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HTC new phone sales delayed in U.S.

2012-05-15T21:56:00.000-07:00

May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. availability of two new smartphones from Taiwan's HTC Corp will be delayed due to a customs review required after the company lost a patent lawsuit against Apple Inc last year, exacerbating its already declining sales in its once largest market.

HTC said in a statement on Wednesday that "the U.S. availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S. Customs review of shipments that is required after an ITC (International Trade Commission) exclusion order".

Apple scored a narrow victory against HTC in a patent lawsuit in December over technology in the smartphones, one of many patent disputes in the fiercely competitive market.

Under that ruling, HTC phones with the technology covered by the lawsuit would be banned from the U.S. from April 19. HTC has said that it had a workaround to avoid the disputed technology, however all new phones are still required to undergo customs review.

Some shipments of the phones had reached the U.S. before the ban date, enabling their launch, but further shipments are being delayed, an HTC official in Taipei said.

In a separate statement, the company said it believes it is "in compliance with the ruling and HTC is working closely with customs to secure approval".

HTC shares fell 4.3 percent on Wednesday, in a broader market down 1,2 percent.

U.S. operator Sprint originally scheduled to launch HTC EVO 4G LTE on Friday and it has been taking pre-orders on its website, while AT&T, which has been carrying the One X model in store since May 6, says the smartphone is "out of stock" on its website.

Sprint and AT&T both declined to comment.

"Previously, it was expected that general exclusion order from the patent infringement referred to only old models from HTC. However, the latest news suggest otherwise with all models (new and old) potentially at risk," Goldman Sachs said in a trading note to clients seen by Reuters.

It said the U.S. market was expected to account for 15-20 percent of HTC's second-quarter shipments, and this delay might post potential downside risk to company's earnings this quarter and possibly in the third quarter, depending on how quickly HTC could resolve the issue.

Last month, HTC Chief Executive Officer Peter Chou said HTC wouldn't return to the days when more than 50 percent of its revenue came from the United States, a market where it saw a big drop last year because of the fierce competition from Apple's iPhone 4S.

NBA Playoff Schedule, Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers

2012-05-14T19:09:00.000-07:00

Game one of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers kicks off tonight and if the Thunder play as efficiently as they did against the Mavericks, they can be finished by this weekend against Kobe Bryant and company. Of course, pulling that off would be an incredible feat and not likely considering the star power the Lakers bring.

Whether you're tuning in for the star power of Bryant and Kevin Durant, the startling play of Russell Westbrook or the tension between Metta World Peace and James Harden, there's a lot to like about this series. Here's the way the full series looks laid out over a full seven game stretch.

LAKERS vs. THUNDER - COMPLETE ROUND TWO SCHEDULE
Game 1 - May 14 (Mon) L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City 8:30PM TNT
Game 2 - May 16 (Wed) L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City 8:30PM TNT
Game 3 - May 18 (Fri) Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers 9:30PM ESPN
Game 4 - May 19 (Sat) Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers 9:30PM TNT
Game 5 * May 21 (Mon) L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD TNT
Game 6 * May 23 (Wed) Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers TBD ESPN
Game 7 * May 27 (Sun) L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD TNT

New MacBooks to debut at WWDC

2012-05-14T18:55:00.001-07:00

Apple's next generation of MacBook Pros will be unveiled at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a new report.

Adding to claims made by 9to5mac earlier today, Bloomberg now says Apple will take the wraps off thinner Mac notebooks that feature Retina Displays and Flash memory at its developer-centric show next month.

Citing multiple unnamed sources, Bloomberg says the new MacBook Pros will be less than 0.95 inch (24mm) thick and sport Intel's third-generation Core series chips, code-named Ivy Bridge.

The report is the latest to suggest Apple is on the verge of updating its Mac portable line with a thinner design. Earlier today Apple blog 9to5mac said Apple was "putting the finishing touches" on a revamped version of its 15-inch MacBook Pro with a higher-resolution display and USB 3.0, all with the removal of the optical drive to shrink it down in size. Bloomberg's report makes no such mention of that feature disappearing.

Numerous rumors pointed to last month as the time when Apple would unveil new Mac notebook models to coincide with the release of Intel's latest generation of chips. Apple's last refresh of the MacBook Pro was in October when the company added a speedier processor, more storage, and upgraded graphics capabilities. It's been a bit longer for the MacBook Air, which was refreshed in late July to coincide with the release of Apple's Lion OS X software update.

