a resounding “yes!” Despite the fact that the doctor who diagnosed his cancer told him there were no treatment options, Johnston is still alive today, thanks to sodium bicarbonate, more commonly known as baking soda.

One Man’s “Dance with Cancer”

By the time Johnston’s cancer was diagnosed, it had already spread to his bones. When his doctor delivered the news, Johnston remembers thinking, Stage IV? There is no stage V. But his online research led him to a website promoting the Baking Soda And Cancer Cure.  This became the cornerstone of Johnston’s self-applied treatment program.

After 10 days of daily dosing with a special baking soda solution, Johnston went in for a second bone scan. After a few days of frantic waiting, the results finally arrived: “No convincing evidence of an osseous metastatic process.” In other words, the baking soda had stopped his cancer.

Stopping Fungus Might Stop Cancer

Two medical pioneers–Mark Sircus, Ac., OMD and Dr. Simonchini, an oncologist in Rome–have conducted compelling research on the potential of baking soda and cancer treatment.

Their groundbreaking work is based the hypothesis that fungal infections and cancer proliferation are connected, and that stopping the fungus can stop the cancer.

According to health writer Mike Adams of Natural News, “Dr. Simonchini “originally made the connection between fungal infections and cancer proliferation. He realized that when a tumor was flushed with baking soda (which is anti-fungal), it shrank and completely disappeared within days.”

Dr. Sircus expanded on this research further, exploring the effects of ingesting baking soda to halt cancer.

Baking Soda for Colds and Flu

Research has shown that baking soda can also be helpful in combating contagious illnesses like colds and flus. With cold weather arriving fast, many are seeking natural alternatives to harsh and ineffective antibiotics and vaccines.

For those who wish to use baking soda for that purpose, experts recommend the following dosage:

Day 1: Consume a total of 6 doses of half a teaspoon of baking soda in 1 cup of water. Take at 2-hour intervals.

Day 2: Continue the same protocol, but reduce to 4 doses.

Day 3: Consume only 2 doses, 1 in the morning and another at night.

Day 4: Continue on day 4 and thereafter with 1 dose in the morning until illness is cured.

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THE MOST BIZARRE THING YOU WILL EVER SEE IN YOUR LIFE.... YOUNG MAN'S BRAIN ON DRUGS "Molly"...... FRIGHTENING & SAD (VIDEO)

after watching this video you'll think twice about poppin a molly this happen at 4th & lehigh ave in north philly.  

MDMA

Drug- MOLLY drug

MDMA is an empathogenic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine classes of drugs. MDMA has become widely known as "ecstasy", usually referring to its street pill form, although this term may also include the presence of possible adulterants

NEWSBREAK: John Kerry: U.S., Russia Reach Deal On Syrian Chemical Weapons

GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reached agreement Saturday on a framework for Syria to destroy all of its chemical weapons, and said they would seek a U.N. Security Council resolution that could authorize sanctions – short of military action – if President Bashar Assad's government fails to comply.

The deal announced by the diplomats on the third day of intense negotiations in Geneva includes what Kerry called "a shared assessment" of Syria's weapons stockpile, and a timetable and measures for Syria to comply.

The deal calls for international inspectors to be on the ground in Syria by November and to complete their initial work by the end of that that month. All of Syria's chemical weapons stocks, material and equipment would have to be destroyed or removed by mid-2014. read more....

IN JAMAICA: TWO brothers were shot and killed by gunmen who invaded their family home in Portmore, St Catherine.

TWO brothers were shot and killed by gunmen who invaded their family home in Portmore, St Catherine, on Thursday night. A third family member was injured in the attack.

Kemar and Dexter Johnson

According to the police, 26-year-old Kemar Johnson and his 19-year-old brother Dexter were at their Portmore Drive home with other family members at around 10:30 pm when four gunmen entered the house and began removing valuables. "The gunmen, who were waiting in the area in a seven-seater vehicle, ran into the house and just started to fire," a male resident told the Jamaica Observer yesterday.

The frightened man said there were several explosions."From where I stood, I heard about a dozen shots," he added, Another resident said that it appeared the Johnson brothers, who were shot multiple times, had confronted the gunmen. Both were rushed to hospital where they were pronounced dead. The third family member was admitted.

"All now mi cyann believe what happened. I was at home watching television when I heard the loud explosions," the man related. read more.... 

Beres Releases New Single With Gappy Ranks...."Surrender"

Reggae legend Beres Hammond on Tuesday released a new club version of his 2008 hit, I Surrender, which features a toasting performance by British reggae icon Gappy Ranks.

Hammond's new single titled Surrender was produced by Kemar 'Flava' McGregor in connection with a series of newly mixed club renditions of McGregor's pop-reggae singles, recorded by the likes of Sinead O'Connor, Maxi Priest, and Cas Haley.

The new version is ranked as Hammond's 14th-highest downloads, on iTunes.

Born in Annotto Bay, Jamaica, Beres Hammond is considered the most beloved romantic reggae singer in the history of the music industry. Hammond has placed seven albums on the Billboard Top Ten Reggae Albums chart since 1994. read more....

Reggae artist Protoje Enjoys US, European Tours

Protoje embarked on a two-month European tour with his band Indiggnation in July after having impressively toured the West Coast of the United States (US).

