Space station won't have to dodge satellite debris

CNN) -- NASA won't have to maneuver the international space station to dodge a piece of debris from a Soviet-era satellite spinning around Earth, the space agency announced Monday.

Mission controllers at the Johnson Space Center in Houston warned earlier that a piece of the Kosmos 1275 was to pass about 1/2 mile from the space station early Tuesday morning. But after further study, NASA determined no evasive action would be needed, said Paul Dye, flight director for the space shuttle Discovery, which is en route to the station.
"The latest tracking information showed it is outside of our area of concern, so the station is going to be right where we expected it to be," Dye told reporters at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Discovery lifted off from Florida on Sunday for a scheduled docking at 5:13 p.m. ET Tuesday. The spacecraft is not threatened by the debris, said LeRoy Cain, the shuttle program's deputy manager.
The dimensions of the satellite debris were not known Monday. The object was expected to pass "on the fringes" of the 2 km-by-25 km-by-25 km (1.25 mile-by-15 mile-by-15 mile) safety zone controllers monitor, Dye said.
"It's a very low probability of hit -- less than one in 100,000," he said.
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The space shuttle Discovery is currently headed toward the station for a scheduled docking Tuesday, but the spacecraft is not threatened by the debris, said LeRoy Cain, the shuttle program's deputy manager.
Last week, a piece of debris forced the space station's current crew -- astronauts Mike Fincke and Sandy Magnus, and cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov -- to take shelter in its escape capsule, a rare close call for the orbiting platform, NASA said.
That object, a chunk of metal from a satellite rocket motor used on an earlier space mission, was about 5 inches across, and moving at nearly 20,000 mph. It passed within 3 miles of the station early Thursday afternoon and was detected too late for the station to maneuver out of the way, controllers said. iReport.com: See, share your photos of launches and space

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'Star Wars' scientists create laser gun to kill mosquitoes

LONDON, England -- Scientists in the U.S. are developing a laser gun that could kill millions of mosquitoes in minutes.

The laser, which has been dubbed a "weapon of mosquito destruction" fires at mosquitoes once it detects the audio frequency created by the beating of its wings.
The laser beam then destroys the mosquito, burning it on the spot.
Developed by some of the astrophysicists involved in what was known as the "Star Wars" anti-missile programs during the Cold War, the project is meant to prevent the spread of malaria.
Lead scientist on the project, Dr. Jordin Kare, told CNN that the laser would be able to sweep an area and "toast millions of mosquitoes in a few minutes."
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people from the bites of female mosquitoes.
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It is particularly prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world and kills an African child every 30 seconds, according to the World Health Organization.
There are an estimated 300 million acute cases of malaria each year globally, resulting in more than one million deaths, the WHO reports.
Responding to questions about any potential harm the laser could pose to the eco-system, Kare said: "There is no such thing as a good mosquito, there's nothing that feeds exclusively on them. No one would miss mosquitoes," he said.
"In any case," he added. "The laser is able to distinguish between mosquitoes that go after people and those that aren't dangerous."
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He added that other insects would not be affected by the laser's beam.
The research was commissioned by Intellectual Ventures, a Washington, U.S.-based company that was founded by Nathan Myhrvold, a former Microsoft Corporation executive.
His previous boss, Bill Gates, who funded the research, asked Myhrvold to look into new ways of combating malaria.

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Younger Women With Breast Cancer Face Added Peril

FRIDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of breast cancer re-occurring is greater in women younger than 35 than it is in older women, especially if they opt for less radical treatment for the disease, a new study says.
In analyzing treatment of 652 breast cancer patients over three decades, researchers from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston found that younger women had a better chance of avoiding a return of the disease if they had a mastectomy with adjuvant radiation rather than breast-conserving therapy or mastectomy alone. The findings were similar regardless of how advanced the cancer was.
The study was published in the March 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.
"Locoregional recurrence after optimal breast cancer treatment in young women remains a significant problem," the study's lead author, Dr. Beth Beadle, a resident at M.D. Anderson, said in an American Society for Radiation Oncology news release. "Our study hopefully will help radiation oncologists plan therapies for younger breast cancer patients, who have inferior outcomes compared to older patients, and generate new interest in prospective studies to evaluate the best treatment strategies for these young women."
The researchers speculated that the reason younger women fare worse than older women with breast cancer is that the disease is biologically more aggressive in younger women.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenage boys who regularly eat fish may be doing their brains some good, a new study suggests.

