Pregnancy in health sciences

8 important manners you should teach your little ones

8 important manners you should teach your little ones - We all want to raise our little ones to be polite and well behaved, and learning those lessons starts at home. It's never too early to teach your little ones basic manners! Here are eight of the most important manners you should try to teach your little ones before they go to school. They won't remember them all, or get them right every time, but patience and perseverance should get you through: 1. Always say please and thank you. Whether...

No Kids? Men More Depressed About It

No Kids? Men More Depressed About It -Even though there's often more social pressure on women to have kids, men may actually feel more depressed and lonely over not having children, according to the results of a small British survey. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the British Sociological Association in London Wednesday (April 3) by Robin Hadley, of the United Kingdom's Keele University, who polled 27 men and 81 women who didn't have kids. About the same proportions...

600,000 'tricked, trapped' into labour in Mideast

600,000 'tricked, trapped' into labour in Mideast - An estimated 600,000 people have been "tricked and trapped" into forced employment in the Middle East, many of them also sexually exploited, the UN's labour agency said on Tuesday. The International Labour Organisation, issuing the findings of a two-year study based on 650 interviews, called for an overhaul of employment practices in the region, notably an end to the "kafala" system of sponsorships. Kafala, mostly prevalent in Arab states...

Police discover hidden underground tunnels used by the homeless

Police discover hidden underground tunnels used by the homeless - During a routine crime investigation, Kansas City police discovered a series of underground dirt tunnels being used by the city’s homeless. Local affiliate KMBC was on hand for the discovery when newscasters accompanied Kansas City Police Officer Jason Cooley, who was leading an investigation of stolen copper wiring from a nearby grain mill. While checking on the seemingly ordinary homeless campsites, Cooley discovered a series...

Don't Fall Into These Social Security Traps

Don't Fall Into These Social Security Traps - If you're looking forward to turning age 62 so you can begin collecting Social Security benefits and live on easy street, you might get caught off guard. Some of the Social Security rules can be frighteningly complex. Because it will likely represent a large portion of your retirement income, it's important to understand how the government program works. For instance, there are limits on how much you can earn while collecting benefits, and if you...

How to 'clean up' online to land that job

How to 'clean up' online to land that job - Controversial Tweets can haunt any web user - with 70% of recruiters having turned down employees due to posts online. Here's how to stay private. More than half of UK adults would remove everything they had ever posted online about themselves if they could, according to a survey conducted by Norton by Symantec in 2011. The controversy around Tweets posted by Britain’s first youth police commissioner, Paris Brown, highlights a growing problem...

Healthier fruit juice chocolate is on its way

Healthier fruit juice chocolate is on its way - Chocolate-fans may soon be able to injuldge in their favourite confectionery guilt-free as scientists replace fat with fruit juice - Chocoholics rejoice, for a healthier chocolate bar is on its way. UK scientists have revealed their new chocolate-making method, explaining how they can recreate our favourite treat with 50 per cent less fat than usual - by replacing it with fruit juice. Revealing their discovery at the National Meeting & Exposition...

How beta blockers help reduce stress reaction on the heart

Beta-blockers are commonly used by musicians and public speakers to calm things down before performances. But they have a much more serious role in modern medicine. The adrenalin system is activated in all of us when we're frightened or otherwise under stress. This is a major source of cardiovascular risk. Almost all the cells of the body have receptors on their walls which respond to adrenalin released under stress. This increases our heart rate and blood pressure in preparation for 'fight...

Is food your solution to emotional distress?

Feeding your emotions? Feeling low can lead to binge eating - Are you stuffing your emotions down with food? That’s the question we’re asking. Is food your solution to emotional distress? If you catch yourself eating large quantities of food, typically “comfort food” (chips, cookies, chocolates) in response to feelings rather than hunger – then it’s quite likely you are. Is food your solution to emotional distress? Emotional eating! Broadly called emotional eating, experts...

Blame It On Your Jeans!

Blame It On Your Jeans! - Jeans are like your partners in crime. They come to your rescue in every situation. There is no fuss about jeans. You get up, you get them on and you move around freely feeling like the hottest body in town. But is that your only option for a pair of pants? No. Look around. They come in all fabrics and shapes. Here is a bottom-wear style cheat sheet: Cargos The cargos are your Friday dress. Casual, cool and very manly, they have enough pockets to carry your attitude....

5 Quick Fixes for Wedding Day Beauty Emergencies

5 Quick Fixes for Wedding Day Beauty Emergencies - On your wedding, you want everything to be perfect. Be it the decorations at the venue, the catering, transportation or anything else. Most importantly you want your dress, makeup, hair, footwear and jewellery to be nothing less than impeccable. However, things can go wrong. Here are 5 wedding day beauty emergencies and their quick fixes. A zit Pimples commonly pop up on wedding days because you tend to eat more sweetmeats and oily foods...

Now watch out for animated Tendulkar in 'Master Blasters'

Now watch out for animated Tendulkar in 'Master Blasters' - Indian cricket's master blaster Sachin Tendulkar now has an animated avatar. It will be seen in "Master Blasters", a 3D action, comedy and adventure TV animation series. In the show, the animated Sachin is appointed by the Programme for International Training of Cricket Heroes (PITCH) to head a cricket camp and mentor 12 young cricketers from around the world. A dog will accompany them too. Another cricket camp will be headed by an animtaed...

Five things you should do when you're pregnant

Five things you should do when you're pregnant - Once you've seen for yourself those two blue lines on the pregnancy test, or maybe you heard it from the horse's (well, your doctor's) mouth, what do you do next? What to do when you're expecting Congrats – you're pregnant! Once you've seen for yourself those two blue lines on the pregnancy test, or maybe you heard it from the horse's (well, your doctor's) mouth, what do you do next? Here are our top five tips on what to do whilst you wait for...

Halle Berry Cradles Her Growing Baby Bump at Argentina Premiere

Halle Berry is embracing motherhood at 46. (Lalo Yasky/WireImage) Halle Berry Cradles Her Growing Baby Bump at Argentina Premiere - Halle Berry's baby secret is out -- and the glowing mom-to-be happily showed off her growing pregnancy belly on the red carpet. The 46-year-old looked positively radiant at the premiere for "The Call" in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Monday. Wearing a figure-hugging, one-shoulder purple gown with metallic detailing along the top and side, the actress...

Tom Cruise on Katie Holmes Divorce: ‘I Did Not Expect That’

Kate Holmes and Tom Cruise (Getty Images) Tom Cruise on Katie Holmes Divorce: ‘I Did Not Expect That’ - Apparently, Tom Cruise was as surprised as everyone else when news broke that he and Katie Holmes were getting a divorce. "I did not expect that," Cruise said, opening up about his split for the first time on German TV network ProSieben. After five years of marriage, Holmes announced she was leaving Cruise on June 29, 2012, which reportedly left the actor...