Wow- Drug made him a gay sex addict

NANTES - A French father-of-two is to take GlaxoSmithKline to court on Tuesday, alleging the British firm's drug to treat Parkinson's disease turned him into a gay sex and gambling addict.The 51-year-old's lawyers say their client's behaviour changed radically after he was first administered the drug in 2003 for the illness, which causes tremors, slows movement and disrupts speech.Didier Jambart, a married father-of-two who says he has attempted suicide three times, claims he became addicted to Internet gambling, losing the family's savings and stealing to feed his habit.

He also became a compulsive gay sex addict and began exposing himself on the Internet and cross-dressing. His risky sexual encounters led to him being raped, his lawyers said.The behaviour stopped when he stopped taking the drugs in 2005 but by then he had been demoted in his defence ministry job and was suffering from psychological trauma resulting from his addictions, his lawyers said.The plaintiff is seeking a total of 450,000 euros ($610,000) in damages from Glaxo, which he accuses of selling a "defective" drug, and from his neurologist for having failed to properly inform him about the drug.

The drug, Requip, has been known for years to have undesired side effects but a warning only appeared on its package insert in 2006, his lawyer’s said.Glaxo said it did not wish to comment on the case.

Nice Name ---Cheryl Cole: The star most people want to name their dog after



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CHERYL Cole has picked up another award – she is the star most people want to name their DOG after.The Fight for This Love singer’s Christian name was the top choice for bitches, ahead of Victoria (after Posh), Lady Gaga, Grace Kelly, and Beyonce.

The number one choice for a male dog in the poll of 3,000 was Ozzy – in honour of Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne.

Boris, Arnie, Elvis and Bono made up the rest of the top five list for male dog names.The survey was ­commissioned by National Geographic for its Nat Geo Wild channel.Alfie emerged as the top choice for a traditional dog’s name, followed by the old classic Buster.

Why-Mexican car described as 'lazy, feckless, and flatulent’

LONDON - Mexico’s ambassador in London has written a furious letter to BBC bosses to complain about “offensive and xenophobic” comments made by presenters of the popular TV motoring show “Top Gear.”Ambassador Eduardo Medina Mora was infuriated by “insults“ made by presenters Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May during Sunday’s episode of the cult show, which has been sold to television channels around the world.“Why would you want a Mexican car? Because cars reflect national characteristics don’t they?,” said Hammond as they discussed the Mexican sports car, the Mastretta.“Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent, overweight, leaning against a fence asleep looking at a cactus with a blanket with a hole in the middle on as a coat.”The trio then described Mexican food as “refried sick“before suggesting Mexicans spent all day asleep.“That’s why we won’t get any complaints about this because at the Mexican embassy the ambassador’s going to be sitting there with a remote control like this,” said Clarkson, pretending to slump in a chair, snoring.However, the ambassador did complain, demanding the BBC order the presenters to make a public apology.“The presenters of the programme resorted to outrageous, vulgar and inexcusable insults to stir bigoted feelings against the Mexican people, their culture as well as their official representative in the united Kingdom,” he wrote.“These offensive, xenophobic and humiliating remarks serve only to reinforce negative stereotypes and perpetuate prejudice against Mexico and its people.”There was no immediate comment from the BBC about the complaint.Top Gear is well-known for its edgy banter and its hosts are no strangers to controversy. Hundreds of viewers complained in 2008 about a joke made by Clarkson about murdering prostitutes.

A BRITISH teenager died in a car crash caused by a snail

Katie Dagley, 19, died instantly in the head-on crash on a stoplight-controlled bridge in Alvecote, near Birmingham in central England, local newspaper the Sunday Mercury reported.Dagley, who worked at McDonald's, was driving home from work in August when her Ford Ka hit an oncoming Fiat after the lights on the single-lane bridge failed to give out a stop warning.Returning a verdict of accidental death after his investigation, coroner Sean McGovern said a snail left its trail across the lights’ circuit board, which caused it to short-circuit shortly before the incident.

Very Drug-Dad cures daughter's crippling brain condition after Googling wonder drug

A TEENAGER has beaten a crippling brain condition after her dad cured her with a wonder drug he found on Google.

Charlotte Durham, 19, was almost blind from the illness, which pumped spinal fluid into her skull and caused horrendous migraines.She faced a series of risky operations so desperate dad Andy scoured the internet for an alternative treatment.

He uncovered a breakthrough drug used in a Greek trial called Octreotide and persuaded health bosses to fund the £28-a-day treatment.Now, six months on, Charlotte has been given the all-clear by doctors.Engineer Andy, 50, said: “I’ve got a stubborn streak and was sure I could find a cure somewhere out there.“I was amazed when I discovered that despite the successful Greek trial in 2007, no one had followed it up.”

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