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Poor, poor Coffee, always a target for critisizm!!!

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:20:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Coffee worsens poor fertility...

Too much coffee can reduce the chances of a woman with fertility problems getting pregnant, a study suggests.

Dutch researchers followed 9,000 women who had received IVF to see if they fell pregnant naturally.

Around one in seven did, but drinking more than four cups of coffee a day cut chances of conceiving by around 26%.

Experts said the findings, presented to a European conference, only applied to women with poor fertility who wanted to maximise their chances of pregnancy.

The researchers, from Radboud University in Nijmegan, studied all women who had received IVF treatment in the Netherlands between 1985 and 1995.

They found 16% of the women went on to conceive naturally, 45% within six months of their last IVF treatment.

Drinking alcohol at least three times a week carried the same risk as excessive caffeine intake.

But smoking more than one cigarette a day and being overweight reduced the chances of pregnancy even more.

"It is only a problem if you are subfertile and you overdose."

I don't know why I was picked out of the crowd and ...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:19:50 GMT

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clipper's remarks: given this condition...

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

'My aim is to get a boyfriend'

My name is Jess Lee and I am 17 years old. I live in Liverpool with my mum, dad and sisters.

I am different from my family because I have a rare condition called Apert Syndrome.

It means that I was born with a facial disfigurement.

My eyes were widely spaced and protruding, my nose and mouth were unusually small - rather cute I like to think. My fingers were also fused together. They looked like little mittens.

Since I was four months old, I have had over 20 operations for medical reasons.

Strangers stare

And so last year, I decided to completely transform the way I look - not because I needed to but because I wanted to.

I went under the knife again, but this time for cosmetic reasons. It was a long and hard decision.

During my latest operation, my mid-face was reconstructed by the amazing surgeons at Alder Hey Hospital.

tune into BBC3 on Monday 30 June at 2100 BST. Oh and spare a thought for me. That's when I'm going under the knife.

To go through such a pain most of her life!!!

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:38:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: what is the justification for the genetic diseases and disorders in God's world? What wrong the child has done, except being born to someone with diseases and illness? What kind of a system is this? Why there is no cure for such diseases?

Clip Source: www.authspot.com

She had taken out the bottle of her pills! She is suffering from a worst kind of an inherited disease! She was wondering the billionth time as to what right the parents has got to pass on such diseases to their children? What kind of a system this is in the God's world?

She is on medication for a long time now and still the pain walks through her, killing her body and the spirit, making her to kneel in front it, begging for forgiveness and kindness! It just bounces on her unannounced and it possesses her like a demon! She becomes invalid when the pain kills her from inside! A hundred doctors can never cure her but still they give her the medications! There are more medicines in her cupboards now, than in the entire shop of a chemist!

She took yet another set of medication and was sitting, waiting for the pain to go away

waiting for the pain to move away

for a short while, she shall become normal again!

Call for sex lessons at age 4! don't know what 2 comment on this?

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:56:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Glad that they haven't introduced a new technology that would teach the "sex lessons" when the child is still in the mother's womb!

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Call for sex lessons at age four

Children as young as four should be given compulsory sex education, two leading sexual health charities say.

The Family Planning Association and Brook told BBC Newsbeat more should be done to cut abortion rates and sexually transmitted infections among teenagers.

They argue gradual education from such a young age would help children not to rush into sex when they were older.

The Department for Children, Schools and Family said it was reviewing the

delivery of sex education in schools.

Children aged four might be taught about the names of body parts and basic ideas about different relationships.

The government is not giving young people enough information about sex and relationships, the charities add.

He added: "All the evidence shows that if you start sex and relationships education early - before children start puberty, before they feel sexual attraction - they start having sex later.

"They are much more likely to use contraception and practise safe sex."

Lioness, content & stretching...pic

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:59:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: see her facial expression...

Clip Source: animals.nationalgeographic.com

I want to know where I come from!!!

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:08:32 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

'I want to know where I come from'

People donating eggs or sperm to infertile couples no longer have the right to anonymity. Despite fears of excessive claims on donors, many children could benefit.

Eighteen-year-old Zannah Merricks from north London is among the 2,000 children conceived each year using donor sperm or eggs.

"I'm not looking for a father," she says. "I already have one."

"I want to meet the donor because I want to know the other half of where I'm from," she says.

"I want to know my genetic history," she says. "And it would be interesting to know what traits I have that we might share, what we might have in common.

"I'm very arty. What if he is arty too? And I'm blonde and blue-eyed.

"This sort of information is what other people just take for granted."

"It's much more likely that I'll be able to find siblings."

"It's just knowledge which will increase her awareness about herself.

"I think people should only be donors if they understand that need to know more about yourself."

Smallest planet shrinks in size!

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:25:57 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft have shown.

Data from a flyby of Mercury in January 2008 show the planet has contracted by more than one mile (1.5km) in diameter over its history.

Scientists believe the shrinkage is due to the planet's core slowly cooling.

Studies published in the journal Science show the same process also powers the planet's magnetic field, a topic long debated by scientists.

It was the first time the planet had been viewed up close since Mariner 10's third and final fly-by in March 1975.

U Wound them, and honor them 4 getting wounded!

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:30:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Does it make any sense to you?

Clip Source: www.reuters.com

U.S. President Bush shakes hands after awarding a Purple Heart medal to U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jacob Brittain, of Frankfort, Tn, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, July 3, 2008.