It makes sense that Apple would wait until its developers conference to take the wraps off a higher-resolution screen technology. Developers would likely need to update parts of their software to take advantage of the new option. In recent months, Apple has been outed updating some of its own apps and icons to make use of the hardware feature.

Bloomberg noted, via a source, that next month could bring a release date for Apple's next OS X release, dubbed Mountain Lion. Apple took the wraps off that OS in February, giving developers time to ready their apps ahead of its release, promised in "late summer".

Apple's WWDC kicks off on June 11 in San Francisco. Like last year, Apple has promised it will show developers "the future of iOS and OS X". The show is also rumored to bring some changes to Apple's iCloud service.

BY: Josh Lowensohn

Lebron in elite group with third MVP

2012-05-12T21:14:00.000-07:00

MIAMI -- Calling the honor "overwhelming" but pointing to a "bigger goal," LeBron James on Saturday became the eighth player in NBA history to win the MVP award three times.

James accepted the trophy and will get to show it off to Miami Heat fans Sunday afternoon when he's presented with the prize again by commissioner David Stern before Miami faces Indiana in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.

"Heat Nation, we have a bigger goal," James said. "This is very overwhelming to me as an individual award. But this is not the award I want, ultimately -- I want that championship. That's all that matters to me."

James won the award for the third time in four seasons. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Moses Malone have won at least that many MVP trophies.

Abdul-Jabbar won six times, Jordan and Russell five times each, Chamberlain four times. Now, they're the only players with more than James.

Middle say 'I do' to gay marriage?

2012-05-10T19:08:00.000-07:00

President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday in support of marriage for gay couples answered one key question: Where does he and so his party stand? Now the big question is: Are Americans in the middle ready to accept this?

That answer can be yes, based on our four years of extensive research into that precise question if marriage supporters heed three crucial lessons about how the middle views this issue.

First, the "rights" frame is wrong. One word emerged during our nine rounds of research that described how Americans in the middle view marriage: commitment.

In fact, when undecided Americans were asked what marriage means to them, "commitment" came up four times as often as the word "love." "Rights" never came up not once. To folks in the middle, marriage is about making a promise to care for each other for a lifetime, through better or worse.

They often focused on the latter because that is what makes marriage unique from other relationships. To them, marriage is about one thing: the obligation and responsibility that comes with making a public promise of lifetime commitment.

Second, the middle needs to know that gay couples want to join the institution of marriage not change it.

In our polling, folks in the middle weren't sure why gay couples want to marry. When asked why "couples like them" might want to marry, the middle's answer grew out of their conception of the institution, with nearly six in 10 saying it is "to publicly acknowledge their love and commitment to each other."

But why do gay couples want to marry? A plurality said it is "for rights and benefits like tax advantages, hospital visitation or sharing a spouse's pension." Another 25 percent said, "I don't know."

Given that marriage advocates have long made their case by focusing on the rights and benefits of marriage, it only follows that many Americans in the middle are confused about gay couples' motivations.

But this misconception is dangerous. Most couples don't marry for tax advantages and visitation rights they marry for profound reasons of love and commitment. Among those who felt gay couples want marriage for other reasons, their feelings toward marriage for gay couples were skeptical.

By: LANAE ERICKSON HATALSKY and JIM KESSLER

Xperia Neo L will be Sony's first ICS phone, but only for China?

2012-03-21T20:50:00.002-07:00

While your Xperia might not have gotten its planned Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade just yet, Sony's come clean on its first phone to wield Google's latest straight from the factory: the Xperia Neo L.

Appearing on the company's Chinese website, we wouldn't expect a redux of the mostly 2011 hardware to go on a world tour anytime soon. Those buying will be treated to a 4-inch FWVGA (854 x 480) screen that's a smidge bigger than the original yet still carries a 1GHz worth of Snapdragon coupled to 512MB of RAM.

Unlike the archetype, though, the camera gets downgraded to a 5 megapixels in the rear while retaining the same VGA shooter in the front. Naturally there's no word on price or availability, but at least for diehard fanboys can have their ice cream and eat it too.