Eating out invariably raises a number of tricky questions: sit-down or drive-thru? Burgers or pizza? Thin or stuffed crust? Choosing one over the other could mean saving hundreds of calories in a single meal, and up to 50 pounds of flab in the course of a year and countless health woes over the course of a lifetime. That’s why Eat This, Not That! launched an investigation and put 66 major chain restaurants under the nutritional microscope—so that you and your family can continue to eat out, but do so knowing the types of insider tips and savvy strategies that can help melt fat all year long. And the good news is that many fan favorites scored top marks!To separate the commendable from the deplorable, we calculated the total number of calories per entrée. This gave us a snapshot of how each restaurant compared in average serving size—a key indicator of unhealthy portion distortion. Then we rewarded establishments with fruit and vegetable side-dish choices, as well as for providing whole-grain options. Finally, we penalized places for excessive amounts of trans fats and menus laden with gut-busting desserts. What we ended up with is the Eat This, Not That! Restaurant Report Card, which will show you how all of the nation’s largest eating establishments stack up nutritionally.Check out those restaurants that scored a B+ or higher:
A-Chick-fil-ABetween the breakfast and lunch menus, there are only two entrées at Chick-Fil-A that break 500 calories, a rare feat in the fast-food world. What this means is that you can't possibly do too much harm—especially if you stick to the chicken. And unlike the typical fast-food chain, Chick-Fil-A offers a list of sides that goes beyond breaded and fried potatoes and onions. (Just beware the large cole slaw, which adds an extra 600 calories to your daily intake!) That's why we dub the Atlanta-based chicken shack one of our all-time favorite fast-food restaurants.Also, be sure to check out our exclusive list of the best and worst restaurants for kids to find out why Chick-fil-A receives an even higher grade when it comes to kids’ meals.SURVIVAL STRATEGY: The worst thing you can do is supplement your meal with a milkshake—not a single cup has fewer than 600 calories. And instead of nuggets or strips, look to the Chargrilled Chicken Sandwiches, which average only 320 calories apiece.A-SubwayA menu based on lean protein and vegetables is always going to score well in our book. With more than half a dozen sandwiches under 300 calories, plus a slew of soups and healthy sides to boot, Subway can satisfy even the pickiest eater without breaking the caloric bank. But, despite what Jared may want you to believe, Subway is not nutritionally infallible: Those rosy calorie counts posted on the menu boards include neither cheese nor mayo (add 160 calories per 6-inch sub), and some of the toasted subs, like the Meatball Marinara, contain hefty doses of calories, saturated fat, and sodium.SURVIVAL STRATEGY: Cornell researchers have discovered a “health halo” at Subway, which refers to the tendency to reward yourself or your kid with chips, cookies, and large soft drinks because the entrée is healthy. Avoid the halo, and all will be well.Along those same lines, try to avoid anything from this indispensable list of the 14 worst “healthy” foods in America, too. They'll trip you up--and easily expand your waistline.
A-Jamba JuiceJamba offers a viable and tasty solution to the dearth of fresh fruits and vegetables in the American diet: Stick it all in a blender and let us slurp it up. But make this your rule: If it includes syrup or added sugar, it ceases to be a smoothie. Jamba Juice makes plenty of real-deal smoothies, but their menu is sullied with more than a few faux-fruit blends. Just make sure you choose the right one.SURVIVAL STRATEGY: For a perfectly guilt-free treat, opt for a Jamba Light or All Fruit Smoothie in a 16-ounce cup.And unless you're looking to put on weight for your new acting career, don't touch the Peanut Butter Moo'd. On this shocking list of the 20 Unhealthiest Drinks in America, it sits worryingly close to the top. (You’ll be amazed by what’s number one!) A-Au Bon PainSure the menu has its pitfalls, but what menu doesn't? The bottom line is that Au Bon Pain combines an extensive inventory of healthy items with an unrivaled standard of nutritional transparency. Each store has an on-site nutritional kiosk to help customers find a meal to meet their expectations, and the variety of ordering options provides dozens of paths to a sensible meal. SURVIVAL STRATEGY: Most of the café sandwiches are in the 650-calorie range, so make a lean meal instead by combining a hot soup with one of the many low-calorie options on the Portions menu. And if you must indulge, eschew the baked goods in favor of a cup of fruit and yogurt, or serving of chocolate-covered almonds. B+Boston MarketWith more than a dozen healthy vegetable sides and lean meats like turkey and roast sirloin on the menu, the low-cal, high-nutrient possibilities at Boston Market are endless. But with nearly a dozen calorie-packed sides and fatty meats like dark meat chicken and meat loaf, it’s almost as easy to construct a lousy meal. SURVIVAL STRATEGY: There are three simple steps to nutritional salvation: 1) Start with turkey, sirloin, or rotisserie chicken. 2) Add two noncreamy, nonstarchy vegetable sides. 3) Ignore all special items, such as pot pie and nearly all of the sandwiches. B+Cici’s Pizza BuffetCici's began in Texas in 1985 and now boasts more than 600 locations, proving definitively that Americans love a good buffet. The good news for our waistlines is that the crust is moderately sized, and the pizza comes in varieties beyond simple sausage and pepperoni. But if you check your willpower at the door, you're probably better off skipping the pizza buffet entirely. SURVIVAL STRATEGY: It takes 20 minutes for your brain to tell your body it's full, so start with a salad and then proceed slowly to the pizza. Limit yourself to the healthier slices like the Zesty Vegetable, Alfredo, and the Olé, which is a Mexican-inspired pie with only 108 calories per slice. B+McDonald’sThe world-famous burger baron has come a long way since the days of Fast Food Nation—at least nutritionally speaking. The trans fats are mostly gone, the number of gut-wrecking calorie bombs are now fewer than ever, and the menu holds plenty of healthy options such as salads and yogurt parfaits. Don't cut loose at the counter just yet, though. Too many of the breakfast and lunch sandwiches still top the 500-calorie mark, and the dessert menu is fodder for some major belly-building. SURVIVAL STRATEGY: The Egg McMuffin remains one of the best ways to start your day in the fast-food world—feel free to use it as a replacement option for any of these eight worst fast food breakfasts in America!
As for the later hours, you can splurge on a Big Mac or a Quarter Pounder, but only if you skip the fries and soda, which add an average of 590 calories onto any meal. B+Taco BellTaco Bell combines two things with bad nutritional reputations: Mexican food and fast food. The result should be horrendous, yet somehow it works out so that a little prudence at the ordering window can bag you a meal with fewer than 500 calories. The potential for belly-building is still there, but the calorie bombs are generally easy to spot. And to limit the chances of a mistake, Taco Bell reengineered some of its classic items and listed them under the Fresco Menu for a savings of up to 10 grams of fat per item. SURVIVAL STRATEGY: Grilled Stuft Burritos, anything served in a bowl, and anything prepared with multiple "layers" are your worst options. Instead, order any combination of two of the following: crunchy tacos, bean burritos, or anything on the Fresco menu.B+Wendy’sScoring a decent meal at Wendy's is just about as easy as scoring a bad one, and that's a big compliment for a burger joint. Options such as chili and baked potatoes offer the side-order variety that's missing from less-evolved fast-food chains like Dairy Queen and Carl's Jr. Plus they offer a handful of Jr. Burgers that don't stray far over 300 calories. And for our money, the ¼-lb single is one of the best substantial burgers in the industry. Where they err is in their recently expanded line of desserts and a lackluster selection of beverages. But you're happy just drinking water, right? SURVIVAL STRATEGY: The grilled chicken sandwiches and wraps don't have more than 320 calories, which is less than even a small order of French fries. Choose the chicken or a small burger and pair it with a healthy side, and then hit the door before you receive the 500-calorie penalty for giving in to your Frosty hankering.
You can check out the complete Eat This, Not That! Restaurant Report Card here.
Want to avoid some of the biggest fast-food weapons of mass inflation? Make sure you’re armed with this comprehensive list of the 20 worst foods in America in 2009.
Also, enjoy delicious low-calorie fast-food meals by familiarizing yourself with this great list of the Best Fast-Food Meals Under 500 Calories!Finally, sign up for your FREE Eat This, Not That! weekly newsletter or subscribe to the new Eat This, Not That! premium website. You’ll get thousands of useful tips, tricks, and secret insights into everything going on in the world of food and nutrition—so that you can stay lean for life while still enjoying all of your favorite foods. It’s like having a personal nutritionist on call 24 hours a day!

