Myth & Machine
The standart approach for detecting breast cancer in women is to have regular mammograms (X-ray examinations) as early as possible before they reach 40. Well, evidence reported at a recent international cancer conference now suggest that early screening may not be crucial after all.
Based on a ten-year study in six countries involving some 500,000 women, the findings show that only women over 50 or older benefitted from regular mammograms in that they had a lower chance of death than their contemporaries who didn't go far regular mammograms. So it would seem that costly routine mammography could be avoided until a women reaches 50 years og age. The potential savings would surely be welcome judging from the $902 million which American women have spent on mammograms alone.
Another...
Matching Everything
The modern executive needs to look organised. That's why she carries a briefcase. And to further enhance the orderely, coordinated look, she adopts a one-colour, one-style scheme for her leather accessories like this set from Trussardi. From wallet to organiser to briefcase, they come in this shade of fashionable, earthy t...
Spray On Toner
Jurlique Rosewater Freshener is a spray-on toner that's available in to fragrances. It's an all-natural product from australia that's made without artificial ingredients or preservatives. Cool it in the fridge and spritz onto the face for an instant pick-me-up. You can even mist it lightly on hair for a subtle aroma of roses. Jurlique produts retail at selected salo...
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Do you know that when you buy $200 worth of Estee Lauder treatment products (only at Tang & Metro Paragon), you will be pampered with a whole list of treatments FREE? These include:
Free skin analysis
Free Facial
Free make-over
Free gift wrapping-complete with bows, ribbons, boxes, tissue and name tags on special occasions like Valentine's day, Mother's day and Christmas.
Free samples when they are available, especially for newly-launched products.
Gifts with purchase of $70 (these could range from travel-size products, cosmetic pouches, handbag, umbrella, etc.
Free beauty advice on in-the-sun care, colour coordination.
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Body Basics
Learn to read body language and you will benefit at work!
Body language experts have found that only a superb actor or pathological liar can fake what the body says. That means the gestures of people around us every day are telling us what they are really thinking. And once we understand their unspoken messages, we can respond to them appropriately.
Here are some of the gesture clusters you have to deal with most often, plus guidance on how to recruit these people to your point of view.
Defensive: When you see gestures like arms folded high on chest, hand locked into fists or gripping the chair, ankles close together or the person leaning away from you, you 're looking at someone who is uncomfortable with what you're saying. Slow down. Enchourage the other person to comment on what you...
Danger In Yuor Fridge
Your refrigerator guards your family's health by keeping food fresh-but it can also be a place where dangerous mould and bacteria hide and breed!
Sientists say millions of people get sick each year from eating bad food and, most of the time, these illneses are causes by improper food storage.
So keep your refrigerator healhy by cleaning it once a month and covering all foods. And follow these helpful tips to make your refrigerator-and the food in it-safe for your family.
Freezer compartement : Make sure freezer temperature is 00C or lower. Keep freezer full to eliminate warm air. Double-wrap packages and don't mix foods. Cool hot foods before freezing.
Dairy products and cakes: Don't keep soft cheese past three days or hard cheese past 14. Cover butter and cheese in wax paper, not plastic....
More Solutions To Women Woes
Is there no end to what women have to suffer? If it's not menstrual pain getting them down, it's pre-menstrual tension stressing them up. So some women are once-a-month wiches, but can they help it? With Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) nowadays, it seems they can.
North Americans Indians first used the roots of the Evening Primrose plant as a herb for healing. It was only in the 1930s hat a chemical analysis was made of its seeds. The oil from these displayed similar characteristics to most vegetables oils, except that it also contains Gamma Linoleic Acid (GLA) which can also be found in human breast milk.
Our bodies actualy produce linoleic acid but which unhealthy eating habits, it takes a long time for linoleic acid to convert to gamma linoleic acid, the useful one. As EPO can stabilise...
A Better Time For Cancer Patients
Statistic show that one in every ten women will be stricken with breast cancer. And a cancer like this, complications are common. Suffers could experience bone pain, fractures and high calcium levels in the blood.
Bones are not dead, fossilised tissues. They are very much alive and made of osteoclast (which deplete or destroy bone cells) and osteoblast (which make new bone) tissues. When bone are healthy, these work in perfect unision. Every ten seconds, bone are destroyed and then remade. Trouble starts when cancer in the afflicted tip the scales.
Intensive research has resulted in the new drug called Bonefos, which aims to curb the production of osteoclast in cancer patients. Althought the drug cannot kill tumours, it decreases the osteolast compounds which tend to concentrate on...
Suplemen Tak Cegah Kanker
Orang mengkonsumsi berbagai jenis multivitamin dengan harapan dapat menambah ketahanan tubuh, bahkan orang juga percaya bahwa multivitamin tertentu dapat menghindarkan si konsumen dari penyakit tertentu.
Namun, menurut penelitian, ini penting diperhatikan para "pemuja" suplemen; Multivitamin ternyata tidak sesakti seperti dalam iklan. Ia tidak dapat menahan kelainan sistem tubuh yang bisa memicu kanker atau penyakit jantung.
Women Health Initiative di AS melakukan eksperimen yang melibatkan 161.898 orang wanita. Periset dari 40 cabang lembaga itu, mengumpulkan pengguna multivitamin. Mereka melakukan sampel antara wanita yang mengkonsumsi multivitamin dengan yang mengkonsumsi sayur dan buah-buahan.
Selama delapan tahun memantau sel-sel tubuh responden, hasilnya sekitar 42% pengkonsumsi...
Orang Tua Makan Sehat, Anak Sehat
Ada korelasi antara sehat tidaknya seorang anak dan kepedulian orang tuanya terhadap makanan si anak. Riset dari Center Nutrisional University yang melibatkan 200 anak antara lima dan enam tahun membuktikan hal ini. Mereka bisa menyebutkan makanan sehat yang mereka makan karena dipilihkan orang tuanya.
Dari sampel itu, ditemukan 30 macam makanan yang dikenali samg anak dan orang tuanya yang diuji secara terpisah. "Hasilnya, para orang tua dan anak yang mengetahui jenis makanan sehat berkorelasi, " kata peneliti lembaga tersebut, Darota Zarnowieki.
Hal ini, kata dia, membuktikan perilaku sehat orang tua memberikan dampak signifikan pada pengenalan anak terhadap makanan sehat. "KAlau orang tuanya menghargai kesehaan, anaknya juga."
Penelitian ini juga menguatkan penelitian lain tentang sel...
Penolak Sakit Tenggorokan
Saat musim pancaroba, sakit tenggorokan sangat mudah menyerang siapa saja. Bila terserang, kita akan sulit menelan, tenggorokan merah, atau terdapat bercak putih di bagian tenggorokan, dan masih ditambah pusing serta suhu tubuh meningkat. Penyebab utama sakit tenggorokan adalah bakteri, seperti streptococus, atau virus.
Nah, bila sakit tenggorokan menyerang, Anda bisa melakukan beberapa cara penangkalan seperti di bawah ini :
1. Perbanyak minum air putih
2. Makanlah permen pelega tenggorokan untuk memperbanyak produksi air liur.
3. Berkumur dengan air garam hangat beberapa kali sehari.
4. Minum obat pereda rasa sakit.
5. Minum air hangat plus teh dengan lemon dicampur madu atau teh dengan jahe.
6. Bila perlu bisa mengkonsumsi antibiotik, tetapi harus diperhatikan karena ada efek samping....