Justin Bieber: 18th Birthday

2012-03-03T07:18:00.000-08:00

Justin Bieber reached driving age two years ago. But only now, as he turns 18, is he getting the car of his dreams.

Celebrating his milestone birthday Thursday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Bieber is presented by his manager with none other than a Fisker Karma - the highly coveted, ultra-exclusive plug-in hybrid luxury sports sedan.

"You work really really hard," his manager, Scooter Braun, tells him. "I always yell at you, 'Don't get anything flashy!' You know, we're not about that. Be humble, be humble. And I kind of broke my own rule."

Braun adds: "We wanted to make sure, since you love cars, that when you're on the road you are always environmentally friendly. And we decided to get you a car that would make you stand out … I think you know where I'm going, and you're kind of freaking out right now. That's a Fisker Karma."

Bieber looks shocked as he walks over to the vehicle, the most-wanted car in the world. "That's for me?! That's crazy!" he says.

Leonardo DiCaprio got the very first Fisker Karma ever made, and Al Gore and Colin Powell were among the first people on the waiting list for one.

Bieber also has a gift for fans on Thursday, announcing that his new single, "Boyfriend," will be out March 26.

Taylor Kitsch wondered whether his John Carter director

2012-03-03T07:06:00.000-08:00

Taylor Kitsch wondered whether his John Carter director "had a vendetta" against him while filming.

The 30-year-old Canadian-born actor plays the eponymous leading role in the upcoming Andrew Stanton helmed science-fiction action film. John Carter is a legendary comic superhero, created by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1912, who battles wars on Mars.

Throughout shooting, Taylor filmed extremely physical scenes under Andrew's direction.

The actor laughed about what a toll the hardcore sequences took on his body.

"There were many times when I personally thought that [Andrew] had a vendetta," he joked to Cover Media.

"But he made a great point when we were filming, I don't know whether that was to motivate or what, but it was 'The more we beat you up, the more you're going to be liked!'"

Taylor trained rigorously to take on the challenges of this role.

"To say the least, this was by far the most exhausting thing I've ever been a part of," he shared.

Taylor is aware of the great importance of his role. He is hopeful that his performance will satisfy both diehard comic book fans and general movie lovers.

"I think it's just being honest to the character," Taylor explained.

"It's funny, once I first got the role, you're in the mix for a while, and for months on end I was saying to myself if I got the role, I was going to get 'comic book big.' But then when I got the script and the role I wanted to get the happy medium between the escapism and also staying real. So I'm very happy with the happy medium we have."

John Carter is released in UK cinemas from March 9 2012.

Fat chance you may say but I overcame Obesity

2012-02-17T05:25:00.000-08:00

After my daughter's birth I was busy nursing and taking care of her that I neglected my appearance. I guess this is something all of us do for a while after delivery. As a new mom you're busy enjoying motherhood and juggling house work, office as well as the new born. There is no time for grooming yourself and that is the time your treacherous body cheats on you. I put on weight and before long I was weighing 160 pounds. I was always short of breath and running around the house made me tired and weary through out the day. My temper was bad and my husband had a hard time wondering what's wrong with me. I couldn't fit into my clothes and had to sheepishly move towards the plus size counter at the store. I had severe back pain due to overweight and it was a task to get up from bed in the mornings. With physical obesity combined mental stress and I was on the verge of a breakdown.

I met my GP who advised me to start a diet program to lose weight. I tried but there was no sign of shedding the pounds. Meanwhile my low back pain continued and made life miserable for me. That is when my husband held my hand gently and talked to me about yoga. He showed me a few videos on You Tube and I was intrigued by this wonderful art form. Though skeptical I thought let me try, after all I've nothing to lose. The first few sessions went off well and I started to feel better mentally.

Yoga helps you to be agile
The basic yoga poses like padmaasan, suryanamaskar, trikonasana, paschimottanasana, pranayam gave me flexibility and I found myself being more agile. I started with the basic yoga poses and moved on to the intermediate level after two months. In these two months I could feel myself getting lighter and mentally I was more focused and relaxed than before.

Combine diet with yoga
Along with yoga I controlled my diet. I stopped eating sugar, starch and fats. Instead I devised a meal plan where I had a raw diet day, fish day and fruits evening in my menu. Instead of bacon and eggs for breakfast I substituted it with fruits and fresh cranberry/orange juice. Munching on carrots and nuts between meals kept the urge to chomp fries at bay.

