Now Men Can Do Fertility Test at Home

Many couples have been waiting to have a baby for a long time. But they feel hesitate or lazy to do fertility test in the hospital or fertility clinic. Especially men, because they are less comfortable if may be the result is not fertile. Because even though such test results are confidential, but still needs to know by the doctor. In other side, without any test a couple would never have known who is infertile or must be treated.
Now the problem can be slightly resolved after Dr John Herr from the UK and his team found a tool to measure the fertility of men at home. The shape is almost similar to pregnancy check tool. If both negative strip, the man may be was infertile. The tool works by detecting a specific molecule on the sperm, which are antigen molecules on the surface of the sperm head, called the SP-10.
The measurement of sperm quality tool which is called Fertility Sperm Check is now still going through the licensing process by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The planned price is quite affordable, which is around US $ 25, much cheaper than full sperm tests to determine male fertility. This tool was developed during a year and has high accuracy of about 96% . It was tested on 225 male participants.
Just for your information, generally normal sperm count is 20 million milliliters or more. By using a tool to measure fertility, a man can know how the average number of sperm, if the above standards, or just below it so that he can decide as soon as possible in case he requires medical treatment.

Source: detikHealth

Picture: healthsystem.virginia.edu

Terrible Images of Chile Earthquake

Earth was shaking again. After Haiti, powerful earthquake now attack in Chile, North America. The SR 8,8 reported killed more than 300 people. The building burned, the others collapsed and bridges collapsed in central Chile.
Apartment blocks with 200 people inside collapsed in Concepcion, the nearest big city to the epicenter. The rescue workers said they were not sure how many people who had fled. Reportedly also, overturned cars scattered under the flyover in the capital Santiago. Telephone and electricity cables fell on a crowded city, making it difficult to assess the extent of damage and loss of life. Here some terrible images of the tragedy:

Sunken: A pickup truck sits in a hole caused by the earthquake

Trauma: A building in Santa Cruz, Chile, lies flattened

Emotional: A woman sits in front of a damaged house in Talca, Chile

Destroyed: A body is taken from a wrecked house 35 miles north-east of the epicentre

Devastation: A collapsed highway near Santiago, Chile, following the earthquake yesterday

Source: dailymail.co.uk

Robert Pattinson-Kristen Stewart Caught Making Out in the Pub

Twilight's stars couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, was never willing to admit that they are now dating. But a British politician caught them making out in a pub in London.

Nicolas Clark, a British parliamentarian who know intimacy Pattinson and Stewart.Incidentally at the time, Clark was also in the same pub with the actor Edward Cullen and Bella Swan is on Tuesday (23/2/2010).

We know there are a celebrity couple who were making out in the pub, Clark wrote in the Twitter account directly. In his first tweet, first he just wrote was in the pub The Marquis of Granby with Pattinson and Stewart.

But a few hours later, he returned to update his Twitter account. He said that they caught up do lip kissing for several times, reported by People, Saturday (27/2/2010).
This seemed to prove the rumors often circulate during this time that they are involved in a romance.

Online Breast Milk Selling

Breast milk is the best food for babies since it contains nutritious ingredient and also body immune that never could be gotten from formula. World Health Organization recommends giving exclusive breast feeding until the baby reaches 6 months. Breast feeding also can closer bonding attachment between mothers and babies. But some women can not produce enough milk or can not produce milk at all or mother has contagious disease which can transmit to baby by breast milk.
What you have to do? Of course formula is the only one choice. A mother from Canada named Sara Wiens has 100 % different condition with the case above. She has excessive breast milk supply so that she sells it online. Sara Wiens began selling breast milk online from 4-month-old baby because her child named Simon (4 months) sometimes can not consume milk.
Simon has an allergy to cow's milk proteins that can not consume milk produced during Sara still consume cow's milk.
But Simon still could consume mother's milk after the mother stopped taking cow's milk. Therefore, if cow's milk protein was not in Sara's body, then Simon can eat milk again.
Wiens first started offering milk through one of the classifieds website. She had never set a price for their milk, but he hopes the cost of these sales can cover the rent breast pump and some other costs.
But if it is compared with formula, the price for this mother's milk is much cheaper and can benefit much more for children later. Sara said that her milk is has not tested in laboratory due to germ or bacterial but she claimed that she is healthy women.
Actually some countries like the United States has had breast milk bank to help the women who struggle to give breast milk to her child. How about you moms? Do you want to get some for your baby?

Super Golfer Granny Still Swinging at 88

Age is not the reason to stop to do your best. Every minute of your life is a chance to make yourself to be what you want and become legend someday you have to leave this earth. That is maybe what is in Joyce Crowther’s mind. She is not young now, but still active in golf field. Super granny who was crowned Britain's longest serving female golfer this week, now was 88 years old, the age when some other people have to spend the time in wheelchair.
Mrs Crowther started playing golf in 1932 at the age of just 10, and joined her local golf club three years later. Then, every week since 1935 she has pounded the 6,213 yards of the course at the historic 18 hole Bolton Golf Club in Greater Manchester after she was persuaded to take up the sport by her father.
Now officials at the club - which opened in 1912, just 23 years before Mrs Crowther became its only female junior - have held a celebratory dinner in her honour to mark 75 years of membership.
Mrs Crowther had a handicap of 12 and in 1947 and 1956 she won the Best Scratch Score, then in 1949 and 1954 she won the President's Cup.
And in 1965 Joyce became Lady Captain and captaining the Bolton Golf Club Handicap Team to win the Lancashire Shield. Last year she went on a 'Golfing Cruise' and surprising everyone by coming home with another trophy for the Overall Lady Winner.
She is now a granny of 6 grandchildren who all playing golf also. They like playing together. So wonderful! Here, we can see that keep life quality is very important because being healthy in last age make time is joyful. Remember the granny DJ in Paris? She does the same. They are super granny! Do you want to be like them someday?

