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How to protect your heart naturally

2012-02-02T22:40:00.001+07:00

How to protect your heart naturally - Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America – so it’s important to take care of your ticker.The Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham, said there are natural ways to protect your heart, like taking hawthorn berry.“There are probably a couple hundred different species of hawthorn trees,” Kilham said. “And it's the leaves and the flowers and the berries that

Canadian man gets 18 years for credit fraud

2012-01-24T21:09:00.001+07:00

Canadian man gets 18 years for credit fraud — A Canadian man accused of masterminding one of the largest high-tech bank robberies in U.S. history was sentenced to nearly 18 years in prison Monday following a years-long investigation into fake debt collection agencies that prosecutors say stole the identities of about 38,000 people.Adekunle Adetiloye was accused of organizing a scheme to open

Kids & Cursing: 'Modern Family' Toddler Typical

2012-01-20T23:12:00.002+07:00

Kids & Cursing: 'Modern Family' Toddler Typical - Bleeped-out swearing may be okay for adults on TV, but what about kids? The ABC show "Modern Family" is about to find out by airing an episode this week about a foul-mouthed 2-year-old.The show's theme already has critics at the anti-indecency Parents Television Council grumbling, but researchers who study cursing find that believe it or not, 2

Now Justin gets a new look! Just days after Selena Gomez debuts blue locks, Bieber hits the bottle to dye his hair darker

2012-01-17T19:58:00.004+07:00

Now Justin gets a new look! Just days after Selena Gomez debuts blue locks, Bieber hits the bottle to dye his hair darker - His hair has literally been his crowning glory since he first hit the charts back in 2009.But now, just a few days after wowing fans by bringing back his famous 'do, Justin Bieber has hit the bottle to get darker locks.The 17-year-old singer debuted his new look as he was

What to Do About a Lost ATM Card

2011-04-22T21:20:00.002+07:00

What to Do About a Lost ATM Card - Smart consumers are careful to keep track of their cash and plastic cards that function as money. But suppose a wallet gets lost or stolen with a bank ATM card tucked away, seemingly safe inside. While some people might be tempted to wait and hope the wallet turns up intact, the wiser course is to take immediate action.Here's what to do:Report the LossThe loss

Men, Women, and the Two Stories Behind Every Kiss

2011-04-01T17:58:00.002+07:00

Men, Women, and the Two Stories Behind Every Kiss - The meeting of lips may feel harmonious, but it isn't. Men are always pushing to make kisses sloppier, while women always want to keep at them long after the show's over. And kissing style isn't the only point of contrast: In light of recent findings by psychologists, a kiss shared between a man and a woman seems more like a clash of spirits

Radiation In Massachusetts Rainwater Likely From Japan

2011-03-28T19:47:00.001+07:00

Radiation In Massachusetts Rainwater Likely From Japan -- Health officials said Sunday that one sample of Massachusetts rainwater has registered very low concentrations of radiation, most likely from the Japanese nuclear power plant damaged earlier this month by an earthquake and tsunami.John Auerbach, the Massachusetts commissioner of public health, said that radioiodine-131 found in the sample

Can Your Doctor Treat Your ED?

2011-02-28T17:27:00.002+07:00

Can Your Doctor Treat Your ED? - It's hard enough to talk about sexual matters to anyone, much less your physician. So it would seem important for your doctor to have the tools to help you communicate and understand a sexual problem when it arises, and to lay out your options for treatment.The problem is that many if not most general practice physicians do not feel comfortable treating and

First kiss matters more than losing virginity

2011-02-17T15:24:00.001+07:00

First kiss matters more than losing virginity - Be it behind the bike sheds or at the school disco, you are more likely to remember your first romantic kiss with your partner than even loosing your virginity. Scientists have claimed that most of us can recall 90 per cent of the details of the experience—a memory more vivid than losing their virginity, reports the Daily Mail . But, the

Riddle of how fleas can jump 100 times their height solved... they have 'multi-jointed' hind legs