Tuna fish for lunch along with salad, dressings with olive oil saw to it that I didn't add to the kilos. Following a strict yoga and diet regimen helped me to become flexible and shed the kilos. I came down to 120 pounds within two months. My back pain vanished like magic and I could fit into my old clothes. I felt so happy that I continued with the same diet and yoga sessions. Within four months I was looking my ravishing self and my husband just couldn't take his eyes off me. With inner glow thanks to yoga and a new haircut and shapely me, I am eagerly awaiting Valentine's Day. I am sure my husband will surprise me with gifts galore! Viola!!

Author Bio- Latasri is passionate about yoga, fitness and weight loss. On her website she makes available weight watchers coupons and Bistro md coupons, two meal replacement plans for fitness and weight loss.

A healthier hot dog?

2012-01-31T20:38:00.000-08:00

With lots of hot dogs out there, it should be easy to choose a relatively healthy one, right?

Not necessarily. Even "healthier" hot dogs may not be better for you, says Carolyn Brown, a registered dietitian and nutritionist at Foodtrainers, in New York City. "It comes down to the quality of the meat, the processing, and the other added ingredients."

Brown recommends hot dogs with less than 150 calories and fewer than 14 grams of fat (with no more than 6 grams saturated). Sodium should not exceed 450 milligrams. Here's our list of the best-and worst-hot dogs.

By Anne Harding

How to choose effective workout machines to tone yourself?

2012-01-29T09:17:00.000-08:00

You enter a gym and see rows of cardiovascular equipments - treadmills, stair steppers, elliptical machines, rowing machines, cross chain trainers and many more. Almost immediately you assume these are all lean machines your body needs. But, how far do you think your assumption is right?

When you are out to choose a machine to get in shape, there are three things you need to consider:

a machine that will get you fit,
that will help you burn most calories
And a device designed to do so without impacting your joints.

Although these are the key concerns, the fact is the most effective workout machines are the ones you choose weighing just one question -which is the machine that I would really want to workout on?

Not all of us hunting for a workout machine get inspired by the one our neighbour got hooked on to, and hence, it is the worst thing to do if we pick workout machines on mere peer pressure / recommendations. Just like your clothes, and the food we eat, workout machines need a personal choice much over what others vouch for. However, here's a quick glance into all the background information needed before you pick what suits you best:

Treadmill
The reason why you find this machine almost in every gym is because of its effectivity and comfort. It burns most calories than any other cardiovascular machines. It is the best pick if you are someone who takes up brisk walking, you can expect burning about 100 calories per mile.

Also, treadmill is a very adaptable workout machine which can help you from walking to running straight or on the incline.

However, if the machine doesn't feel right for you, it could be for the possible chances to burn out your knee joints. And if you are new on the exercising block, it can possibly throw you off balance. But treadmills are the mainstay for fitness and weight loss.

Ellipticals and Stair steppers
These are known as less risk alternatives to the treadmill as they are kinder on the joints. And, the rigorous use of muscle mass helps to burn high amount of calories.

Look for variations like ellipticals with arm components that can push you to burn more calories.

Stationary Bikes
These are the best pair of wheels you can get to burn all you excess fat. These work on problem areas like the hips and thighs. Contrary to the popular sentiment that these bikes affect the knee joints, this workout machine can have the least impact on joints if the bike is adjusted according to your body. Once, the seat height matches your body, this machine though a less intense calorie-burner can burn up to 100 calories if you pedal four miles.

Flex Belts and Trx training
Flex belts are gaining popularity due to its ease of operation. All you need to do is wear the belt around your waist and go about doing your work. It automatically burns calories and helps in weight loss. Flex belt is an ab toner and when you wear it you'll feel a sense of rhythmic vibration that will make your muscles contract and relax helping you in burning calories.

Trx training is very popular in military training to keep people fit. Nowadays there are several fitness centres that have adopted this technique for weight loss.

Trap Table
Used in traditional Pilates, the stretches at trap table can tone your body by burning around 100 calories in 30 minutes. This is a simple machine to get more than just cardiovascular workout. It is a multitasking workout machine that helps to reach difficult areas like abs, inner thighs and rear.