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Fish may be brain food for teenage boys

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenage boys who regularly eat fish may be doing their brains some good, a new study suggests.

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Swedish researchers found that among nearly 5,000 15-year-old boys they surveyed, those who ate fish more than once per week tended to score higher on intelligence tests three years later.
The findings, published in the journal Acta Pediatrica, add to evidence that fish may indeed be brain food.
Researchers believe that the omega-3 fats found in fish -- particularly oily fish like salmon, mackerel and, to a lesser extent, albacore tuna -- are important to early brain development and to maintaining healthy brain function throughout life.
Past studies have found, for instance, that children whose mothers who ate fish regularly during pregnancy tend to have higher intelligence scores than their peers, and older fish-eaters have been shown to have a lower risk of cognitive impairment.
The new study appears to be the first large-scale one to look at the effects of fish on teenagers' intelligence, lead researcher Dr. Maria Aberg, of Goteborg University, told Reuters Health.
This is important, she explained, because the late-teens are a critical period for the brain "plasticity" that underlies intelligence and emotional and social behavior. Plasticity refers to the brain's ability to reorganize the connections among cells in response to normal experience, like learning a new skill, or to injury.
The findings are based on data from 4,792 male adolescents who completed detailed questionnaires on diet and lifestyle when they were 15 years old, then underwent standard intelligence tests when they were 18.
On average, Aberg's team found, those who ate fish more than once per week scored higher than those who ate fish less than weekly. This remained true when the researchers accounted for several other factors that influence both children's diets and their intelligence scores -- like parents' education levels and the family's socioeconomic status.
"These findings are significant," Aberg said, "because the study was carried out between the ages of 15 and 18, when educational achievements can help to shape the rest of a young man's life."
It's too soon to make specific diet recommendations for teenagers, according to the researcher. "But for the time being," she said, "it appears that including fish in a diet can make a valuable contribution to cognitive performance in male teenagers."
SOURCE: Acta Pediatrica, March 2009.

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Enough of the puff: tax may cut smoking rates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A big hike in the federal tax on cigarettes taking effect on April 1 may prompt 1 million U.S. smokers to quit, according to public health experts.

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Expansion of a popular public health insurance program for lower income children is being financed by an increase in the federal excise tax on a pack of cigarettes of about $1.01 per pack, up from the current 39 cents on a $4.35 pack.
Smoking kills about 440,000 Americans annually and costs the nation $193 billion in medical expenses and lost productivity, said Dr. Terry Pechacek of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Health.
"There is almost unanimous agreement across the scientific community and policymakers that raising the price of cigarettes in whatever fashion has a consistent effect on reducing smoking rates, increasing the quit rate among adult smokers and preventing the initiation of regular smoking by children and young adults," Pechacek said in a telephone interview.
Danny McGoldrick, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids advocacy group's vice president for research, said the formula is simple: as prices rise, fewer people buy cigarettes.
McGoldrick forecast the tax hike will persuade just over 1 million current smokers to quit and prevent 2 million children from starting. These changes will avert about 905,000 smoking-related deaths and save $44.5 billion in healthcare expenses over time, McGoldrick predicted.
President Barack Obama signed the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program on February 4. President George W. Bush had twice vetoed the bill, which also raises federal taxes on cigars and other tobacco products.
The industry is unhappy. Higher prices will lead to at least a 10 percent decline in cigarette sales and could put 117,000 people out of work, said Thomas Briant, executive director of the National Association of Tobacco Outlets.
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Briant, whose group represents the operators of 2,500 retail stores, tobacco wholesalers, cigarette manufacturers and others, decried "the single largest tax increase on a product in the history of the United States."
"There's going to be an immediate drop-off in sales because of that tax increase as of April 1," Briant said. "We expect the fall-out from that in terms of job losses to take about six to nine months from that date."
Retail store clerks and cashiers, truck drivers who deliver cigarettes, warehouse workers, sales representatives and others may lose jobs, Briant said.
U.S. smoking rates have been declining slowly for decades. The CDC's most recent data showed about 19.8 percent of U.S. adults -- 43.4 million people -- were smokers in 2007.
Smoking rates vary by state -- from a high of 28 percent in Kentucky to a low of 12 percent in Utah. Rates are often higher where state tobacco taxes are lower. The average state tax is $1.32 per pack, ranging from a low of 7 cents in South Carolina to a high of $2.75 in New York state.
State taxes have more than doubled in the past six years and more states and localities are banning smoking from public places like office buildings, restaurants and bars.
Daniel Smith, president of the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network, said the next important step is for Congress to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration power to regulate tobacco products. The FDA already oversees drugs, medical devices, most foods, cosmetics and animal drugs.
A House of Representatives panel approved the long-stalled measure on March 4. It still needs passage by the full House and Senate. "This is the year to make it happen," Smith said.
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Exposure to Peanuts May Build Tolerance to Allergy

SUNDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Exposing

children with peanut allergies to a carefully administered daily oral dose of pean

uts helped them build tolerance to

the point where some of them appear to have lost their allergies, a new study found.