2011-02-11T18:51:00.002+07:00

Riddle of how fleas can jump 100 times their height solved... they have 'multi-jointed' hind legs - The flea's astonishing ability to jump 100 times its height has fascinated and infuriated cat and dog owners for millennia.Now Cambridge scientists have finally cracked the mystery of how the minuscule insects leap so well.In the first study of its kind, researchers used high speed recording

Lured by multimedia

2011-01-24T19:18:00.003+07:00

There is no denying: A new mode of artistic expression is taking hold of artists’ creative urges.“INFLUX, Multimedia Art Strategies in Indonesia”, an exhibition part of Ruang Rupa’s 10th anniversary celebration, reveals how young artists have been stirred by the wide world of new creativity multimedia appears to offer.The exhibition, which presents the works of 15 artists challenged by the

How to be happy

2011-01-19T17:55:00.003+07:00

How to be happy - Early relationships alter our brains before we learn to speak. How does that affect our happiness, asks psychotherapist Philippa PerryAs a psychotherapist I cannot pretend that there is a simple set of instructions that guarantees happiness. We all come from a distinctive combination of genes, and have had a unique set of relationships and experiences that formed us to the

Treadmill vs. elliptical, motor vs. momentum

2011-01-13T15:07:00.001+07:00

Treadmill vs. elliptical, motor vs. momentum - In the battle of the cardio machines the treadmill reigns supreme, but the elliptical cross trainer could be a contender. Experts say treadmills give your workout the extra oomph of a motor, while ellipticals promise a smoother ride, and both have their champions.“Both have advantages and disadvantages,” said Dr. Henry Williford of

10-Year-Old Girl Discovers Supernova

2011-01-10T21:58:00.002+07:00

10-Year-Old Girl Discovers Supernova - It may have only appeared as a tiny, glowing spot hovering over a distant galaxy, but the sight made a precocious 10-year-old amateur astronomer the youngest person ever to have detected the stellar explosion known as a supernova.Kathryn Aurora Gray of Fredericton, New Brunswick in Canada discovered the supernova explosion in a galaxy, called UGC 3378,

Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes royal wedding

2010-12-25T18:26:00.001+07:00

Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes royal wedding – The Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the world's Anglicans, welcomed the forthcoming wedding of Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton in his Christmas Day sermon.In extracts released ahead of his address at Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday morning, Rowan Williams urged people to embrace the meaning of the marriage next year of the

Why "bad gifts" are a good thing for our humanity

2010-11-30T22:22:00.002+07:00

Why "bad gifts" are a good thing for our humanity - When I was 13, I gave my Aunt Muriel a scarf. Not just any scarf, mind you.This scarf was red, my favorite color - and huge and oblong, my favorite shape. When some time went by, and I never saw her wear it, I asked her if she liked it (At 13, you can get away with doing that).She said it was a beautiful scarf, one that she liked very much, and

Facebook grabs bigger slice of display ad pie

2010-11-09T21:31:00.001+07:00

Facebook grabs bigger slice of display ad pie – Facebook, the world's No. 1 Internet social network, is proving as popular among advertisers as it is among Web surfers.Nearly one of every four graphical, online display ads viewed in the United States in the third quarter was on Facebook's website, according to a new report by Web analytics firm comScore.Facebook's 23.1 percent share of display ad

Kanye West is a sexy lingerie model with feathers

2010-10-26T11:57:00.004+07:00

Kanye West is a sexy lingerie model with feathers -Kanye West's 'Runaway' music video stars Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks as semi-nude phoenixAt least that's how he portrays himself in his new music video, "Runaway," a 30-minute hit-you-over-the-head parable about rebirth in response to last year's VMA incident with Taylor Swift.In West's directorial debut -- a beautiful if sterile nod to

Sleep is sleep. Diet is diet.