Author Bio - As a health and fitness writer, Latasri is passionate about fitness and weight loss. Besides she also writes about candida symptoms and threelac review for yeast infection cure.

Symptoms of depression

2012-01-27T01:34:00.000-08:00

Stress can lead to you to feeling 'down' and 'miserable'. What is different about a depressive illness is that these feelings last for weeks or months, rather than days.

In addition to feeling low most or all of the time, many other symptoms can occur in depressive illness (though not everybody has every one).

Being unable to gain pleasure from activities that normally would be pleasurable.
Losing interest in normal activities, hobbies and everyday life.
Feeling tired all of the time and having no energy.
Difficulty sleeping or waking early in the morning (though some feel that they can't get out of bed and 'face the world').
Having a poor appetite, no interest in food and losing weight (though some people overeat and put on weight 'comfort eating').
Losing interest in sex.
Finding it difficult to concentrate and think straight.
Feeling restless, tense and anxious.
Being irritable.
Losing self-confidence.
Avoiding other people.
Finding it harder than usual to make decisions.
Feeling useless and inadequate - 'a waste of space'.
Feeling guilty about who you are and what you have done.
Feeling hopeless - that nothing will make things better.
Thinking about suicide - this is very common. If you feel this way, talk to somebody about it. If you think somebody else might be thinking this way, ask them about it - it will not make them more likely to commit suicide.

Stress Related Back Pain is a Relatively Modern Diagnosis

2012-01-25T08:23:00.000-08:00

Stress-related back pain is a relatively modern diagnosis although the concept of muscular pain caused by tension is not a new one. Stress of both the physical and psychological sort can make the painful symptoms of any injury worse but 'stress-related back pain' is a term used for pain caused by stress above all other factors.

For many the idea of thoughts and feelings causing a physical problem seems unlikely, but this is well established in medicine. Stress causes many changes in the body and predisposes to conditions such as gastritis, high blood pressure and heart disease. In addition, it causes a build up of tension throughout the body.

Stress-related back pain is thought to relate to this tension. You may have read that back pain can be caused by muscle spasm in the back. This spasm is worsened by tension in the muscles and is a target for interventions such as stretches to the back and physiotherapy.

Stress could trigger pain in the back by creating tension and spasm in the back muscles but then can also be a part of a vicious cycle of worsening back pain. Individuals suffering from daily stress are more likely to avoid gentle exercise and relaxation. As the back pain manifests itself, some people will choose to withdraw from exercise altogether or work longer and harder as the pain limits productivity.

The key to beating back pain is identifying the vicious cycle and taking action to break it. Key to this is reducing stress levels but also increasing light activity, stretching and other exercises. For many people, stress starts at work. When trying to make a change at work thinking beyond just the workload and the obvious psychological stress, ensure you also consider the physical stress your job. If you work at a desk - ensure you're on a good ergonomic chair, perhaps you need a footrest, perhaps your computer screen is too high or too small?

Almost all pain is made worse by stress and back pain in particular can respond to a concerted effort to beat this vicious cycle. Make lots of small changes to your work and lifestyle and you'll be on your way to beating back pain.

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Why Count Calories? Because Health is Wealth

2012-01-23T02:40:00.000-08:00

Many people try to avoid counting calories when trying to achieve weight loss. There are so many new weight loss methods today that it might seem like this is actually possible, especially when some diets specifically advertise that you won't have to count calories at all. In my opinion, this is like a financial self-help book that claims you can get rich without paying any attention to how much you earn or spend. Would you be tempted to believe such a claim?

Calorie counting is budgeting for the body
Even if you have no idea exactly what percentage of your income you spend on your rent, chances are you do keep a budget in your mind, if you're the average responsible adult. This means having a rough idea of how much you can splurge before it's going to land you in trouble. You've probably experienced both sides of the equation-getting into debt as well as having a savings account. The more experience you accumulate, the better equipped you are to judge how much you can spend and how much you need to save. You just can't get away from the basic truth that earning more than you spend equals savings, and that spending more than you earn equals debt.

Weight management is just like that. You have total freedom in deciding what, when, and how to eat your food, but you can't escape the basic truth that eating more than you burn equals weight gain and that burning more than you eat equals weight loss. It's not a theory, a special dieting method, or something someone invented to make you miserable-it's just plain physics.

