Foods for Good Health Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 8:10 AM - This post haved 0 comments

1. Whole Grain bread – Eat the bread during breakfast, ahead of any protein rich food. Chew well for teeth exercise. Its amino acids are benefial for brain. 2. Sprouted Pulses – Whole pulses like moong, gram, etc. should be sprouted by soaking in water and may be taken during breakfast by dressing it with salt, black-pepper powder and lemon juice for taste. It is nutritious food with vitamins. 3. Plenty of water during the day – relieves fatique and is a cure for constipation. A glass of water if taken immediately after getting up from sleep early...

Insomnia is a sleeping disorder that troubles more than half of all Americans Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 7:47 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Not getting enough sleep or not being able to fall asleep or stay asleep long enough to get the benefits of sleep is called insomnia. Insomnia is the most common sleeping disorder in the U.S. The most serious form of insomnia is known as fatal familial insomnia (FFI). The ‘familial’ in the phrase indicates that this is a genetic disease. FFI is rare: 400 cases worldwide are known. In FFI, a person in their 50s begins to lose the ability to sleep. After losing the ability to nap, their hours of sleep decrease, and soon they don’t sleep at all, or...

Sleep Disorders and Aging Overview Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 7:41 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Are you one of millions of seniors in the US who think life would be pretty good….if you could just get some sleep? Sleep disturbances are very common in older people. Changes in sleep patterns may be a normal part of aging, but many other factors common in older people contribute to sleep problems. These include physical illness or symptoms, medication side effects, changes in activity or social life, and death of a spouse or loved one. Sleep disorders decrease quality of life in older people by causing daytime sleepiness, tiredness, and lack...

Internet Explorer 9 rated best at blocking socially engineered malware Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 10:06 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Internet Explorer 9 really is a massive upgrade from its aging predecessor, but there’s a whole lot more to it than just speed. The IE9 team also put a lot of effort into designing more modern security into the browser, making it capable of defending users against threats that older browsers simply don’t know how to deal with. Drive-by attacks have been utilized by cybercriminals for a long time....

World’s 7 billionth person to be born on Halloween? Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 10:03 AM - This post haved 0 comments

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 6,959,000,772 people in the world right now. That means we’re very close to reaching the 7 billion mark, and according to The Hindu, that person will most likely be born in China or India – two countries with more than a billion people. The birth date of the 7 billionth inhabitant of Earth, according to the United Nations population division, has been...

Windows 7 passes 400 million licenses sold, Office 2010 hits 100 million Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 9:58 AM - This post haved 0 comments

It’s fair to say that Windows 7 continues to sell like hotcakes all over the world. The previously announced pace of 7 copies per second back in June of 2010 shows no signs of slowing, with Microsoft now trumpeting another significant milestone. More than 400 million Windows 7 licenses have have been sold to date, which works out to roughly 250 million in the past year. Figures like that are almost...

Majority Of Nurses' And Doctors' Hospital Uniforms Carry Dangerous Bacteria Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 9:55 AM - This post haved 0 comments

According to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology), over 60 percent of hospital nurses' and doctors' uniforms tested positive for potentially dangerous bacteria. Yonit Wiener-Well, MD, from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel and his colleagues conducted a study in which they collected swab samples from three different locations on 75 registered nurses (RNs) and 60 medical doctors...

CARROT AND ORANGE SOUP Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 9:54 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Ingredients Ingredients 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 2 leeks, thinly sliced 6 large carrots, sliced 2 tablespoons curry powder 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind 1 cup/250mL / 8 fl oz orange juice 1 ½ cups / 375ml / 12 fl oz coconut milk 2 cups / 500 ml / 16 fl oz vegetable stock freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup / 60 g / 2 oz natural yoghurt 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint 100 g / 3 ½ oz cashew nuts roasted and chopped Instructions Method: I. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add leeks and cook over a medium heat, stirring, for 5 minutes or until...

TV Watching That Exceeds Six Hours A Day Can Reduce Life By Up To 5 Years Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 9:51 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggests, watching television for approximately six hours daily could shorten the viewers life expectancy by almost five years. Competing with other well known behavioral risk factors, such as smoking and not enough exercise, the investigation indicates. Sedentary behavior (as distinct from too little exercise) is linked with a increased risk of death, especially from heart attack or stroke. Watching TV makes up for a huge amount of sedentary activity, but its impact on life expectancy...

Smoking After Menopause May Increase Sex Hormone Levels Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 9:49 AM - This post haved 0 comments

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that postmenopausal women who smoke have higher androgen and estrogen levels than non-smoking women, with sex hormone levels being highest in heavy smokers. Previous studies have shown that high levels of estrogens and androgens are potential risk factors for breast and endometrial cancer as well as type 2 diabetes. Cigarette smoking is a well established risk factor for chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular...

HOW SAFE ARE VACCINES? Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 9:47 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Is vaccination mandatory? Virtually allU.S. states require proof of vaccination before children begin school. Today's children require 16 to 24 doses of vaccines by age 2 to protect them from 10 diseases. Vaccines are given to children during their first two years of life so that they can be protected during their most vulnerable period. This is especially important because many children attend daycare and other group care settings, where they are at higher risk of being exposed to infectious diseases. Why does my child have to have vaccines? Immunizations...