Source: dailymail.co.uk

Five-inch Wire Brush Found in McDonald's Burger

The 18 years old teenager was shocked when he found five inch wire brush in McDonald’s burger he was eating. Just imagine if he aware lately then swallow the wire. Of course he will get serious injury in the mouth or severely inside digestive tract. Brett Stephens, name of the teenager, was given the Chicken Legend sandwich by his mother who had earlier purchased the £3 snack from the fast food chain's Kidderminster branch. Then suddenly was shocked to discover the sharp object embedded in the meat part of the burger.

The mother, Janet Stephens, get furious. She just wonders what happen if she gives the burger to her 3 years old grandson. Of course it will be worse.

Ms Stephens claims McDonald's bosses simply laughed when she confronted them about the dangerous discovery and only offered an exchange.

'I called the store immediately but all they said to me was to bring the burger back and they would replace it for another one.'

The incident has since been reported to Wyre Forest District Council’s food safety team.

In other side, Mc Donald’s spokesman said that they are really sorry about the incident. ‘We are very sorry that our usual high standards were not met and we have launched an urgent investigation.

McDonald’s takes the safety and quality of its food very seriously indeed and we offer our unreserved apologies for this isolated incident.

'We asked for the item to be returned, to help our ongoing investigation and to resolve this complaint to the customer’s satisfaction.'

The case which is caused by careless service as this case may happen everywhere. Not only in Mc Donald. That is a part of human error. Are you remembering my last post about a baby who found used needle in Starbucks?

Source: dailymail.co.uk

New Low-Fat Chocolate Which Contain 60% Water

Many people especially women and children like eating chocolates. Candy, cake, bar, and everything made from chocolates are favorites. But people don’t want to be fat at the same time. Moreover today, when obesity becomes a serious problem for all ages, chocolate sometime should be kept away.

Recently, good news comes to make chocoholics happy! Scientists of University of Birmingham create low- fat chocolate bar. It sound like too good to be true right?

Researchers have revealed they have created a low-fat chocolate which is 60 per cent water - and they are insisting it tastes just as good as a normal bar.

The breakthrough involves replacing fat in foods with calorie-free substances such as water, air or gel. The low-fat chocolate bar, which melts at 32-34C, was created by bonding water particles with crystals of cocoa butter.

And a similar technique is being used to lower salt content in foods by up to 80 per cent.

The research now still in process. And if it is successful, the scientist will also do the same with mayonnaise and porridge. They will create a super porridge that will make us full for up to six hours. Those are really good news for everyone who in tight diet.

In the last, the new discoveries hoped can decrease obesity number in Britain the world generally. As we know that obesity is close with some problems like heart disease and diabetes mellitus.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

A Family Sue Starbuck after Daughter Jab Her Mouth with Syringe Found There

Customer safety is one of the most important things to give in public business such as restaurant and hotel. When customers feel comfortable there, they will back and back again. Of course it will give profit to your business. This maybe that should be concerned by Starbucks, an American coffee giant which has branches world wide, after a family from Birmingham suing. They sue the coffee shop after Keeley Price stab her mouth with used needle which she found in there in the last 2006. Keeley who still 9 month olds in that time, was there with her granny, Linda Shipley.
The case happen at Birmingham County Court with Starbucks in the dock for failing to provide a duty of care to visitors to its store.
'Kelly was at the counter getting the drinks and I sat down in an armchair with Keeley in my arms’, Linda says as reported in Dailymail.
'She was reaching over my back and from the upholstery found a syringe and did what babies do at that age, put it in her mouth.
'I was horrified and immediately took it out of her mouth but in doing so pricked my hand, drawing blood.'
Kelly, 27, said they immediately complained to the manageress who logged it in the accident book but refused to help them further.
'She couldn't get us out of the shop fast enough,' Kelly said.
'We didn't get offered any first aid, there was no apology and no offer of a taxi to take us to hospital.'
Furthermore, Keeley and Linda have to get an injection and also 3 others jabs to prevent the disease which maybe contaminate the needle. As we know that used needle is very dangerous. We never know that it has used by HIV or Hepatitis person.
Actually, the family only wants the shop’s responsibility due to this careless service and hope will never happen again to other family. Now the case was brought to the court.
The Starbuck itself, by their spokeswoman said that they confirm the case confirm that in March 2006 an incident occurred at Starbucks coffee house in the Bullring Borders bookstore.
'According to their records, Mrs Shipley was offered first aid in the store and a member of the Bull Ring security offered to call her an ambulance.
'The incident was taken very seriously and later the same day our customer care manager phoned Mrs Shipley to enquire after her well-being’ she added. They also fully cooperated with police enquiry.
We all don’t know who is give right statement, the family or the coffee shop. But one that we can learn is customer’s safety is more important than the product itself. And for parents, keep on eye for children especially under 3 is a must to avoid unwanted accident that sometime can be fatal.