Calorie counting is NOT a weight loss method
Surprised to hear that? Well, it's true. It could help you lose weight, gain weight, or maintain your weight, but calorie counting is not a weight loss method the same way budgeting is not a way to get rich-it is simply the foundation and basis for weight management the same way budgeting is the basis of money management. It's a tool you can use to see where you can improve your lifestyle choices to achieve what you want to achieve. Feel free to try any diet that sounds good to you-calorie counting still applies. Feel free to try out the latest fitness routine-calorie counting is as important as ever. While you can change your diet and fitness habits without counting calories, you'll be at a loss if for some reason they stop working. You won't know where it went wrong. At the end of the story you could have twenty diets that "just don't work" for you without having any idea why they failed. To use a financial analogy again, it's like buying and selling stocks without ever looking at the stock market. If you wouldn't entrust your finances to Lady Luck, why entrust her with your health?

Calorie counting is not an extreme last-resort measure
If the word "budget" revives in you traumatic memories of math class in grade school, consider this: you probably budget without ever realizing it. Unless you go through life blissfully unaware of the cost of foods, furniture, clothes, and so on, you probably frequently make choices based on what you think you can afford. If you ever treat yourself to something, whether it's an ice cream or a spa treatment, it's because you know that doing it on a daily basis would break the bank. That's budgeting!

Similarly, calorie counting can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. Some people, like athletes and body-builders, want to know exactly where each calorie is going. They may spend hours planning the week's menu or reading and calculating fat percentages. For other people who have no issues with their weight, it may be enough to know that some foods, like chocolate-covered donuts, are very high in calories and low on nutrition. However, most people fall somewhere in the middle. We need to have a rough idea of how much we are actually ingesting per day and compare it to a rough idea of how much we are burning. If you fall into that group, there's great news in store for you.

Calorie counting is so much easier today
Even just a generation ago, no one had mobile devices that could keep track of calories in and calories out. There was no "app" for anything-a notebook and a pencil were your best bet. Besides that, calorie counting usually meant reading nutrition labels, doing the math, and looking up exercises in some kind of chart to calculate calories burned. Today, there are online calorie counters with huge databases of food items and activities so all you have to enter is how much you ate or exercised. That's it! In return, you get all kinds of charts and graphs showing you your progress and what you need to do to achieve your goals. It doesn't get much simpler or easier than that.

It's been said that "Health is wealth," but I would go even further to say that health is our greatest wealth. Responsible money management is all well and good, but your weight management is far more important. By budgeting for your body, you can avoid the high health risks associated with being overweight, including heart disease, diabetes and cancer. A few minutes every day on your computer or mobile device to make sure you're nutritionally on track-wouldn't you say it's worth it?

About the author: Varsha Aditya is a writer for the popular calorie counter website CaloriesAndMore.com which promotes healthy and sustainable weight loss without all the impossible rules of fad diets. Visit us to find more articles about sustainable weight loss, and see how CaloriesAndMore.com's huge database of foods and activities can make calorie counting a breeze.

Gallbladder Problems during Pregnancy

2012-01-19T17:51:00.000-08:00

Many women experience gallbladder problems during pregnancy. We will describe some of the most common gallbladder problems that can occur during and after pregnancy. Various changes take place in a woman's body during pregnancy. Hormonal activity will change, which will affect other activities in the body. HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is produced by a woman's placenta. This hormone will help in the embryo development during the early stages of pregnancy. This hormone is responsible for fatigue and early sickness during pregnancy. Estrogen is another hormone created by the placenta and ovaries that increases during this period. It is responsible for normal development of baby's lungs, reproductive organs, and kidneys. Progesterone is created by the placenta and ovaries, and it is involved in the implantation of the ovum. This hormone is responsible for breast tenderness during pregnancy, but it can also cause headaches, constipation, as well as mood swings.

As you can see, many changes take place in the body during pregnancy. Some of the hormones affect the gallbladder, too.

Gallbladder Problems after Pregnancy

Gallbladder symptoms can be very similar to normal symptoms of pregnancy. First, let us describe the most common symptoms of gallbladder disorders.