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Hanna Carter, 5, of Roanoke, Va., takes a dosage of peanut protein from Nurse Practitioner Pam Steele at the Duke South Clinic at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Hanna is being treated for peanut allergies. A handful of children once severely allergic to peanuts now can eat them without worry. Scientists have retrained their immune systems so they're allergy-free (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
However, the researchers, from Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Children's Hospital, cautioned that the approach is still experimental and should not be tried by parents on their own.
"This is not something to be done at home," said Dr. Wesley Burks, chief of the division of pediatric allergy and immunology at Duke and a co-author of the research. "It truly is an investigational study."
But the children in the study did build long-term tolerance, with the researchers documenting key immunologic changes reflecting a lack of allergic response.
Burks and his colleagues were expected to present their findings Sunday at the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology meeting, in Washington, D.C.
About four million American have allergies to foods, and tree nut allergies, including peanut allergies, are the most common. For the highly allergic, exposure to even a trace amount of peanuts can provoke a life-threatening reaction. Nearly half of the 150 deaths attributed to food allergies each year are caused by peanut allergies, according to background information in the study.
For the study, which began five years ago, Burks and his colleagues gave children with a history of peanut allergy gradually larger daily doses of peanut protein, while other allergic children were given a placebo. The starting doses were very small, as little as 1/1000th of a peanut. The doses increased until the children ate the equivalent of up to 15 peanuts a day about 10 months later, and then they stayed on the daily therapy while they were monitored.
Nine of the 33 children participating in the study have been on maintenance therapy for more than 2.5 years, and four of them were able to discontinue the treatment and eat peanuts, the researchers said.
When the researchers tracked immunologic changes -- specifically levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin E, which the body makes in response to allergens -- they found the levels had declined to nearly nothing at the end of the trial.
"I think what has been shown in this [research] is that the threshold [at which allergic reactions begin] really can change with treatment," Burks said.
Changing the threshold is valuable, he said, because it could mean that if a child with a peanut allergy accidentally ate something with peanut in it, he may have no reaction. "If you do that alone, you give the family comfort," he said.
Still to be answered is whether doctors can "make the disease go away," Burks said, adding that his research will continue.
The concept of exposing an allergic person to small amounts of the allergen isn't new, of course, said Dr. Scott Sicherer, associate professor of pediatrics and chief of the division of pediatric allergy and immunology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
That's the idea behind allergy shots.
"I think this [Duke-Arkansas] is very promising, the results," added Sicherer, who's also chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Allergy and Immunology.
Funding for the study was provided by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, the Food Allergy Project, the Gerber Foundation and the Robins Family Foundation.
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Report says 3 percent in DC have HIV or AIDS

WASHINGTON - A new report by D.C. health officials says that at least 3 percent of residents in the nation's capital are living with HIV or AIDS and every mode of transmission is on the rise.
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The findings in the 2008 epidemiology report by the D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration point to a severe epidemic that's impacting every race and sex across the population and neighborhoods.
Scheduled to be released Monday, the report says that the number of HIV and AIDS cases jumped 22 percent from the nearly 12,500 reported in 2006. Almost 1 in 10 residents between ages 40 and 49 are living with HIV, and black men had the highest infection rate at almost 7 percent.
The report says that the virus is most often transmitted by men having sex with men, followed by heterosexual transmission and injection drug use.

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Making a Change: Attitude is Everything

You might have read the book Attitude is Everything: 10 Life-Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action, by Keith Harrell. This practical guide inspired me to develop a winning attitude when it comes to a healthy lifestyle and weight. Below are Mr. Harrell's first 5 steps, along with my take on them:
1. Understand the power of attitude. Keith Harrell writes, “Your attitude is a powerful tool for positive action.” When you embark on a mission to improve your health, your attitude about how you approach this goal can be even more important than the plan itself. Even the healthiest meal plans have fallen by the wayside when the planner's deep-down attitude was a feeling of doom and gloom or a lack of confidence. Going into your mission with a can-do attitude is key to success in anything in life, including weight loss.
2. Choose to take charge of your life. Keith Harrell again: “To transform your attitude into action, you must accept responsibility for what goes on inside your mind by monitoring your internal dialogue.” One of my favorite yoga teachers mentioned just last month that the average person has about 60,000 thoughts a day, most of them negative, and most of them repetitions of the same few thoughts! How are your thoughts? Could they be more positive? How could you quiet the little A.M. radio that is constantly chattering inside our minds? Meditation, deep breathing, yoga, or relaxing music can all help here.
3. Identify through self-awareness those attitudes that are holding you back and the ones that are propelling you forward. It’s easier said than done, but since life only happens in the present, try to focus on the here-and-now and let go of beliefs—and even relationships—that are holding you back. Such self awareness can be vital in your making huge leaps to a more positive lifestyle, happiness, and success. Mr. Harrell suggests creating “a private-life game plan” by writing out specific goals for our lives.
4. Reframe that bad attitude. Mr. Harrell suggests that negative attitudes, such as anger, can be transformed into gratitude and forgiveness by shifting our perspective. Letting go of not only past regrets but also angst about the future is key to optimizing your contentment. I’ve read a few books by the Dalai Lama where he deals with how to find happiness and peace in life, and gratitude seemed to be a common thread. If we can’t feel gratitude for where we are now, regardless of our discontents—perhaps about our weight or our current position in life—then future success will be limited, at best.
5. Find your purpose and passion. Understanding the importance of living your life with purpose and passion—that is, having a personal vision—is critical to achieving success. It’s easy to get into a rut in life, whether it’s a dead-end job you dread or a relationship that’s been dead for some time. The alternatives—change and fears of not finding another job or relationship—are scary; however, life is too short to linger in situations that are stagnant.
Bringing it back to weight loss These same principles apply to your diet. Are you eating fast foods because they’re convenient and easy and then feeling sluggish and kicking yourself afterward? Consider meeting with a registered dietitian to get a fresh start on your eating and your overall health. You also might want to check out alternative medicine, such as acupuncture or yoga, or visit a holistic counselor. A life coach might help you find just the direction you’re looking for to help you meet goals that you have not even realized you had. Go for it, my dear readers! In the future, I’ll include Keith Harrell's remaining 5 life-changing steps to turning attitude into action. I hope you’ll join me!

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The Side Effects of Antidepressants