REUTERS/Eric Draper/the White House

Courage is not the absence of the fear...

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:47:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Courage is taking a bold step forward despite all your fears...

Clip Source: www.authspot.com

The sudden sound emanating from a bird which couldn't sleep, or the sudden twist of a twig which falls on your path, that is making you to stop in silence for a moment… All you can hear is the irregular beating of your heart, with less rhythm and more fear… The thump of the shoes coming from a nearby place, making you to hesitate, stop and listen to and pouring oil into your already disturbed imagination of all sorts of unwanted shapes and sizes… You are strongly tempted to turn around and run back towards your home! The fear of the unknown

The fear of the unknown becomes the prominent feature of your midnight walk alone! You continue to walk on, with the unknown fear and with the discomfort in your heart… With such persistence arrives the confidence of just one step more at a time… Somehow, you walk on, despite the sounds, the misgivings, the fear factor and the darkness all around you! Courage is not the absence of fear; courage is taking a step forward despite all your fears

Mental risk of Facebook teens...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:54:04 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Children growing up alongside the rise of social networking websites may have a "potentially dangerous" view of the world, says a leading psychiatrist.

Dr Himanshu Tyagi said sites such as Facebook and MySpace may be harmful.

It may be possible that young people who have no experience of a world without online societies put less value on their real world identities

Dr Tyagi said that people born after 1990 did not know a world without the widespread use of the internet.

He warned that the current crop of psychiatrists were perhaps not fully prepared to help young people with internet-related problems.

While social networking sites offered great benefits, he said, there were potential pitfalls.

Denmark, World's happiest nation and zimbabwe...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:50:31 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to the latest World Values Survey published by the United States National Science Foundation.

The annual study surveyed people in 97 countries to discover who is happiest.

The survey asked people two simple questions about their happiness and their level of satisfaction with life.

Puerto Rico and Colombia completed the top three happiest nations. Zimbabwe was found to be the least happy, with Russia and Iraq also in the bottom 10.

The study also found that the countries at the bottom of the list all struggle with widespread poverty or authoritarian governments.

27 Email Pet Peeves That Stress Out Your Recipients

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:40:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: By Elizabeth Scott, M.S., About.com
Updated: June 30, 2008

Clip Source: stress.about.com

People trying to solve complex issues using email.

Dirty email messages.

Subject lines that don’t match the message or ones that do little to let you know what the message is about.

Last-minute cancellations.

Procrastinators.

People who call you instead of checking their email.

No response.

One-liners. “Thanks,” “Oh, OK.” My goodness! You sent an email message to 25 people, and 15 of them sent you a one-liner. Next time, put “No Reply Necessary” at the top.

Underlines.

My original message not attached.

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Smileys, emoticons.

Plaxo.

Senseless auto responders.

Cute shortcuts.

Read receipt.

Too many attachments.

Attachment and no body.

Abuse of my email address.

Recipient names not private.

Passing on hoaxes instead of checking them out first.

Who are you?

Messages without signature lines.

Adding me to your email list.

Bad grammar and punctuation.

Work email abuse.

Unprofessional email IDs.

CANCER: The Facts!

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:23:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: need 2 visit the site to click on the various links for more info...

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life.

The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time.

Excluding certain skin cancers, there were more than 270,000 new cases of the disease in 2001 - and the rate is increasing by about 1% a year.

Some cancer, such as breast, are becoming more common, while new cases of lung cancer fall away due to the drop in the number of smokers.

However, while the overall number of new cancers is not falling, the good news is that successful treatment rates for many of the most common types are improving rapidly.

BBC News Online has produced, in conjunction with Cancer Research UK, a guide to some of the most common forms of cancer and the treatments used to tackle them.

To learn more about different types of cancer, and to read the experiences of patients, click on the links to the right.

Mother's junk food 'harms child'

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:17:37 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Eating a poor diet when pregnant or breastfeeding may cause long-lasting health damage to the child, animal studies suggest.

We always say: 'You are what you eat', but in fact it may also be true that you are what your mother ate

Dr Stephanie Bayol, one of the researchers, said: "It seems that a mother's diet whilst pregnant and breastfeeding is very important for the long-term health of her child.

Of particular concern was fat gathering around the major organs, which has been implicated in the development of type II diabetes.

However, there were interesting differences between the sexes, with the male offspring of unhealthy mothers having higher levels of insulin and normal blood sugar, while the reverse was true of females, who also tended to be fatter.

"Humans share a number of fundamental biological systems with rats, so there is good reason to assume the effects we see in rats may be repeated in humans."

Man sold his entire life on ebay!

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:54:18 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

A Briton living in Australia has agreed a bid of more than £192,000 after putting his "entire life" up for sale following a split from his wife.

Ian Usher, 44, who left Darlington six years ago, included his house, car, job and friends in the online eBay auction, in an effort to make a fresh start.

The lot attracted a peak offer of 399,300 Australian dollars (£192,276) when bids closed early on Sunday.

Despite expecting higher bids, Mr Usher said he had "no regrets".

At one point offers on the "life lot" rocketed to over two million Australian dollars (£1m) within hours of the sale's start last Sunday.

Up for auction was his three-bedroom home, in Western Australia's capital Perth, and everything inside it, including his Mazda car, motorcycle, jet ski and parachuting gear.