Gallbladder disorders are usually characterized by symptoms like:

Abdominal discomfort
Abdominal pain
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Belching
Bloating

As you can see, many of these symptoms are very similar to those of pregnancy. During pregnancy, most women have symptoms like abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Therefore, it is very hard to tell whether these symptoms indicate a gallbladder problem, or they are simply caused by pregnancy. It is important to go to your doctor regularly and control your health, especially if you are pregnant.

Generally, women are more prone to gallbladder disorders than men are, and pregnancy puts women at higher risk. The risk of gallbladder problems is increased during pregnancy because of the hormones.

Here is how some hormones affect your gallbladder. Progesterone levels in a woman's body will be increased during pregnancy. This hormone relaxes the muscles, so it also affects the gallbladder, reducing its contractions. That can stop the gallbladder from releasing the bile, and that can lead to various complications.

Gallbladder disorders will likely occur in the 3rd trimester. Most of these problems won't affect the baby's health; however, the consequences can cause problems to the baby's health. Gallbladder infection can prevent the mother's body from nourishing itself – and the baby.

Gallbladder problems should be treated in time. Proper treatment will prevent various complications, so it is important to have your gallbladder examined frequently during pregnancy.

In serious cases, gallbladder removal can be done. Even if you are pregnant, the risk of compilations after the surgery is quite low. However, it is very important to follow your doctor's instructions.

Certain problems may also occur after pregnancy. The body will experience certain changes once again; hormonal chances will take place, and this can also cause gallbladder problems. Weight loss after pregnancy may cause gallstones.

A pregnant woman must take care of her diet, especially if she has gallbladder problems. As you know, pregnant women are always advised to eat healthy foods. If you have gallbladder problems and you are pregnant, you must avoid alcohol, caffeine, fatty foods, junk foods, artificial sweeteners and hydrogenated oils. These foods are unhealthy anyway, so it will be wise to avoid them. Consuming plenty of fruits, vegetables, natural juices, whole grains, lean meat and non-fat dairy products will be healthy for both you and your baby, and this diet will also help you prevent gallbladder problems.

The author of the above article Jonathan Carter writes about Symptoms of Gall Bladder and other problems it can cause

The Fertility Smoothie Recipe

2012-01-17T01:52:00.000-08:00

Today, many women are relying on the free sperm donation online as their last resort of getting pregnant. Well, if one can really get pregnant with these sperm donations online, then, this is probably the best how to get pregnant fast tips that one can apply.

However, if the problem lies on the husband due to lack of sperm count, they should stop worrying now and start making their delicious fertility smoothie. You read it right! A delectable beverage is the answer. The man behind this wonderful creation is Trent Arsenault.

Trent is a 36-year old computer engineer. He has been donating his sperm since 2006. According to him, he had already fathered 14 healthy children. Included in those 14 children is a set of twins.

To make sure that he gave his client the healthiest and the most potent product, he followed a strict physical regimen. Other than the physical regimen, he is also into organic diet, where he eats organic foods, which include a homemade fertility smoothie. He drinks his deliciously made smoothie twice a day.

He said that, his smoothie has all the ingredients from anti-oxidants to amino acids, to fructose and more. Arsenault thinks that all the ingredients he has for the smoothie has an important role to play to improve sperm count and fertility. These ingredients made Arsenault hopeful enough to produce healthy babies. Arsenault is not a medical practitioner but he firmly believes that his sperm count is approximately four times higher than an average person is.

Of course, you definitely would want to try this if you are trying to get pregnant but have no luck. If you are tired of following those how to get pregnant fast tips that actually did not work, then this could be your chance to conceive.

Fertility Smoothie Recipe

4.4 oz Organic Blueberries
1 medium sized Organic Banana peeled
1/10 Fresh Pineapple
5 Medium sized fresh or frozen Cherries
2 tbsp Organic Flax seed (ground in coffee grinder) or 1 tsp organic flax oil
3/4Cup Organic Almond milk
3/4Cup Organic, Raw Cow's milk or skimmed Milk
1/2tbsp Raw/Organic Cocoa powder
1/82 tsp total of Raw, Lolcal, Organic Honey and/or Organic Manuka honey
1 medium-sized Organic Lemon juice
1/4tsp Raw, Organic Vanilla bean powder
1 medium-sized Organic Kiwi (peeled)
Pinch of Raw, Organic Ground Cinnamon

Instructions:
All you have to do is to blend ingredients for about 20 seconds in your blender. You can also substitute fruits when in season or when locally available like blueberries with raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, and more. Drink the smoothie twice a day, once in the morning before exercise and once in the evening.