In the last several entries of this blog, I've been extolling the virtues of antidepressants, which have been proven effective in treating various mood and anxiety disorders. Antidepressants are sometimes also prescribed for a wide assortment of other conditions and purposes, such as for pain syndromes, insomnia, smoking cessation, hot flashes, bed wetting, and itching.
The testing that is performed in humans during clinical trials confirms whether medications are doing the positive things they are supposed to be doing. These clinical investigations also help predict the negative side effects that future patients may experience. "Adverse events" are the undesired things that researchers keep track of while medications are being tested in people. Adverse events can be mild or severe, and they can be common or rare.
So, like all medications for all disorders, antidepressants have some desired actions and some potentially undesirable actions. Side effects are the actions we don't like, although occasionally what is good for one person may be bad for another. Some antidepressants, for example, increase appetite and cause weight gain, which may be very beneficial for some patients, but a huge problem for others. Sedation from some antidepressants can help with insomnia, but also can lead to undesired sleepiness during the day for some people.
The side effects of antidepressants may be minor and easy to tolerate, or they may be so severe that people stop taking the medications. Many people experience no side effects with antidepressants, but, very rarely, side effects can be fatal. Usually side effects are considered to be direct effects of the drugs, but people sometimes have allergic reactions (mild or severe) to these medications that are really caused when the body's immune system reacts abnormally to the presence of the drug.
Some antidepressant side effects are relatively common, while others almost never occur. Some of the side effects are similar for most antidepressants or for major classes of the drugs, while others occur only with individual medications. When people are taking two or more medications, drug-drug interactions can sometimes cause problems, even when the drugs are being taken for entirely different conditions.
The list of possible antidepressant side effects is extremely long. Relatively common problems with the tricyclic antidepressants (TCA), for example, include dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, and sedation.
More common problems with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs­) such as Prozac include insomnia, gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, and sexual dysfunction problems such as decreased arousal and difficulty achieving orgasm.
If you are taking an antidepressant, make sure you know about the common side effects for that particular drug and what symptoms you should ask your doctor about if they should appear. Be sure to talk to your doctor or other health care providers about any concerns you have about your medications in general, and make sure that anyone prescribing medications for you knows all the other medications you are taking.
And please remember: If you are having difficulty with one antidepressant, don't give up on all of them. There are many different choices and so it is likely that one will help you without causing bothersome side effects.

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Five Steps to a 5-Star Body

Getting your best body can be as simple as counting to five every day. Really! No matter what goal you’re pursuing—shedding those 10 pounds that have been hanging around too long, toning your trouble zones or simply eating healthier. It's so easy. I think of it as my five-star day. The five-star day is so simple—you just give yourself a star for everything you do right. You get stars for:
Sleep! Try to catch 7 to 9 hours each night. This, I know from personal experience, can seem like an unrealistic goal, but the amount of research that supports the connection between shut-eye and health makes me shoot for this star every day. For starters, catching enough zzz’s can help you lose weight. In a study of more than 68,000 women, those who dozed seven hours a night weighed 5.5 pounds less than women who slept five hours or less. Ample sleep encourages your body to make more of the fullness hormone leptin and less of the hunger hormone ghrelin, so you’re not as hungry. Snoozing can also curb anxiety and depression, both of which can lead to emotional eating. As if that’s not enough reason, too little rest can cloud moral judgment, too. Try going to bed just 30 minutes earlier each night to see how much you’ll benefit.
Exercise! Yes, breaking a sweat can help you lose weight, but it can also curb cravings, help you live longer, reduce stress, undo some of the damage of eating fatty foods—and those are just a few of the benefits. Aim for 30 minutes a day—even a walk counts toward your tally—and give yourself a star each time you fulfill that goal with any one of your favorite workouts.
Eat right! No, you don’t have to count calories. You can eat healthy and have delicious, filling and satisfying meals (snacks, too!). If you’re doing the 2009 SELF Challenge, give yourself a star for every day that you eat according to the Challenge meal plan and log your meals in your online food diary. If you’re not doing the Challenge, you can still snag a star when you’ve eaten in a way that makes your body feel good—and you feel proud. For me, that’s when I opt for yogurt with berries rather than a muffin at breakfast, have a salad with tofu for lunch and choose salmon over steak at dinner, then skip the ice cream pig-out late at night. Yes, it’s that simple! I’m not perfect, and there are definitely days when I have a second glass of wine or a too-generous square of my favorite dark chocolate bar, but I find that once I start building that five-star day, I get invested in it and want to keep it up.
Stretch! Limbering up is a way to thank your muscles for all the hard work they do for you each day. It can also help you increase your overall range of motion, making exercise seem less difficult. And when workouts are less daunting, you’ll not only enjoy them more, but you also will probably do them more often, too! To me, yoga and pilates count, as does just stretching at the kitchen counter as I watch the headlines in the morning. No need to set aside a huge block of time! However you choose to go Gumby, give yourself a star for treating your body to a break.
Talk yourself up! This might be the most important part of the five-star plan: Giving yourself a well-deserved pat on the back for simply being strong, smart and healthy. Even on days when you only notch one or two other stars, take a moment to give yourself credit for being a truly amazing human being. Talking yourself up carries over to other areas of your life: Not only will you feel more confident, but research shows you will also get sick about 30 percent less frequently, stave off emotional eating and reduce your cancer risk. There are plenty of other reasons to celebrate your body. Pretty impressive for a few pats on the back!
Create your own five-star days: When you join the Challenge, you can use our free online logs to track the stars you earn each day. Counting stars is motivating, and rewarding yourself for smart, healthy behavior is more inspiring than the negative mind-sets required by most "diets." I had to create a system in my own head that was simple, easy to track and optimistic. The best part is that you get to start fresh every day, so even if you only manage one or two stars one day, you can stay with it by going to sleep early and telling yourself, like Scarlett O’Hara, tomorrow is another day!
Sign up today for free online food and workout logs (to track your own five-star days), plus a chance to win a trip for two to Antigua!

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Xperia X1 Review

The Xperia X1 was one of the most anticipated smart phone of 2008. It came to the market very late, but it’s never too late to play with it and publish our findings. Let’s provide some context: The Xperia X1 is Sony Ericsson’s first Windows Mobile smart phone and is the leading model in an “Xperia” family that will grow overtime. Among its numerous qualities, two set it apart from the Windows Mobile crowd: metal construction and panel-based interface. Does the X1 live up to the hype, and how does it compare to other top of the line Windows Mobile phones?

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Dell Studio One 19, First Impressions + Live Photo Gallery

Dell just launched the Studio One 19, an affordable all in one computer with a multi-touch tactile display. We played with it and the few things that we came away with are: it’s reactive, well priced and… the sound is surprisingly good. First, let’s go over the highlights:

18.5″ Display (1366×768 or 1920×1080, 16:9) with Webcam (Multi Touch as an option)
Intel Celeron (2.2Ghz) or Core 2 (3Ghz max) processor
4GB RAM (max), 750GB (max) HDD (user upgradable)
NVIDIA GeForce 9200 or 9400 GPU
558mm tall, 395mm wide, 82mm deep
Blu-Ray (optional)

Although the body is made of aluminum and glass, the colored contour is actually a fabric (with plastic underneath). There are several colors (White, Tuscan Red, Navy Blue, Powder Pink and Charcoal) but there is not interchangeable faceplates. Customers will have to choose one color at buy time. Another detail: on the product photos, the keyboard shown is a wireless one, but the basic configuration comes with a wired one, so keep it in mind.