Source: dailymail.co.uk

“Please Rob Me”: Now the World Know You’re not at Home

Technology is now quickly advanced and mad. This week "Please Rob Me",a website that can tells the world when you are not at home has launched. Of course the social networking with 15000 followers, are criticized because it can help the housebreaker. This site enable to show the users location online.
The Dutch website channels information from other networking sites like Twitter into one place, listing 'all those empty homes out there' and providing a running total of 'new opportunities'.
The information it provides on people's movements is searchable by city or by their Twitter username.
Foursquare is a Twitter-type application which turns city maps into game boards, helps friends meet up, and awards 'prizes' to the most active of its 150,000 followers.
They 'check in' on their mobile phone to record their position on a map, indicating where they are and more importantly, where they aren't. It's called geolocation technology.
Those details are fed to Twitter, and can be searched by anyone in the world. A search for '4sq -@foursquare london' on Twitter reveals a stream of information posted by Londoners who have left their houses - creating a potential burglars' wish-list.
Criminals will monitor their movements, and with a little extra investigation, pin down their exact address, and simply wait for the tweet that says 'nobody's home'.
Sometime users 'check in' giving the exact address of a friend's home that makes life even easier for the criminal. Of course it will give bigger chance for criminal to rob our house. But the founders deny that the site will help the robber, but oppositely it will help users to avoid.
So, are excited to follow? And make you spied?

Source: dailymail.co.uk

Why Seasonal Flu Can Be Life Threatening?

Flu is very common winter problem especially in the countries that have 4 seasons. While in tropical countries flu can attack almost all year. During this time people consider that flu is a mild disease until outbreak of bird flu and swine flu happen. The world is shaken by these two types of flu and even later revealed many countries spend a lot of budget for it. Now we will even more surprised if also noted that seasonal flu can be life threatening also. Actually, seasonal influenza affects between three and five million people annually, causing up to 500,000 deaths worldwide. While most people will recover in one to two weeks, others will develop life-threatening conditions such as pneumonia or bronchitis.
Moreover, the recent research which is reported on Medicalnewstoday.com shows that the flu may predispose to secondary bacterial infections, which account for a significant proportion of mortality during flu pandemics. The related report by Lee et al, "A mouse model of lethal synergism between influenza virus andHaemophilus influenzae," appears in the February 2010 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.
The most common bacterial agents found following flu pandemics have been Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Group A Streptococcus, and Staphylococcus aureus. Furthermore, reports of infection with antibiotic-resistant strains have been increasing in recent years.
High-risk groups for seasonal influenza include the very young and old, people with compromised immune systems, and pregnant women. However, during influenza pandemics, mortality may be significant in previously healthy young adults.
As we know that basically influenza is a viral disease which is can spread easily through the air for example when flu patients do uncover sneeze or cough. So that the wise way to prevent the disease is increasing our body immune by consume nutritional food especially fruit and vegetable contained vitamin C. But if we already got it, proper treatment is needed if the problem getting worse after few days due to secondary bacterial infection possibility.

MMR and Autism

Many parents decide delaying MMR (Mumps, Measles, and Rubella) vaccination to their children until they can speak fluently or not give the vaccine at all. They worry that MMR can inhibit kid’s speech after Andre Wakefield, a doctor from England doing research to 12 children and stated that MMR may cause intestinal problem and autism.
Then many international researches have done during10 years later to prove the issue until the recent research found that there is no relation between autism and MMR. The study involved 96 autism diagnosed children age 2-15 by comparing each child with 2 healthy children in the same age and gender. Some of them have already get MMR vaccine and the others get measles vaccine only. The result show that children who have MMR shoot have 83% less risk for autism and 56 % for children with measles vaccine only.
Now, we can conclude that MMR vaccination is safe for our sweetheart, rather than they get the complicated problem which is caused by the diseases. We know that severe mumps can cause testis enlargement, brain inflammation, and also hearing problem in some cases, whereas measles may inflame lung and brain.
MMR vaccination started at month 9 or 15 if they have single Measles already. Then the vaccine should be repeated on age 6. So what do you wait for? Call your pediatrician, get further info, and give the vaccine before it’s too late!

The Worst Figure- Skating Costume

Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, the ice dancers who are favorired to win gold in Vancouver dreesed in very unique uniform. They wear a two peaces chlothes whics is inspired bi Aboriginal culture in Australia. As reported in CNN.com, the action of course shock Aboriginal comunity. But Oksana and Maxim said that it was an image of Aborigin in general not in Australia's particular.The Russian pair donned bright red loincloths, brown bodysuits and a scattering of fake eucalyptus leaves.




Source: CNN.com

Stay Healthy by Washing Hand

Everyone wants to be healthy. When we were healthy, we can do everything we want. But sometime we can’t keep it. We do anything that is harmful for our body. We eat junk food, we won’t to do sport and we don’t keep self hygiene.

The easiest way to be healthy is washing hand frequently since it can prevent infection or spread of the germs. Washing hands only need water, soap or an alcohol-based sanitizer.

Why it is important? Everyday, when we touching people, surface and object, we accumulate germs on our hands. Then, we will infect ourselves when we touch nose, mouth, or eyes after. Washing hands frequently minimize the spread of bacteria, viruses, and other microbes.