2010-10-08T21:25:00.002+07:00

Sleep is sleep. Diet is diet. Then again cutting back on sleep reduces the benefits of dieting, according to a study published October 5, 2010, in the Annals of Internal Medicine. When dieters in the study got a full night's sleep, they lost the same amount of weight as when they slept less. When dieters got adequate sleep, however, more than half of the weight they lost was fat. When they

Thirsty calf milks human kindness

2010-09-03T00:56:00.004+07:00

Thirsty calf milks human kindness - A HUNGRY orphaned calf is experiencing first hand the milk of human kindness — suckling daily from an Indian woman's breasts.Couthi Bai breastfeeds the 46-day-old cow three to four times a day, claiming there is no difference between the calf and a human baby.Her fellow villagers in India, where cows are considered to be sacred animals, are supportive of her

2010-08-30T14:44:00.002+07:00

Eye of the Sun: Telescope captures most detailed image ever of a sunspot that is bigger than Earth - Like the centre of a flower or a mysterious eye, this is the most detailed image of a sunspot ever captured using visible light.The stunning picture was taken using the Big Bear Telescope in California and is the best photo of a huge sunspot that is around 8,000 miles in diameter.At the centre

Penn and Teller interview

2010-07-09T22:34:00.002+07:00

Penn and Teller interview. Illusionists Penn and Teller barely communicate outside work – but after 35 years together they still create the most beautiful shows on earth. Ahead of their first British performances for 16 years, Benjamin Secher went to Las Vegas to ask them how they do it .Two broad-hipped American women stumble through the revolving doors of the Rio Hotel and Casino into the arid

This Is Your Brain. Aging

2010-06-28T19:49:00.001+07:00

This Is Your Brain. Aging. Science is reshaping what we know about getting older. (The news is better than you think.)Over the years, Timothy Salthouse has tested more than 8,000 people in his lab at the University of Virginia, assessing their memories, problem-solving skills, and other mental functions to see how the brain fares with age. The results have been predictably dismal: after age 25 or

Special graduations set 40 years after Kent State

2010-05-03T16:46:00.003+07:00

Forty years later, Gary Lownsdale is still haunted by what he felt and what he saw in the last days of his senior year. Shock and outrage over the May 4 National Guard slayings of four Kent State University students, on the other end of Ohio from his University of Cincinnati campus. Then fear and confusion as schools across the state and much of the country saw the

Muslim Group Warns 'South Park' Creators of Death

2010-04-22T19:18:00.002+07:00

Muslim Group Warns 'South Park' Creators of Death. Radical Muslim group warns `South Park' creators that episode could bring violent retribution. A radical Muslim group has warned the creators of "South Park" that they could face violent retribution for depicting the prophet Muhammad in a bear suit during last week's episode."South Park" creaters Matt Stone, left, and Trey Parker are shown in

Is Your Job Keeping You Single?

2010-04-01T18:47:00.000+07:00

Is Your Job Keeping You Single?. U.S. government data reveals that up to 44% of the U.S. workforce is single -- and it may be because of work. Here are four reasons why your job might be keeping you single and what to do about it.1. "I don't have time to date." Many people who are single say their jobs don't leave them with enough time to meet Mr. or Mrs. Right. You may have made a

Simplicity For Success

2010-03-08T22:50:00.002+07:00

Simplicity For Success. It seems too good to be true. And yet everyone from the most affluent business consultants to the most revered spiritual gurus tell us the same thing. It all comes down to one word: Simplicity.The key to everything you are looking for can be found through simplicity.You are complex. We are complex beings. We have uncountable cells in our bodies, uncountable thoughts in our

How to cope with vaginismus

2010-03-04T13:43:00.002+07:00

How to cope with vaginismus. If you've been finding sex too painful for you to be able to make love you can feel a terrible failure but there is plenty of help available. When a couple can't make love because the woman finds it too painful it is usually because the wall of muscle around the woman's vagina is staying clamped shut in a firm No. I'm going to talk directly to the sufferer here

Sexual Issues Aren't Uncommon

2010-02-16T19:28:00.002+07:00

Sexual Issues Aren't Uncommon. What women need to know about an often "too taboo to talk about" subject. What are some causes of sexual problems in women? Female sexuality is complex. At its core is a need for closeness and intimacy. Women also have physical needs. When there is a problem in either the emotional or physical part of your life, you can have sexual problems.Some common causes

