Enzalutamide improves survival for men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

IMAGE: Christopher Sweeney, MBBS of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology. view more  Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute After 3 years, 80% of men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer who received enzalutamide along with testosterone suppression were alive compared to 72% of men who received standard care. Chicago — Enzalutamide, an oral androgen receptor inhibitor,…

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Alexander Wang Celebrates American Sportswear Icons in Spring 2020 Show

Getty Images Can you buy into the American Dream the same way you buy clothes? Alexander Wang wants to know. His latest collection put our national style on blast, mixing the Instagram A-List (Kendall! Kaia! Pete Davidson?!) with knowing nods to hip hop royalty, rodeo cowgirls, and country club cliques. Here’s the cheat sheet of…

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A Drug Prolonged Life in Younger Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

A drug that can slow the progression of advanced breast cancer has been shown for the first time to lengthen survival in women whose disease started before or during menopause, researchers reported on Saturday. In patients who took the drug along with a standard treatment, 70 percent were still alive three and a half years…

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Happy Global Running Day

Welcome to the Running newsletter! Every Saturday morning, we email runners with news, advice and some motivation to help you get up and running. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. This Wednesday, June 5, is Global Running Day. Is it a made-up holiday? Sort of. But unlike many made-up holidays dedicated to…

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A ‘Leap of Faith’ for Two Scholars of Theology

The Rev. John Russell Stanger and Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons were married June 1 at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Kentucky. The Rev. Lauren Jones Mayfield, a United Church of Christ minister, performed the ceremony. Mr. Stanger (left), 32, is the pastor of United Presbyterian Church in Lebanon, Ky., and a psychotherapist in private practice in Louisville.…

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A Conversation With the ‘Queen of Cake’

Sylvia Weinstock is known among fans as the “queen of cake,” for her ornate, colorful and realistic confectionery designs. But she didn’t start out in the baking business. “In 1975, I went skiing with my family. I don’t like to ski, so I baked instead,” she said. A former schoolteacher, she didn’t bake professionally until…

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A Golf Lesson With Bridget Moynahan

Bridget Moynahan doesn’t understand people who don’t understand the appeal of watching golf. “I don’t think it’s boring,” said Ms. Moynahan, 48, a star of the police drama “Blue Bloods,” which was just renewed for a 10th season. “I find it really relaxing.” But when it comes to playing golf, relaxing is not quite the…

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With the Blessing of a Power Ranger

Darren Garrett Davis and Daniel Wade Sene are to be married June 2 at Portland White House, a bed-and-breakfast in Portland, Ore. Alyson Sullivan, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the event, is to officiate. The singer Debbie Gibson, a friend of the couple, is to walk them down…

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Medical News Today: Can blueberries protect heart health?

According to a new study, consuming 1 cup of blueberries each day might improve the metabolic markers associated with cardiovascular risk. Blueberries are tasty, but are they good for our hearts? Blueberries are delicious and nutritious; if they could also lower the risk of heart disease, that would be a bonus. For that reason, the…

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