Hand washing should be done before eating, preparing food, treating wound, giving medicine, touch injured person, and inserting or removing contact lenses.

We also have to wash hands after preparing food especially meat and poultry, using toilet, changing diapers, touching animal, sneezing, coughing, blowing nose, treating wound, touching injured person, and handling garbage or something dirty.

There are some steps to do proper hand washing:

1. Wet our hands in running water.
2. Apply liquid or bar soap.
3. Lather well.
4. Rub your hands vigorously for at least 20 seconds. Remember to scrub all surfaces, including the backs of your hands, wrists, between your fingers and under your fingernails.
5. Rinse well.
6. Dry your hands with a clean or disposable towel or air dryer.
7. If possible, use your towel to turn off the faucet.

Hand washing heard very simple but sometime difficult to be done. That needs our discipline. But it’s a must. Remember the swine flu outbreaks few months ago? Ya, washing hands proven can limit the spread of the disease.

Relaxing Body and Mind with Spa

House works is never ending job. We often spend 24 hours everyday to do laundry, cooking, sweep the floor, accompany children to study until become a mediator of sibling fights. Those can make moms stressed sometime. But time goes on and impossible to pending the jobs. Moms, don’t let you grow older earlier. You have to indulge yourself sometime. You can go shopping, watching a film with your spouse without children or doing a spa. But shopping and going to cinema can make you tired after so spa is the better choice between three. Spa or Solus Per Aqua is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy . Generally spa is divided into 8 different types:

Health Spas- These sort of spas are places you go to get the ultimate relaxation, you can get a massage and facial, you will also be able to take advantage of all the offered activities such as swimming, saunas and jacuzzi's

Hotel Spas - These are the same as the above the only difference would be it may come in with your all inclusive package where you would get unlimited treatment, drinks and food.

Pamper Spa - A Pamper spar is simply that, its where you go to get pampered, you will be able to pig out on chocolate and get full Aromatherapy Massages plus much more.

Wellness Spa - A wellness spa consists of professionals teaching you how to have a better and healthier lifestyle, they will teach you how to control your mind and body with techniques such as yoga, they will also advice on how to avoid diseases and illnesses

Medical Spa - This is somewhere you would go when you have had an accident or injury, most places usually have professional doctors and nurses that can perform treatments such as acupuncture, chiropody and more.

Rehab Spas - Rehab spas are a great place to go to help you with things such as stress and addictions. With high professional nurses treating you, you are bound to get better within no time

Stay spa - In my opinion I feel a stay spa is the best out of them all simply because of the fact that no matter how long you are due to stay, you will always be pampered for the duration, put your feet up and do not worry about the stresses and strains of the world just sit back and relax while you take a trip to heaven.

Day Spa - Get all your treatment on your day off, you can spoil yourself get pampered and then head back home feeling refreshed and nourished.

Those are kinds of spa based on the place and purpose you do. Spa usually uses natural products such as chocolate, tea, coffee, avocado and strawberry. In the Europe red wine spa also popular.

Whatever the spa you choose spa can bring relax sensation for your body and mind after being stressed by everyday life. So you can start happy new days after.

Ease Autism Symptoms With Cuddle Hormone Spray

Autism, a children developmental disorder which is signed by behavior and communication disturbance, still like a mystery for both of the cause and certain treatment. Autism usually begins at birth or within the first two-and-a-half years of life. Most autistic children are perfectly normal in appearance, but spend their time engaged in puzzling and disturbing behaviors which are markedly different from those of typical children. Detecting autism early is not a simple way since it can begin at really young age. Parents sometime confuse about disability and pending ability.

Today a good news come from a research which is show that spray version of cuddle hormone can ease symptoms of autism. How it works? A nasal spray containing 'cuddle hormone' oxytocin make people with autism more trusting.

People with autism who used the spray became more sociable and trusting.

Sufferers often find it hard to communicate and form relationships. Oxytocin, which promotes feelings of trust and confidence, is released naturally in the body and is linked to sexual attraction and childbirth.

The research monitored 13 people with high-functioning autism - meaning they were less affected by the condition.

After inhaling the hormone, they rapidly became better at reading other people's emotions and making eye contact.

The study was carried out by French scientists who said that while the effects were short-lived, the spray had potential to be used as a treatment if further testing showed it to be safe.

Of course no parents want to get the problem but give proper treatment to the sufferer is very helpful. If we know how to prevent it, of course we choose this way. But until now, as I said before the cause of autism still not clear. Its relation with MMR vaccine which is become a debate few times ago is also not clearly proven.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

A Chinese Monk Playing Skateboard

Few times ago, China was crowd with unique news. A monk plays a skateboard in front of Emei Montain Temple, which is located in Shichuan Province. The temple was the oldest and most perfected temple in China. The picture was taken by visitor that later post it through internet. Most of Chinese people criticize the action. They said that the monk was influenced by the times. A monk should be live peacefully and praying seriously.

The temple by their spoke person answered calmly. He said that during this time public only know monk’s life performed in television and films, they pray all day long. In fact monks also life like ordinary people. They like doing sports like tennis and badminton between their praying times. More over they also use cellular phone and internet to spread and socialize Buddhism. Those are part of spirit of Buddha.

So the conclusion is everyone likes to be happy. Everyone has right to do what they wants as long not disturb others. Religious include monks have also the same.