Looking for love? Perfume may backfire

2010-02-12T17:35:00.000+07:00

Looking for love? Perfume may backfire. When it comes to attracting a man, natural scent works best. Women looking for that special someone might want to think twice before spritzing Chanel No. 5. A new study suggests that a woman's natural scent may be all she needs.Recent research shows that a man's testosterone levels, which are linked with sexual interest, are significantly higher when they

Mom's Obesity May Affect Baby's Health

2010-02-11T15:04:00.002+07:00

Mom's Obesity May Affect Baby's Health. Obese mothers put newborns at greater risk for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and other ills, new research suggests. The study, done on rats, found that their body chemistry changed for life if mom was obese. Researchers expect the same phenomenon would occur in humans, given the similar

Scammer Allegedly Lies About Cancer

2010-02-03T15:18:00.005+07:00

Scammer Allegedly Lies About Cancer. Maryland Woman Allegedly Lies About Cancer, Bilks Friends for Thousands of Dollars. Prosecutor Says Woman in Baltimore Lied About Terminal Cancer to Steal Money. Dina Leone, an uninsured mother of two from Baltimore, reached out to old friends through Facebook telling them she had stage-four stomach cancer and asking for help.A Maryland grand jury indicted

Sex up your love life using Harry Potter

2010-01-29T01:53:00.000+07:00

Sex up your love life using Harry Potter. And you thought Harry Potter was only for kids! Use these Potter potions and magical instruments to rev up your sex life like never before. Feel the magic come back into your sexual life. We're all going gaga over the latest Harry Potter movie installment, Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince. As the sixth book witnesses Harry' s relationship with

The greenest way to get rid of old prescription meds

2010-01-27T01:29:00.001+07:00

Should You Flush Your Drugs Down the Toilet?. The greenest way to get rid of old prescription meds. I've been hearing a lot about how prescription medications and the other drugs we take end up in the water supply. It got me wondering: What's the most environmentally responsible way to dispose of old pills and cough syrups?It's true: A wide range of pharmaceuticals have been found in our lakes,

ECG, endoscopy and gastroscopy

2010-01-25T16:37:00.002+07:00

ECG, endoscopy and gastroscopyECG An ECG, or electrocardiogram, records the electrical activity of the heart. It can reveal any problems with the heart's rhythm or beat. Though it does not provide a complete picture of the heart's condition, an ECG offers background information on various types of heart disease. It can provide clues in cases of: Chest

If celebrities insist on using their fame to bring awareness to health problems

2010-01-25T01:34:00.000+07:00

Doc Hollywood. If celebrities insist on using their fame to bring awareness to health problems, they should follow these guidelines. Cancer has a cure. That breakthrough medical news is not the result of grueling medical research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Instead, it is brought to us via fading actress-cum-Thighmaster queen-cum-New Age health guru Suzanne Somers. In her

Soft Cheese for a Clean Planet

2010-01-22T01:28:00.000+07:00

Soft Cheese for a Clean Planet. A foodie's guide to planet-friendly fromage. I'm planning a big holiday shindig, and I was going to put out my usual enormous cheese-and-cracker spread. This year I've been wondering: What's the environmental impact of cheese?Cheese is certainly one of life's great pleasures. (The Lantern is with Liz Lemon and G.K Chesterton on this point.) But there's no doubt

The disappearance of Flight 188

2010-01-20T16:20:00.000+07:00

Flying Blind. The disappearance of Flight 188. You've heard of planes that vanished into thin air? Here's a truer, scarier story: On Oct. 21, 2009, two pilots flying from San Diego to Minneapolis vanished into cyberspace.Their plane was fine. Ground controllers tracked it the whole time. The passengers and flight attendants in the main cabin noticed nothing unusual. And the pilots' bodies stayed

The Addiction HabitDo we really need rehab centers for people who spend too much time shopping or using the Internet?