The tour of the US saw them performing at the prestigious Sierra Nevada World Music Festival and other venues in California.

The performance at Sierra Nevada was hailed by many as one of the best of the festival as Protoje & The Indiggnation delivered an energetic and vibrant set to establish themselves on the American festival market as an exciting, entertaining, and lyrically potent group.

The West Coast tour transitioned immediately into the European Music From My Heart tour with Summerjam in Germany on July 7.

The bar was set at this first performance as they had a massive crowd on the final night of the festival jumping, waving, singing, and being totally immersed in the delivery from the penultimate act on the night. read more...

Meet 54 y-o grandmother of seven children who looks and sings like an 18 y-o..... Her voice will melt you as she sings on X-Factor (VIDEO)

23 Things Every Woman Should Stop Doing (VIDEO)

It is conventional wisdom that we’re our own worst enemies and despite the cliche, the idea rings true. We often drive ourselves insane striving for perfection in our experiences, relationships and selves, and honestly it just becomes exhausting. So here at HuffPost Women we’re issuing a challenge to ourselves -- and other women -- to stop doing these 23 things. (Of course it’s all easier said than done, but to employ another cliche, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.)

1. Apologizing all the time. Research has shown that women actually do say “sorry” more often than men. We’re all for taking responsibility when you make a mistake -- but constantly apologizing for having your waiter split the check or asking a date to hang out on a different night or telling a friend about your problems, does more harm than good. There’s no need to qualify everything you do. Own your preferences and decisions. read more...

India Gang Rape Case: 4 Men Sentenced To Death

NEW DELHI -- An Indian court Friday sentenced to death four men for the December gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them to the gallows for a brutal attack that riveted India, where it became a symbol of the rampant mistreatment of women and the government's inability to deal with crime.

Issuing his decision, Judge Yogesh Khanna said the attack "shocked the collective conscience" of India. "In these times, when crime against women is on the rise, the courts cannot turn a blind eye toward such gruesome crimes."

After the death sentence, the wail of one of the four men, 20-year-old Vinay Sharma, filled the tiny courtroom. Sharma, an assistant at a gym, then broke down in sobs.

As Khanna walked from his bench, defense lawyer A.P. Singh, who has defended all four men at various times, began to shout at him: "This is not the victory of truth. But it is the defeat of justice." read more...

Today's Diet Tip: How Rachael Dropped 4 Dress Sizes...."I lost 27lbs in 4 weeks with No Special Diet, No Intense Exercise!"

(Everyday With Rachael) – The Garcinia Cambogia is the latest buzz in the “battle of the bulge”. With millions of people praising this so called “miracle pill” that you take as a supplement to lose weight, it has been getting a lot of attention since it was recently featured on The Dr. Oz Show. Surprisingly, many people who struggle daily with their weight have yet to hear about this powerful option. Those that have heard of the Garcinia Cambogia diet are confused about what it is, how to use it and how to avoid falling for ineffective formulas and downright scams.

According to Dr Chen (The guest host on the popular Dr Oz show) Garcinia Cambogia works in more than one way, “The first way is it goes in and causes the body to burn glucose, or sugar, and burn fat, mainly in the liver…The second way, the most important way, is it slows the release of sugar into the blood stream. So when you don’t have sugar building up in the blood stream, you don’t have fat building up because sugar turns to fat…When the two are combined together, you get this synergistic effect that basically burns and blocks and stops fat, but it also is natural and safe.” read more...

Performer Prince Jazzbo Dies in Jamaica at 62......Rap reggae performer Prince Jazzbo dies

Prince Jazzbo, a rap reggae performer and producer whose career spanned 40 years, has died in his native Jamaica. He was 62. Jazzbo died at his St. Catherine parish home after a fight with lung cancer, his daughter Princess Omega Carter said Thursday.

Prince Jazzbo

He started his career in the early 1970s at Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One, the island's first black-owned music studio that launched the careers of many reggae legends, including Bob Marley. Born Linval Carter, Jazzbo was a relatively early performer of dancehall toasting, a vibrant form of rhythmic chanting over a sound system track that directly inspired hip-hop. His best known tunes included "Croaking Lizard," ''Penny Reel" and "Crab Walking."

In the 1970s, he had a spirited lyrical battle with fellow reggae rapper I-Roy. The two men feuded on several studio tracks, but were friends away from the microphone. Jazzbo's performing career largely faded after the 1970s. But he helped build a record label called Ujama and eventually ran it himself, going on to produce hundreds of tunes. Close friend Julie "Zimma" White said Jazzbo was a "very prideful man and a man of honor." He raised money for Christmas events for children in his community of Spanish Town, a crime-troubled city in southern Jamaica. "Jazzbo always said a good friend is better than pocket change and that is how he lived," White said. "Jazzbo will be missed by many. I know I will never forget him."

He was recording music at his home studio until the end, his daughter said. A digital track called "Tribulation Riddim," set to be released Saturday, was intended to help him raise money to pay for his medical care. Jazzbo is survived by three daughters, two sons, 10 grandchildren and his longtime companion, Natalie Wellington. Funeral arrangements were pending.