Potty Training

Potty training is a major challenge for all children, especially when they have just started schooling. Helping them to overcome and deal calmly with this transition is vital in building their confidence. Every child has different time to start, but usually they are ready between 1, 5 and 2 years old. Just observe and ask them to be aware of he or her body signals. When they are 3 years old, most children have fairly reliable bladder and bowel control. Most children follow this sequence: night time bowel control, day time bladder control and finally, night time bladder control.

There are some utensils that you may need :

• Potty
• Re-usable pants-plastic pants with terry lining (4 pairs or more)
• Pocket of disposable trainer pants
• Step-up stool to help your child reach the wash basin
• Toilet training seat
• Mattress protectors (2 sets)
• Change bag with plenty of spare pants, clothes, wipes, and nappy sacks for wet clothing (easy to reach for and for traveling purposes)
• Travel potty (for traveling)

Dressing children in easy-to-manage clothing is best way to start.

Try to establish a daily routine. Making your sit on his or her potty at regular times of the day may help for example after every meal time. Give your child plenty of encouragement and never force your child into doing something that they may deem extremely uncomfortable.

Remember that a child of 2 to 3 years of age cannot hold urine for any longer than four to five hours.

Being able to control the bladder at night is the final stage for your child. Have your child visit the toilet before going sleep and do not give them any more liquid after that. You have to know that drinking milk before sleep will not only hamper the toilet training program but also cause harm to your child’s teeth.

Bed wetting still common until children up to age 7. Boys are more prone to bed wetting than girls. Bed wetting can also hereditary. Children need lots of support in the training. Do not compare your child with other children including her or his sibling. And the last, allow them to adapt and progress according to their own pace.

Cardiac Glycoside for Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Sudden Cardiac Arrest or commonly known as Heart Attack is a leading cause death mostly over the world. The victim add year by years as increased risk factor whish is consist of positive family history, age, gender ( males at greater risk than females), and ( higher incidence in blacks than white). The other risk factors are related with today’s lifestyle such as hyperlipidemia, elevated blood pressure, cigarette smoking, diabetes mellitus, obesity, physical inactivity, stress, and usage oral contraceptive in women.
Most of victim deaths on the way to health facility because they are need help really soon after the attack. This case suffered also by Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy.
So that somebody who has heart attack history should always keep own medicines in their hands as first aid. Heart diseases have specific medication. Heart attacks usually need emergency drugs.
Do you know that heart medicines can also treat colorectal cancer?
Ya, recent research done by Swedish Scientist found that natural derivative of heart disease medicine called cardiac glycoside can kill cells of colorectal cancer. This is of course good news in health science since we know that cancer is on of killer disease by today. Beside that, the scientist also found that anti cancer activities of come cardiac glycoside increased when combined with specific chemotherapeutic. Hope this fantastic finding can be applied as soon as possible and colorectal sufferer can be helped.

A Girl Struggle with Blindness after Taking Tamiflu

Tamiflu become so in demand at yesterday's swine flu outbreak. Besides treating bird flu (H5N1), this drug is also believed can overcome swine flu (H1N1).

But recently, an extreme news herd due to this drug usage. A 19 years old girl in England has to struggle with blindness after taking Tamiflu. The teenage girl named Samantha Millard left disabled by the swine flu treatment Tamiflu did not even have the virus, it was revealed today.
She became critically ill after suffering a severe allergic reaction to the tablets, which she took on the advice of the controversial NHS helpline.
Within 72 hours of taking three pills, doctors put her on life support.Samantha spent a month in hospital after developing the life-threatening Stevens Johnson syndrome, which causes the skin to peel off, and later developed toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome, which has damaged her sight.
As quoted in Dailymail (21/01/2010) her devastated mother is now seeking legal advice about the information given out by the NHS swine fllu helpline. She believes that Tamiflu has not been tested thoroughly enough.
Samantha, of Bicester in Oxfordshire, had taken just three of the 10 tablets when she broke out in a red rash.
Within hours, her body was covered in painful blisters which were so severe her long hair had to be shaved off.
She was rushed to hospital, where tests later revealed that she never actually contracted the swine flu virus.
Samantha is now in very deeply sadness. She cannot do anything by herself or even she cannot cry because she has no tears anymore instead she never knows when her eyes will be healing. She also has to put an eye cream hourly.
Actually Stephen Johnson syndrome is very rare reaction for Tamiflu usage.
In other side the swine flu outbreak itself now become a controversy. A leading health expert also claimed that the outbreak was a 'false pandemic' driven by drug companies that stood to make billions of pounds from a worldwide scare.
Whatever the facts opened later, we all hope Samantha will be heals soon so that she can get her “normal life”.

