"Dancing with the Stars" Brooke Burke says she is cancer free

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Dancing with the Stars" co-host Brooke Burke said on Wednesday that medical tests indicate she is free of thyroid cancer."I just got the results back from all of my tests and great news - the thyroid cancer has been removed from my body and all my lymph nodes are clear," Burke, 41, said in her blog on the website Modernmom.com."So I'm hoping that this is the end of the story....

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Pete Rose's TLC reality show gets premiere date

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Pete Rose will take to the same playing field as Honey Boo Boo next month.The former baseball great's reality series, "Pete Rose: Hits & Mrs." has been given a six-episode order from TLC, and will premiere Monday, January 14 at 10 p.m., the network said Tuesday.The series will follow the 71-year-old Rose - who's been permanently barred from baseball due to gambling...

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"Modern Family" star's dad granted control of her estate

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The father of "Modern Family" star Ariel Winter was given temporary control over the teenage actress' estate on Wednesday in a court-approved settlement in Los Angeles after allegations that her mother had abused her.Winter, 14, who plays the brainy and precocious teenager Alex Dunphy on the Emmy-winning ABC comedy, will remain under temporary guardianship of her older sister,...

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Late BBC star Savile suspected of 199 crimes: UK police

LONDON (Reuters) - British television star Jimmy Savile is suspected of carrying out an unprecedented number of sex offences including 31 rapes, police said on Wednesday in their most comprehensive review of the scandal.Revelations about Savile, who died last year, provoked outrage across Britain where he had been a household name since the 1960s.News of Savile's crimes threw his main employer the...

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HBO to develop "Game Change" sequel "Double Down"

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - HBO is going back on the campaign trail with Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.HBO will develop Halperin and Heilemann's upcoming book "Double Down: Game Change 2012," about the 2012 presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, a spokeswoman for the network told TheWrap.HBO also adapted Halperin and Heilemann''s book "Game Change," about the 2008 election...

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Americans Living Longer, Report Finds

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Americans are living longer, a new report shows, with the average life expectancy going from 78.6 years in 2009 to 78.7 years in 2010.Meanwhile, U.S. death rates dropped half a percent between 2009 and 2010, and hit the lowest rate ever, at 746.2 deaths per 100,000 people, according to the latest set of data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's...

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Glam Slam: The Friday Five -- Ways To Get Even Sexier

The number one hit "Sexy and I Know It" makes me laugh (I work ouuut!) and with Valentine's Day just around the corner, you may be looking for a little "get sexy" inspiration.InStyle magazine shares five ways we can all get even sexier!!!!PLAY IT NOW: 2012 People's Choice Awards Fashion Report CardApply Bold Color There's power in your pout. One study showed that both red and pink lipstick hold a...

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9 Things You Shouldn't Buy at Grocery Stores

Grocery stores offer plenty of conveniences to make food-buying as simple as possible. Most of us head to the grocery store  to pick up fresh produce, meats, cheeses, snacks, and other convenience foods, and you can pick from dozens of brands and generic items that fit your budget. Still, there are a few things you don't want to pick up at your local supermarket. Certain types of produce are...

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65-and-Older Population Soars

There are now more Americans age 65 and older than at any other time in U.S. history. According to a new Census Bureau report, there were 40.3 million people age 65 and older on April 1, 2010, up 5.3 percent from 35 million in 2010 (and just 3.1 million in 1900)."The population age 65 and older has increased notably over time," says Carrie Werner, a Census Bureau statistician and author of the report....

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Why Some People Live to 110

SUNDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- People who live 110 years or longer have as many disease-associated genes as those in the general population, but they may also be blessed with protective genes that help them live so long, researchers report.The team of U.S. scientists noted that supercentenarians, as they are called, are extremely rare, with only one per 5 million people in developed nations....

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