Mammograms Cause Breast Cancer – Study Shows

Ever since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force took a look, finally, at the scientific evidence and announced new recommendations earlier this month for routine mammograms — specifically that women under 50 should avoid them and women over 50 should only get them every other year — the reactions from many women, doctors and the mainstream media have reached the point of near hysteria (http://www.naturalnews.com/027558_m…).Not getting annual mammograms, some say, means countless women will receive a virtual death sentence because their breast tumors won’t be discovered. But what is rarely discussed about mammograms is this: the tests could actually be causing many cases of breast cancer.

Gold Breaks $1200/oz Barrier

Gold just capped off its best month in a year — up 14% in November and 34% so far in 2009.

Helping drive the latest gains was the news out of the China Gold Association that the country’s gold demand is on pace this year to exceed 450 metric tonnes, a 14% increase over the 395.6 tonnes in 2008. (In contrast to India, jewelry sales are up double-digits in China so far this year.)

Rihanna Mad At Dad Over Fight Comments

Rihanna has blasted her estranged father for speaking out about her February (09) fight with then-boyfriend Chris Brown and suggesting he was close with the R&B star.

The singer admits she was hurt, angry and upset when Ronald Fenty appeared to be representing her in a series of interviews as she went into hiding amid the press scrutiny surrounding the incident on the eve of the Grammy Awards.