Source: Dailymail.co.uk

Keep Out Butter from Your Breakfast

Many people are very friendly with butter. Almost every day they consume it in their breakfast such as with a slice of bread or in sausage cooked with butter. Butter also used in cake and snacks. Recently, doctors in England suggest that butter was banned. Based products were accused of fat as fuel accumulated bad fats in the body.
Based on the National Diet Survey, 9 out of 10 children or 88 percent of men and 88 percent of women in the UK known to consume excessive saturated fat. Saturated fat is fat that carbon bond can not disconnected again so difficult to digest or body described triggering free radical compounds and cardiovascular disease.
Mind butter contains saturated fat and can produce trans fatty acids are dangerous when heated.
Consumption of saturated fats in high doses can trigger a rise in cholesterol and fatty plaques forming in the blood vessels that cause blood flow to the heart and eventually blocked trigger a heart attack. With a clear government rules about the circulation of butter, the doctors hope to prevent 3500 deaths annually in saturated fat and 198,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease.
With the facts above, we better replace butter daily usage with margarine. The reason is butter comes from animal fat or milk composition up to 80-82 percent and then added other ingredients such as water, salt and milk solids. Ingredients high in saturated fat associated with high cholesterol levels. Margarine made from vegetable fat and additives such as skim milk powder, water, salt. Margarine has less fat content but the water a lot.
Of course people who are dieting should concern about it.

Condom Usage Controversy

HIV Aids increasingly concerned. The victim adds more year by year. The cure and the vaccine for this disease still not found although the recent research show that Rabies vaccine maybe can give body immune for HIV. But that is not final yet. It will be takes a long time and we don’t know the result later. The only one way to press the sufferer today is prevent the spread of disease. Single use needle and condom usage are 2 most recommended ways. Ya, condom is very useful in free sex era like today. Without condom Transmitted Sexual Disease and also HIV Aids can spread very easily especially for sex mutually partners. We cannot imagine how many people and how many children from the relation will get the disease without condom. More over if the couples not using contraception at all.

But do you know that sex relation without condom can make your mental healthier?

Ya, the research that is done by Professor Stuart Brody, a Psychology of West of Scotland University result that couples making love without condom have less stress and depression level. Even though the cause still unclear but he predicts that it related with sex satisfactions. Sex without condom will give more joy. Then will stimulate brain to produce dopamine, hormone which can make somebody feel happy and far from stress.

Brody decided after take surveys to 99 women in Portugal. He asks them to fill a questioner about what they feel after sex with and without condom.

Of course this research invites controversy from organization whose care with reproduction health since using condom can decrease sexual diseases.

But eventually decision is in your hands. You want to use condom or not when having sex with your spouse. Furthermore if you are faithful with tour spouse, sex diseases can be avoided itself.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in “Flying Wedding”

Today is Valentine’s Day which is fall in the same time with Lunar New Year. Many couples celebrate this love day with their own ways. Romantic dinner, chocolate, and flowers are prepared to make our lovely happy. In Thailand four couples do the extreme one. They do a “flying wedding”. They enjoy the day when she become a wife or hubby I the air with a casual dress. So romantic!

Another couple are suspended on wires from a cliff as part of the Valentine's Day celebrations in Prachinburi

Bride Rattanaporn Supha and Nitiphong Jittahong

All couples together in ceremony

Still in Thailand, two other couples do the oposite. They wed in the depth of water!

Manop Wongkam and his bride Parida Ruksutnirundorn during their underwater ceremony in the Andaman Sea, comlplete with their traditional wedding dress

Parinyatit Kantarak kisses his new bride Piyaratwadee Sawasdee

Source: dailymail.co.uk

My Apologies for Visitors

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Larsh Ulrich Metalica Suffers Tinnitus

Larsh Ulrich, Metalica’s drummer now in a problem. He struggle with ringing in ears everyday. He confesses never using any kind of ear protection during 35 years playing loud music rock. As we know that Metalica is one of biggest heavy metal band with busy schedule tours. He has also bad habit fall asleep with television on and wake up in the middle of the night to turn the TV off. So now she suffers ringing in ears or we called tinnitus.
Tinnitus is the sensation of hearing a ringing, buzzing, roaring, hissing or whistling sound in one or both ears when no external sound is present. The sounds, which can vary in pitch and loudness, are usually worse when background noise is low, so you may be most aware of it at night when you're trying to fall asleep in a quiet room. For most people tinnitus is merely annoying, but for many others it can be extremely disturbing.
Actually tinnitus is not a disease. It is only symptom that caused by some medical condition. Complete physical examination include hearing test is needed to establish the diagnose. Condition that may lead tinnitus are:
1.Age : natural aging can decrease all body function include deterioted auditory cells in the inner ear causing hearing loss. It is usually begun at age 60.
2. Loud noise : this is the most common cause of tinnitus. People who exposure with loud noise like a music player or mining employee have big chance to get tinnitus.
3. Earwax: earwax which is already stiffen in the ear canal can cause tinnitus. It is usually temporarily.
4. Medical: taking some drugs like aspirin especially in high doses can cause ringing in ears.
5. Medical conditions: Various medical conditions can also cause tinnitus such as high blood pressure, vascular disease, allergies, thyroid problems, ear or sinus infections, Meniere's disease, otosclerosis, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome, a tumor, an injury to the head or neck and more.
Today more than 50 millions American suffer tinnitus because of those complex causes.
There is no cure for tinnitus until the date, however there are osme things that you can do to reduce the noise:
1. Avoid irritants like nicotine, caffeine, tonic water and medicines which can aggravate tinnitus.
2. Cover noise. Hearing soft music or white noise and using tinnitus masker can help you reduce the ringing.
3. Use hearing aid, especially if your tinnitus is followed by hearing loss.
4. Stress Management. Avoid stress and make your self relaxed is very effective since stress can make tinnitus worse.

Finally, prevention is always better than cure. Don’t let you get tinnitus. Off your Ipod for a while.