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Samsung HMX-R10 Camcorder Sees April Release

Samsung first unveiled its HMX-R10 camcorder at CES earlier this year, but since then the Korean company has become pretty quiet concerning the device’s pricing and availability. Well, today we have some answers to those questions - apparently, the Samsung HMX-R10 will arrive in UK from next month onwards with whispers of a $550 price point, while those living across the pond will have to wait until the summer arrives before they get their mitts on the Samsung HMX-R10.

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Sprint Launches LG Rumor 2

The LG Rumor 2 is finally available from Sprint after a long time was spent waiting for it. This device shares its predecessor’s side-sliding QWERTY keyboard that will go down well with folks whose lives revolve around instant messaging and push email. The display of the Rumor 2 has been updated with QVGA resolution for clearer and more detailed images, while you will also benefit from stereo Bluetooth connectivity and a 1.3 megapixel camera. Sprint’s LG Rumor 2 will be available from this Sunday onwards in Black Titanium color, but those who want the Vibrant Blue model will have to wait until the 29th of this month. Signing up for a new 2-year contract will net you the Rumor 2 for just $49.99, although that is after a $50 mail-in rebate.

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TrafficMaster SmartNav GPS System

The TrafficMaster SmartNav GPS takes a different route compared to standard GPS navigation systems in the market as it comes with but a single button which allows you to connect to a control center in order to hold a conversation with a personal assistant. This is no voicemail bot, as there is a very real person behind the voice to help guide you to your destination by keying in your destination into SmartNav’s central computers that have data on traffic delays. A newly calculated optimized route will be downlaoded to your vehicle so that you can arrive at your destination faster compared to other folks who do not have the benefit of the TrafficMaster SmratNav.

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Klipsch To Design Earphones For iPod Shuffle 3G

The iPod Shuffle 3G isn’t a week old and old timer Klipsch already wants a piece of the lucrative accessories pie by working on a new pair of compatible headphones. This revision will offer similar controls as Apple’s stock and in-ear headphones, supporting the use of VoiceOver and playlist switching as well. Apart from that, very little is know about the featyre set, although we’re looking at a $100 price point here. Hence, the audio quality shouldn’t be that bad unless Klipsch is planning to cut a few corners here and there this time round which we hope they won’t

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Cowon O2 Gets 3rd Party Apps

Thanks to the release of the SDK for the O2, Cowon’s latest portable media player will soon be flooded with third party applications - assuming that there is a relatively healthy user base to begin with. To date, there are around 9 applications for the O2 which is pretty sad considering how the iPhone and iPod touch have thousands upon thousands of applications to choose from. Even then, these offerings for the Cowon O2 are mostly games such as Tetris, O2Pong, BubbleWrap and Bounce. We are keeping our fingers crossed that a much more mature application scene will start to brew for the Cowon O2, but the chances of that happening is not likely.

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Movable Power Strip

This is one power strip concept that will definitely go down well with those who love dabbling in puzzle games. Known as the Movable Power, you will be able to adjust the entire strip according to your needs and convenience at that point of time, doing away with the need to adjust your space just to accommodate the strip like most people do currently. It would be nice to see this practical concept hit the marketplace instead of the limited choice we have to choose from these days.

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eXtreme Compact Digital Camera Concept

Fancy living out the high life around the globe, snapping photos with wanton abandon wherever you go? Well, chances are you will then need a camera like the Nikon Coolpix eXtreme which is currently but a concept. We suppose it will fulfil all stringent measures of a tough and hardy device, featuring a certain level of shockproof, dustproof and waterproof performance. Gotta love the way it was designed - it definitely merges both form and function into a single device. Now, if only the folks at Nikon will be able to do something about it -

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Brother SV-100B E-Ink Reader

Brother also wants in on the E-ink reader bandwagon by unveiling its first model ever - the SV-100B. Dubbed as a “Document Viewer”, the SV-100B comes with a 9.7″ display at 1,200 x 825 resolution, making it boast double the pixels found on the recently released Kindle 2. However, resolution count along does not win the battle, as the SV-100B was not positioned to be a Kindle-killer since it has the business user’s best interests at heart. Best used with PCs or mobile devices when paired via Bluetooth for content to be transferred over frequently, the Brother SV-100B will ship early this June for a yet undisclosed price.

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Sony Ericsson S312 Is The Athena

The Sony Ericsson Athena is also known by its official model number, the S312. Judging by that, it will be the spiritual successor to the Sony Ericsson S302 which you see on the right. We can expect the S312 to be your average entry level cell phone as it comes with a measly 176 x 220 resolution display and a built-in camera without autofocus. No idea on how much it will cost, but word has it that the S312 will hit selected markets sometime in the third quarter of this year. Apart from what you’ve read here, we don’t know anything else about the S312, but will publish those as more information is released in the future.

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AlcoScan AL7000 Premium Breathalyzer

We’re pretty sure if you’re going to let your hair down this coming weekend and party like there’s no tomorrow, surely a device like the AlcoScan AL7000 Premium Breathalyzer would not be too much to ask if it were to be brought along with you? After all, it comes with a pre-calibrated replaceable intelligent sensor module that makes it all the more sensitive and is self-diagnosing. Hopefully this will help reduce the number of incidents where folks drive under the influence, which could potentially help save lives in the process. The AlcoScan AL7000 Premium Breathalyzer will retail for $199 a pop.

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Nurian Releases Premium Pocket Dictionary

Nurian is famous for its pocket electronic dictionaries. The company today released the X40Kris electronic dictionary, that features a 4.3 Inch LCD display, full QWERTY keyboard, a 4GB of internal memory, and supports Xvid video, Flash, PDF, JPEG, MP3 player function. The gadget provides a total of 79 dictionaries including English proficiency volumes and tests. Measuring 21.3mm thick, the Nurian X40Kris is priced at less than €200 in Korea.