2010-01-15T16:13:00.002+07:00

The Addiction Habit. Do we really need rehab centers for people who spend too much time shopping or using the Internet?. Like a compulsive crack user desperately sucking on a broken pipe, we can't get enough of addiction. We got hooked on the concept a few centuries back, originally to describe the compulsive intake of alcohol and, later, the excessive use of drugs like heroin and cocaine.Now it

Five Ways to Revitalize Your Search

2010-01-05T12:24:00.001+07:00

Five Ways to Revitalize Your Search. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, 19.3 percent of full-time workers were unemployed for 27 weeks or more in 2006. If you have been looking for a job for a while, there's a good chance you're frustrated with your inability to find one. The longer you're on the job hunt, the more likely it seems that you won't ever be

Six Rules for Effective 'Net-working

2010-01-05T12:18:00.001+07:00

Six Rules for Effective 'Net-working. For busy workers, networking online is a great way to quickly meet dozens -- or even hundreds -- of like-minded professionals. It also can be an option for those less inclined to reach out and socialize with new business contacts in a traditional setting. Web sites like LinkedIn.com and MeetUp.com, as well as industry conference discussion forums and trade

Five Job Search Mishaps

2010-01-05T12:12:00.002+07:00

Five Job Search Mishaps. Everyone makes mistakes, but one of the worst times to do so is when you're applying for a job. As Lori McLeese, Chief People Officer at San Francisco-based nonprofit Room to Read, says: "I think of the job search process as dating, where you and the job seeker are on your very best behavior. If any red flags come up during this time, I wonder what the candidate's

Seven Jobs in Health Care That Require Moderate Training

2010-01-05T12:05:00.002+07:00

Seven Jobs in Health Care That Require Moderate Training. No job is guaranteed to last forever, but certain industries offer more hope for longevity, an especially attractive quality these days. The health-care industry employed 14 million workers in 2006, making it the largest sector in the nation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Its outlook is promising, with the potential to add 3

Five Tips for Executive-Level Job Seekers

2010-01-05T11:56:00.002+07:00

Five Tips for Executive - Level Job Seekers. Recent economic woes have struck a severe blow to the nation's work force -- penetrating as high as the top tiers of corporate America. As the economy becomes increasingly shaky and companies are forced to trim budgets, executive-level and management positions have become more vulnerable than ever.Considered by many to be "untouchable," thousands of

Can we really be addicted to the internet?

2009-12-23T01:23:00.000+07:00

Can we really be addicted to the internet?. The news that China’s parents are resorting to electro-shock therapy in an attempt to ‘cure’ their children of internet addiction is nothing short of terrifying. According to The Sunday Times: “Chinese teenagers hooked on the internet are being subjected to electro-shock therapy at a clinic that claims they will be “reborn” free of the obsession.”What

Eyelids stuck to zips on Christmas jumpers among bizarre hospital injuries

2009-12-22T16:04:00.001+07:00

Eyelids stuck to zips on Christmas jumpers among bizarre hospital injuries. People catching their eyelids on new Christmas jumpers and glitter fragments in eyeballs are among some of the bizarre injuries logged by hospital doctors over the festive period.A casualty doctor has warned that carving the Christmas turkey while drunk or popping champagne corks could seriously damage the population's

Top 10 Cruel Things Women Do to Men

2009-12-10T17:34:00.003+07:00

Top 10 Cruel Things Women Do to Men. Women can be cruel, and they often do cruel things to men. Despite their reputation as the fairer sex, when it comes to relationships, sometimes women can be downright nasty.It seems like a reverse sexism started to take hold as the feminist movement came about and equality for women began gaining ground. Some women use their girl-power solidarity to come to a

Newt protein could hold promise for humans

2009-12-07T18:04:00.004+07:00

Newt protein could hold promise for humans. Molecule helps stimulate stem cells that ultimately form new limbs . Limb loss for a salamander is nothing to get up in arms about—they just re-grow a new one. But how? One molecule could be behind their remarkable limb-sprouting ability, according to a new study that could also grow the field of human regenerative medicine. The ability to conjure up