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Natural Wonderful Heart-Shaped Landscapes

Valentine’s Day just coming up tomorrow. Every lover in this earth celebrates the day when love is deified. They prepare chocolate or flower and give it to others they love.
How about you? Have you been doing it? I give you an idea, invite your lovely to fly and see very wonderful heart –shaped landscape from the air. Enjoy your love and Valentine’s gift from the nature. These are the images:

Pine-ing for love: A forest on the edge of Lake Walchen in the Bavarian Alps, Germany

Blossoming love: A meadow in the village of Trittau, near Hamburg, Germany

Lawn of love: A garden in the town of Waltrop, near Dortmund, Germany

Wave of love: The Tupai Island in French Polynesia

Underwater love: A heart-shaped coral reef in Australia

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The Biggest Crab in Britain and Still Growing

Seafood fans certainly familiar with crab. Grilled or fried crab is so crunchy. But what would you do if in your table served a crab monster? Ya, recently a fisherman caught biggest crab ever seen in Britain when he was fishing in Pacific Ocean. The crab called Crabzilla which is kind of Japanese Spider Crab has a body the size of a basketball and its legs can straddle a car. They will eventually measure a massive 15ft and still growing. It has enormous legs and lethal claws so that it is a lethal predator in its habitat- up to 2,500ft down in the cold seas of the ocean.
Now the giant crab is quarantined in National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham and ultimately will be moved to the Sea Life centre in Blankenberge in Belgium.
Oya for your info beside delicious crab is one of nutritious which is contain:
Protein
Crab protein content approximately 22 gr/100 gr. Amino acids also full profile. Amino acids the highest number per 100 grams is 3474 mg of glutamate, aspartate 2464 mg, 1946 mg of arginine, lysine and leucine 1939 mg 1768 mg.

Rich in omega-3
Like other sea animal results, the crab is also rich in omega-3 in the amount of 407 mg / 100 gr.

High content of vitamin B12
Crabs also contain high vitamin B12 which is approximately 10.4 mg mcg/100. Ingredients have been able to meet the need of vitamin B12 daily for 174%. Besides crabs also contains niacin and riboflavin in sufficient quantities good for health.

Rich in minerals zinc, copper and selenium
As a result of the sea, crabs are also rich in mineral content. The highest mineral content for crabs is 100 grams of selenium 48 mcg (68% daily needs), copper 0.7 mg (37% daily needs) and zinc 5.5 mg (36% daily needs).

So are excited to try the giant?

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ULUWATU BALI THE BEAUTY OF TEMPLE

Great adventure in a great vacation is waiting for you. There are many choices to go. One of them is Bali. Why? Because Bali is perfect holiday destination for all ages. Bali is offering various customs and “adrenalin pump" park such as white water and ocean rafting. Many exciting amusements are available in Bali, with something new opening all the time. The number of offshore and inland attraction are on the rise because many tourists want them. This tropical paradise has a unique blend of modern tourist facilities combined with wonderful shopping and a rich past and heritage.

One of charmed place in Bali is Pura Luhur (Uluwatu) Temple. Pura Luhur Uluwatu is one of Bali's kayangan jagat (directional temples) and guards Bali from evil spirits from the SW, in which dwell major deities, in Uluwatu's case; Bhatara Rudra, God of the elements and of cosmic force majeures. Bali's most spectacular temples located high on a cliff top at the edge of a plateau 250 feet above the waves of the Indian Ocean. Uluwatu lies at the southern tip of Bali in Badung Regency. Dedicated to the spirits of the sea, the famous Pura Luhur Uluwatu temple is an architectural wonder in black coral rock, beautifully designed with spectacular views. This is a popular place to enjoy the sunset. Famous not only for its unique position, Uluwatu also boasts one of the oldest temples in Bali, Pura Uluwatu. Most of Bali's regencies have Pura Luhur (literally high temples or ascension temples) which become the focus for massive pilgrimages during three or five day odalan anniversaries. The photogenic Tanah Lot and the Bat Cave temple, Goa Lawah, is also Pura Luhur. Not all Pura Luhur are on the coast, however but all have inspiring locations, overlooking large bodies of water. In Uluwatu now spread many beaty resorts that often chosen to hold Wedding Ceremony.

The Real sleeping Beauty Girl Sleep for 2 Weeks

A 15 years old girl in England named Louisa Ball got very rare sleep disorder. She has been diagnosed with Kleine-Levin Syndrome - also known as Sleeping Beauty Disease - where sufferers can fall into deep sleeps that can last for weeks. She often fall asleep at school while she studying. Now she missed her school and dance class exam because asleep for 2 weeks. And that was not the first time. Before, she had deeply sleep for 22 hours and also 7 days in other time so that she miss her holiday. Mr and Mrs Ball as their parents of course very scared about their daughter. They also should wake Louisa very hard to give her food water. And after ate she will fall into deeply sleep again.
Kleine-Levine syndrome or Sleeping Beauty Disease or known also as narcolepsy in other term was an idiopathic disorder. The cause was not clear; it is thought it may be related to malfunction of the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that governs appetite and sleep.
It is more common in males than females and usually disappears in adulthood, and between sleep periods the sufferer recovers completely.
There is no definitive treatment for Kleine-Levin Syndrome, although some patients are given stimulant drugs to try and keep them awake.
Louisa herself first developed the disorder since October 2008 after her recovering from a bout of flu. She took flu medication for a week. But the relation with the case is not discovered. She is now on medication. Hope it can help and bring her on to her normal life.