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Available in Ruby Red, Crystal Black, and Pearl White, the Buffalo HD-PEU2-RD 2.5 Inch external hard disk drive comes with a capacity ranging from 250GB to 500GB. It was specially designed to attract women with its sleek design. The Buffalo HD-PEU2-RD external HDD is compatible with PC or Mac

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New Notebook Accessory From Microsoft

Microsoft today rolled out the Notebook Cooling Base, which is the company’s first laptop stand. It offers a built-in fan and efficient cooling channel to keep your laptop chilled. It is compatible with any notebook. The stand is USB-powered and includes a cable management clip. The Microsoft Notebook Cooling Base will be released in July for an estimated retail price of $29.95.

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Riddick Coming Back to the Big Screen

Soon enough, both Vin Diesel and Twohy wil be explaining to you exactly what a Necromonger is. Your favorite silver-eyed psychopath, Riddick, is coming back. In an interview with Game Spot about his latest Riddick video game, Diesel spilled the beans about the next Riddick project.
Does anyone care about this? Anyone at all? Sure if Diesel resurrected his popular standing I guess it would be worth noting but come on. I’d rather go to an insurance seminar.

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Two 23 Inch Full HD LCDs by Princeton

If you bored with your old LCD screen, the you can purchase one of these new High Definition LCD monitors from Princeton. Known as the PTFBGF-23RW (glossy LCD) and the PTFBGF-23W (Non glossy LCD), both monitors are available for the same price, which is less than €280 each. These 23 inch HD LCDs also offer 1920×1080 resolution, DVI, D-SUB, HDMI, Dynamic Contrast Control (DDC) from 1000 to 10000:1, a 300cd/m2 brightness level and two 1.5 Watts speakers.

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Zero Mouse Concept By Oliver Rosito

Here’s another futuristic mouse concept called the Zero Mouse by German designer Oliver Rosito. Finished with brushed aluminum and rubber, the mouse combines a high-tech design with lightweight materials. The mouse itself can be powered by either small batteries or a charger. Let’s just hope this beautiful piece of art will come into production soon! [Techeblog]

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Green-House 32GB PicoDriveDual

The new PicoDrive Dual from Green-House can achieve 30MB/s read speed of data transfer rate. Weighing at only 11grams, the device is currently available from 4GB to 32GB of storage capacities and is compatible with Mac OS X 10.1.3 and Windows Vista. This USB memory thumb key is also “Ready Boost” ready. Pricing or availability info are still unknown. [Akihabara]

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Apricorn Offers 240GB 1.8-inch Portable Hard Drive

If you are always on the go, then you might need an ultra portable external hard drive that offers a huge storage capacity. Apricorn today announced the new Aegis Mini, a 240GB pocket drive that is claimed to be the world’s largest capacity 1.8-inch external hard drive. The hard drive runs at 4200RPM and has 2MB buffer memory. Measuring 17mm X 68.5mm X 86mm and weighing at just 3.7oz, the storage device is also available in 80GB, 160GB and 240GB storage capacities. The Apricorn Aegis Mini is available in capacities from 80GB, 120GB and 240GB at the prices of $149, $189 and $269 respectively. You can also purchase the Firewire version that will cost $10 more. More pictures after the jump. [Press Release]

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That’s right! Dell has released its latest multi-touch Studio One 19 PC in Japan. This All-in-one PC is available in a variety of colors and offers a Core 2 Quad processor, 4GB of memory, 750GB hard disk, 6x USB, integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam, and NVIDIA GeForce 9400 graphics, and Blu-ray player. Its 18.5 inch display offers 1,366 x 768 aspect ratio with touch or non-touch glass panels. The price starts at around ¥149,800 or about $1,538. [Engadget Japan]

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Philips Xenium X530 Flip Phone

Philips today launched its new flip handset, the Xenium X530. The handset offers a super long battery life that allows you to talk for up to 8 hours non-stop. This tri-band GSM/EDGE mobile phone also features a 2.2 inch internal TFT display with 240 x 320 pixels and 262K colors, a 1 inch OLED external display, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP connectivity, music player support, an integrated FM radio with RDS, and a 2MP camera. Sadly, there is no info on pricing at this time. [UnWiredView via Upcoming Cell Phones]

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Acer DX650 In Philippines

Reactions to Acer’s DX650 are still mixed, which is really not surprising, given the phone’s dual-faced design. At first glance, a secondary display with numeric keypad would probably be a great SMS tool, but when you take into account the second screen is a tad tiny, it kind of makes you scratch your head in confusion. The device has entered the Philippine market, though its price of 24,990 pesos ($518) is certainly a little on the high side. Of course, if you absolutely love the dual-faced design, then you shouldn’t have too much trouble shelling out such a figure for this phone. From Uberphones.

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Windows Marketplace Detailed

Some official details on Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace (WMM) for Mobile have surfaced. It’s no surprise to see that it’s actually quite similar to Apple’s App Store. Microsoft will give developers 70 percent of the profit from app sales and will allow them to choose their own prices. Developers will have to fork out $99 annually to submit their applications to the Windows Marketplace. The first year’s payment will include the cost of submitting up to 5 applications to WMM, and it will be an additional $99 per program after that. Students have it a little easier as they’re allowed to submit applications for free through the Microsoft DreamSpark program. From Uberphones.

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The Submarine K95 Waterproof USB Drive

Here’s another cool USB drive for your collection, the K95 USB drive. Designed by Moscow’s Man Works Design, the drive comes in the shape of a submarine and it’s waterproof as well. You can choose from either a 1GB or a 2GB version with four different colors to choose from including green, white, red and black. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and availability yet.

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Smelling Food Could Speed Aging

I have read an article about “smelling food could shorten your life”. Do you think this is reasonable? Base on the study on animals like rats and flies, they actually reduced 20% of their life expectancy. So plugging your nose could extend your life expectancy. I could not imagine that having too much food could shorten your life. This will lead us to realize that a lot of health problems are the result of bad habits like eating too much.Eating too much food which is not good to our body. It can cause problem like heart attack, diabetes, cancer, arthritis and so on.I live two places in our province at the same time where we have a farm in the mountain and a house in the city and every now and then I go back and forth from those two posts. I observed that those who live in the mountain are healthier than those in the city. Of course the foods they eat are different. In the city, they eat pork and beef while in the mountain since they are poor can only afford fish and rice. True, the mortality rate in the city is higher than in the mountain. The health problem in the mountain is fever, malaria and sometimes ulcer but in the city the problems are heart attack, hypertension, diabetes, cancers and other malignant illnesses. The correct weight is not to exceed 30% of your normal weight base on your height and body structure. More than that is already considered as obese. Aside from daily exercise, you have to maintain your daily intake ration of foods. Fact is that we eat foods that we don’t know too much. We thought previously that they are good to our body but were not. Vegetable oils are not as good compared to olive, canola and sunflowers oils. Also we need to take more foods which are rich in fiber. Good source of this are fruit and vegetables. Avoid fatty foods like pork, beef and other live stocks. Substitute them with fish like salmon, tuna and mackerel. If you need extra protein then you can substitute meat with beans. Above all be happy and contented. If your past is not worth remembering then let the bygones be bygones. Control your destiny, don’t let other dictates what you want to do in your life. To read more about health you can browse WEBMD, this website has a lot of topic about health.