Psychotherapy Can Boost Happiness More Than Money

2009-11-30T00:55:00.001+07:00

Psychotherapy Can Boost Happiness More Than Money. For well-being, a $1,300 round of treatment equals a $41,000 pay raise, researchers sayPsychological therapy may be much more effective at making people happy than getting a raise or winning a lottery prize, suggests an English study.Researchers analyzed data on thousands of people who provided information about their mental well-being and found

Forget polar bears, worry about humans

2009-11-24T19:22:00.002+07:00

Forget polar bears, worry about humans. WHEN I was a postdoc, I was often short of money and used to earn a little extra cash by telling fortunes using a pack of 15th-century tarot cards. Like other practitioners, I was always praying that one card would not appear. It shows a grinning skeleton carrying a giant scythe standing above a field littered with severed heads. It is card number 13, Death

Mobile botnets show their disruptive potential

2009-11-24T19:17:00.001+07:00

Mobile botnets show their disruptive potential. DENIAL-of-services (DoS) attacks are a common tactic used by "black hats" intent on bringing down a high-profile website, one owned by a bank or political party, say. But what if these hackers now have cellphone networks in their sights? In a standard DoS attack,

Limp reception for female 'libido drug'

2009-11-24T19:15:00.001+07:00

Limp reception for female 'libido drug'. A drug that boosts women's libido may have come a step closer after apparently successful trials. Inevitably dubbed a "female Viagra", such drugs are objects of desire for the pharmaceutical industry, which sees them as a potential gold mine. However, flibanserin's

Contact lenses to get built-in virtual graphics

2009-11-24T19:11:00.000+07:00

Contact lenses to get built-in virtual graphics. A contact lens that harvests radio waves to power an LED is paving the way for a new kind of display. The lens is a prototype of a device that could display information beamed from a mobile device. Realising that display size is increasingly a constraint in

Cellphone app to make maps of noise pollution

2009-11-24T19:09:00.001+07:00

Cellphone app to make maps of noise pollution. CELLPHONES could soon be used to fight noise pollution - an irony that won't be lost on those driven to distraction by mobile phones' ringtones. In a bid to make cities quieter, the European Union requires member states to create noise maps of their urban areas

Four ways to feed the world

2009-11-24T19:07:00.001+07:00

Four ways to feed the world. IT IS humanity's oldest enemy. Despite all our science, a sixth of people in the developing world are chronically hungry. At a summit in Rome this week, world leaders reaffirmed a pledge to end hunger "at the earliest possible date". The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) wanted them to

US could ban caffeine-alcohol drinks within months

2009-11-24T19:05:00.001+07:00

US could ban caffeine-alcohol drinks within months. THE US Food and Drug Administration is unimpressed by the fad for drinks that contain a double hit - alcohol and caffeine. Unless makers supply the FDA with scientific evidence that the drinks are safe they could be banned within months. The agency is worried that

Writing Origin 'like confessing a murder'

2009-11-24T19:01:00.002+07:00

Charles Darwin: Writing Origin 'like confessing a murder'. Death is no barrier to New Scientist. 150 years after the publication of On the Origin of Species, we have obtained an interview with its author. What was it like, coming up with the idea that changed the world?

Stripping off Shows from Internet Entrepreneurs

2009-11-22T15:45:00.002+07:00

Stripping off Shows from Internet Entrepreneurs. How to prove they are more than just 'geeks'. With their modesty covered by only a cable, 24 London internet entrepreneurs have bared all for a charity calendar. Available to pre-order from today, the £10 Nude London Tech calendar has 24 pictures of the capital's internet pioneers what they describe as artistic' poses.Hermione Way, a 24 year old

These Stones Really are Rolling

2009-11-22T15:38:00.002+07:00

These Stones Really are Rolling - These extraordinary pictures reveal a bizarre event that is puzzling the science world - rocks that glide across the desert. Amid the eerie silence and the 50C heat of California's Death Valley these giant boulders appear to move smoothly - and unaided - across the desert. The rocks, some as heavy as 17 stone, edge along in bizarre, straight-line patterns across