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Give Solid to Babies Before 5 Months Can Avoid Asthma

During this time, is recommended for infants to eat solid when he was 6 months to 6 months in which the infant received only breast milk alone. But the latest findings from Finnish scientist quite surprising, that the baby is eating porridge before the age of five months will reduce the risk of asthma. The risk of asthma later in childhood is reduced by almost two-thirds in babies first fed oats before they reach five months of age, compared to those introduced to them later, the research shows.
Scientists who carried out the study believe early exposure to oats may be crucial in helping to ward off the disease.
Of course, the findings clash with Department of Health infant feeding guidelines, which recommend breastfeeding for six months before introducing solid foods.
A team of scientists from Finland studied almost 1,300 children whose parents took part in a diet and lifestyle study between 1996 and 2000. They wanted to see if certain foods either raised the risk of asthma and hay fever, or reduced them.
Each family recorded infant feeding patterns from an early age and the children were then followed up for at least five years.
The results, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, showed babies fed porridge in their first few months of life were 64 per cent less likely to have chest problems as a toddler than those who did not eat it or who started later.
The same team also found babies fed fish at an early age had much lower rates of hay fever by the time they were five years old.
In a report on their findings, the researchers said: 'Oats are a commonly used cereal in Finland, as porridge and bread.
'Animal and cell experiments suggest oats may affect the immune system and have anti-inflammatory properties.
'The same is true for fish.
'Our findings imply that delaying the introduction of oats in infancy may increase the risk of asthma by the age of five in some children.'
Indeed in recent years porridge considered a very healthy food. In fact, research says eating a bowl of porridge every morning can reduce the risk of excess cholesterol by 10 percent
So what do you think now moms? Will you give your little baby solid or not? The decision is in your hands but consult with your pediatrician is the wise way to take.

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Sex During Pregnancy is Safe

Having children is one purpose of marriage. Couples are not complete without babies. So that, some of them will do everything to present baby’s cry in their home.
Pregnancy is a process that should be passed before getting baby. Women keep the baby in their belly (uterus) for about 40 weeks. That’s not easy. Many physical and emotional changing occur during pregnancy.
Women sometime have to limit their activities. Frequently asked question is about sex during pregnancy. Why? Because sex is vital needs of the couples. Impossible to delay sex activity until the baby born.
Don’t worry! Basically sex during pregnancy is safe. Orgasm or multiple orgasm also permitted. But you have to follow the rules. Some conditions like Bleeding, Preterm Labor, and Sexual Transmitted Infection of the couples should be alerted. You can still having sex with your spouse right up until the birth as long you and your spouse feel comfortable. Women’s tummy growth when they were pregnant. It can make a little problem. Once more, nothing to worry. Just be creative!
There are some positions you can choose:
1. Women on Top
This is allowing you to control the depth of the penetration. You can go slow or fast as you want. This position effective in the last trimester of pregnancy.
2.Hand and Knees
In this position, direct pressure of women’s belly can be avoided. But in the end of pregnancy, some women find difficulties depending on how high they are can hold their belly while allowing penetration.
3. Spooning
Usually the men behind allowing the penis enter between women’s thigh. With this position pressure almost not created and women felt relaxed.
4. Side Lying
Lay on your side with your partner facing you, try pulling one leg up to allow room for your partner. This may get tiring after awhile, and may not be easy for the last part of pregnancy.
Some woman said that they get greatest sex experience in second trimester of pregnancy. So what do you waiting for? Do happy sex while enjoying your pregnancy

Sexual Health Clinic on School

Sexual information and porn now is very easy to be accessed by all ages include youth. It is caused decreasing of puberty age of both boys and girls instead this can be influenced by nutrition also. Finally that was resulted increasing number of pregnancy and abortion between schoolgirls in many countries. Government of Britain is one who really concern about this problem. They build sexual clinic at state secondary school in Liverpool and Wirall, an area with above-average rates of teenage pregnancy.
Girl start 11 years old offered pregnancy test at school. They can also get contraception, morning after pill and advice to sexually transmitted infection.
The services will be confidential means teenager’s parent maybe never be informed. Although parents encouraged visiting the clinic sometime, heir consent is not needed to permit teenager get those services. They may be never told that their daughters take pregnancy test or morning after pill at school.
Health Chief claim that the moves will help cut the number of unplanned pregnancies and abortions among teenagers, many of whom will be under 16 - the legal age of consent.
This new policy of course invites controversy and critics.
Norman Wells, director of the Family Education Trust, which researches the causes of family breakdown, said that sexual health clinic on school premises send out the message that it is normal for school children to engage in sexual activity.
Whereas, in the past, natural inhibitions combined with fear of pregnancy, legal proceedings and being found out by parents offered a powerful disincentive to under-age sex.
The sexual health clinics have been operating in 13 of Wirral's 29 secondary schools for several months, while the scheme is expected to be tested in five other comprehensives in neighbouring Liverpool later this year. The clinics also offer obesity testing and advice on alcohol, drugs and smoking.
Every policy usually has good and bad side, depend on each how to receive it. But as mother and parents, give appropriate attention to our teenagers due to these social problems is more necessary.

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