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Arthritis - How Much Do you Know About it?

What is Arthritis? What are the different kind of Arthritis? Arthritis is not a natural part of aging. Even children can get arthritis. Arthritis is not a modern ailment - it has been with us since the beginning to time. There's two major types of Arthritis:Osteoarthritis is where the cartilage between the joints is gradually eroded away. The typical age of onset is over 40 and develop slowly, over many years. There's no single specific cause. Experts believe genes, injury, excess body weight and injury and overuse of the joints may all play a part in the process. It affects only certain joints especially knees,hips,spine and the other end of the fingers. Joint mobility may become limited, and movement may be accompanied by a grating sensation. In the later stages, inflammation, enlargement of the joint and muscle constracture may occur.Rheumatoid arthritis may affect from age 25 to 50. It is an autoimmune disorder, where the body's immune system attacks it's own tissue. It usually affects many joints, especially the wrists, elbows and shoulders, on both sides of the body. Some notice it at first in the knuckles, feet and wrists. Causes redness, warmth, swelling and prolonged morning stiffness. Often causes a feeling of general sickness and fatigue, as well as weight loss and fever.Allergies trigger inflammation and can aggravate arthritic symptoms, especially those of rheumatoid Arthritis, so check for possible allergies. If the blood is is too acidic, the cartilage in the joints may dissolve. The joint lose their smooth sliding motion and the bones rub together and the joints become inflammed and cause pain.Omega -3 essential fatty acids found in fish may alleviate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis by suppressing the immune system reaction that causes joint inflammation. Chlamydia, the organism responsible for many cases of urethritis, has been linked to a form of arthritis that affects young women. Most chiropractors and osteopaths that women should avoid wearing high heeled shoes as eventually it will lead to arthritis of the knees.Spend time outdoors for fresh air and sunshine. Exposure to the sun prompts the synthesis of Vitamin D-3 which is needed for proper bone formation. Get regular moderate exercise. Exercise is essential for reducing pain and retarding joint deterioration. an exercise that does not put stress on affected joints but that strengthens surrounding bones, muscles and ligaments. Maintain an ideal weight. Being overweight can cause and aggravate osteoarthritis.Avoid night-shade vegetables such as peppers, eggplant, tomatoes and white potatoes as they contain solanine which interferes enzyme in the muscle and any cause pain and discomfort. Eat some form of fiber, such as ground flax seeds, oat bran or rice bran daily. Eat fresh pineapple frequently as they contain bromelain, an enzyme that is excellent for reducing inflammation. Noni, known as "sacred plant" to Polynesian people in the South Pacific, has been used for over 2,000 years for pain, arthritis and other health problems. Turmeric contains curcumin, which has anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties. It is good for in-flammatory condition such as arthritis. The recommended dose is 600 mg. daily. Sit up straight- good posture can protect and preserve the joints in your neck and back, and even in your hips and knees.Other things to consider:- Lyme disease can mimic arthritis, causing many of the same symptoms. Systemid lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that often manifests itself as arthritis. For reasons unknown, the body produces antibodies' that act against it's own tissues. Kawasaki syndrome is an infectious disease that can cause symptoms of arthritis in children. Gout is another type of arthritis occurs most often in people who are overweight and who indulge regularly in rich foods and alcohol, so do with ankylosing spondylitis that affects the spine, causing stiffness, inflammation and changes in posture.

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Bad foods-most people think are good

APPLE JUICE - Very sugary. Unlike orange juice, it doesn't contain vitamin C unless it's fortified. Can cause diarrhea in some youngsters.COTTAGE CHEESE - Contains about 40% fat by calories with a little calcium found in most dairy products. There's still not a lot of calcium.CREAM CHEESE- As fatty as butter or margarine but with little dairy calcium. Also low in protein.ICEBURG LETTUCE- Has little Vitamin A and Vitamin C and is low in fiber. Better is romaine lettuce.MUFFINS - May contain more fat and calories than the donut or Danish they aremeant to replace.

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Beneficial effect of Grape Fruit

Grape Fruit belong to orange and lemon fruit family. The taste is sweet and somewhat bitter if you eat it, due to its skin sap. The size is almost the same as baseball ball. There are two variety, the red and white Grape fruits.Grape Fruits is good for digestive systems and urinary systems that is why it is also called a super food for anyone who are in diet. It is rich in Potassium and Vitamin C. A grape fruit a day will keep your skin healthy and glowing. It is also used to cure acne.If you are in diet, grape fruit is good because it reduces your food appetite. It is also good for nervous systems and will relieve flu. It is good for respiratory system too. Grapefruits could help in treating osteoarthritis. Its oil is good for massaging.

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Home Cleaning

Do you want to clean your home? There are many websites that offer home cleaning and even car improvement. The website offers different cleaning offer to your house, commercial, carpet, industrial and even dry cleaning. The site is all about cleaning and you know these cleaners are even certified and approved by the government. There are links from other websites which are also about cleaning because they site accepts other website listing.So if you need their cleaning service then visit the website now and look for any type of cleaning service that the link offer. Stem cleaning and dry cleaning are also available. There are tips also on how to clean.

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Free Plastic Surgery Advice

I know plastic surgery is now common practice to people who wants to enhance their beauty if they want to look better. I have a friend who did a nose job and to be honest he look good and now very confident. If I want to change something in me, I think I would change my nose but I need more advice from the expert because I am not familiar with plastic surgery though I heard it many times especially from actors who have their face altered by knife. Most of the operations are nose and liposuction. Read Free Surgery Advice before you decide because to be honest you need a surgeon who are expert on this not just any doctor in the hospital. Be sure also to consult a friend who have done the operation and ask some important question.

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