Neurological Manifestations Of Aids Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 9:44 AM - This post haved 0 comments

What are the neurological manifestations of AIDS? DESCRIPTION: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the result of an infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This virus attacks selected cells of the immune, nervous, and other systems impairing their proper function. HIV infection may cause damage to the brain and spinal cord, causing encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), meningitis (inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain), nerve damage, difficulties in thinking (i.e., AIDS dementia complex), behavioral changes,...

Are Online Classes Right for You? Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 2:21 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Here are five things to keep in mind when considering online education. Are you thinking about going back to school - and doing it online? You're not alone. According to the Sloan Consortium, 5.6 million students studied online in 2009. To add some perspective to that statistic, nearly 30 percent of the 19 million full-time and part-time students enrolled in all colleges and universities in the...

The Most Versatile Degree Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 2:18 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Learn why majoring in business could make good business sense. Forget about skinny jeans. The most popular accessory in school these days is a business degree. Over 300,000 students graduated with a bachelor's in business in 2008, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. That's more degrees than social sciences, history and health sciences, combined, according to the "Digest of...

Is An MBA Right For You? Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 2:16 AM - This post haved 0 comments

See the opportunities that an MBA degree could offer. Thinking about going back to school to earn your Master of Business Administration (MBA)? Looking at new employment numbers, there may be no time like the present. A recent analysis of career placement data for 2009 and 2010 by U.S. News revealed that 75.7 percent of 2010 MBA graduates were hired within three months of graduation, up from...

Half of Americans drink daily soda, sweet beverage Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 2:13 AM - This post haved 0 comments

ATLANTA (AP) — Half of Americans drink a soda or sugary beverage each day — and some are downing a lot. One in 20 people drinks the equivalent of more than four cans of soda each day, even though health officials say sweetened beverages should be limited to less than half a can. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the figures Wednesday in a report said to be the government's first to offer national statistics for both adults and kids. Sweetened drinks have been linked to the U.S. explosion in obesity and related medical problems,...

Vitamin D levels tied to colon cancer risk Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 2:11 AM - This post haved 0 comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of earlier research finds that both higher vitamin D intake and higher blood levels of the vitamin's active form are linked to lower risk of colon and rectal cancers. In 18 studies that included more than 10,000 people, colon cancer risk was as much as 33 percent lower in subjects with the highest blood levels of vitamin D compared to those with the lowest levels, researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Those with the highest intake of vitamin D through supplements and food had 12 percent...

Jolie hasn't seen her movies Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 2:07 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie says she often falls asleep while watching movies and has not seen all of her own films. The 36-year-old actress, who raises six children with Brad Pitt, says she finds it difficult to stay awake and watch a movie, Contactmusic reported. “Brad jokes with me, because I'll watch a movie and I'll be asleep in five minutes. I'm terrible. There's some of my own I've...

Kardashian's sex tape tagged for £18mn Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 2:05 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Kim Kardashian's sex tape with her former love interest Ray J has been tagged for 18 million pounds. The mystery buyer approached the owners with the offer, leaving Hollywood sources claiming the bidder could be the reality TV babe herself. The interest in the 39-minute flick has gone up after the 30-year-old socialite’s wedding, with two million fans paying up to 30 pounds to see the video online...

Madonna says she identifies with Wallis Simpson Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 2:02 AM - This post haved 0 comments

VENICE, Italy (AP) — There may be few people better suited than Madonna to tell the story of the two-time American divorcee for whom Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated his throne. The star herself acknowledges the parallels with Wallis Simpson, the central figure in her sophomore directorial effort, "W.E.," which made its world premiere out of competition at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. She...

HP resurrects TouchPad tablet to pacify rabid customers Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 1:53 AM - This post haved 0 comments

(WIRED) -- And on the 61st day, the TouchPad rose again. HP has plans to produce another round of its TouchPad tablets before the year is out, despite its earlier decision to discontinue its mobile hardware products. "Despite announcing an end to manufacturing webOS hardware, we have decided to produce one last run of TouchPads to meet unfulfilled demand," HP spokesman Mark Budgell wrote in a company...

Why smartphones still haven't taken over the U.S. market Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 1:51 AM - This post haved 0 comments

Editor's note: Amy Gahran writes about mobile tech for CNN.com. She is a San Francisco Bay Area writer and media consultant whose blog, Contentious.com, explores how people communicate in the online age. (CNN) -- Smartphones may attract nearly all of the marketing hype and news coverage, but comScore's latest statistics show that smartphones still comprise only a minority of the U.S. mobile market...

Robots aren't good at talking to themselves Published by Fresh and New Articles - On 1:48 AM - This post haved 0 comments

(CNN) -- Have you ever looked at your smartphone or laptop -- or even a robot, if you're lucky enough to come in contact with one -- and wondered, "What the heck are you thinking?" Well, if so, here's your answer. Cornell's Creative Machines Lab posted a video this week of a computer's inner monologue, and it's making the rounds on the Internet not because the machine is having profound thoughts...