Missed Naps Could Put Toddlers at Risk for Mood Disorders

2012-01-15T02:22:00.000-08:00

Toddlers who miss daytime naps may be at increased risk for mood disorders later in life, a new study indicates.

Researchers looked at toddlers aged 30 months to 36 months and found that depriving them of a single daily nap resulted in more anxiety, lower levels of joy and interest, and reduced problem-solving abilities.

"Many young children today are not getting enough sleep, and for toddlers, daytime naps are one way of making sure their 'sleep tanks' are set to full each day," study leader Monique LeBourgeois, an assistant professor in the integrative physiology department at the University of Colorado, Boulder, said in a university news release.

"This study shows insufficient sleep in the form of missing a nap taxes the way toddlers express different feelings, and, over time, may shape their developing emotional brains and put them at risk for lifelong, mood-related problems," she explained.

The researchers videotaped the emotional expressions of toddlers while they worked on solvable and unsolvable picture puzzles on two different days. One day, the test was conducted an hour after the toddlers had their normal 90-minute daytime nap. On another day, the toddlers were deprived of their naps and tested an hour after their normal nap time.

When they were nap-deprived, the toddlers had a 34 percent decrease in positive emotional responses after completing the solvable puzzles, a 31 percent increase in negative emotional responses when they were unable to complete the unsolvable puzzles, and a 39 percent decrease in the expression of confusion when they tried to complete the unsolvable puzzles.

"Confusion is not bad - it's a complex emotion showing a child knows something does not add up," LeBourgeois noted. "When well-slept toddlers experience confusion, they are more likely to elicit help from others, which is a positive, adaptive response indicating they are cognitively engaged with their world."

Overall, according to the release, the study shows that missing a daytime nap may make it more difficult for toddlers to take full advantage of exciting and interesting experiences and to adapt to new frustrations.

"Just like good nutrition, adequate sleep is a basic need that gives children the best chance of getting what is most important from the people and things they experience each day.

Affects Women Differently Than Man

2012-01-13T18:07:00.000-08:00

Recent research has shown that the effects of alcohol have some significant difference on women when compared to men.

Some of the physical effects noted had been dead women become addicted and develop illnesses that are related to alcohol at a much higher rate. These include: malnutrition, anemia, liver damage, hypertension, ulcers, heart damage, and brain damage. It has also shown to be true that women who drink heavily developed cirrhosis of the liver earlier on in their drinking and with lesser levels of alcohol consumed, when compared to men.

One study followed 100 women and discovered that 11 years after they had been put in the hospital for alcoholism discovered that fully one third of them had died. Causes of death were, in the name, alcohol related diseases, accidents, and violence. The lifespans of this group of women averaged 15 years lower than the average population.

Drinking heavily can also alter a woman's endocrine system leading to irregularities of the menstrual cycle, amenorrhea, ( which is the absence of menstrual cycles), early menopause, and infertility. These endocrine system defects can occur in any age including the teen years.

In general, heavy drinking or alcoholism has significant impact on a woman's physical body.

Paramount Carpet Cleaning Tips You Ought to Pertain

2012-01-13T02:56:00.000-08:00

When you thing of maintaining the carpets well in your home, you begin from vacuuming. In this article we will add some instructions for carpet cleaning and continuance. These guidelines will be of assistance you in removing dirt, stains, germs for your carpets.

Here are some essential tips you will find helpful.
Carpets should be vacuumed only once in a week in the areas of heavy traffic like office and commercial buildings. Regular vacuuming will extend the life of your carpet by keeping the dirt silicon particles away from the fiber of carpet. These silica particles are of sharp edges and cut the fabric of carpet when we walk on them. This process when get prolong it make the surface of carpet rough and minimize its velvetiness and shine. Ever week take a little time to clean the hard places of your carpet like baseboards and radiators.
You can also use a wall to wall carpeting method for cleaning. Divide the carpet into quadrants and vacuum the quadrant one after another. For stain areas you can use specific techniques and solutions.
If you are cleaning a plush carpet then make you are spending enough time on it. Plush carpets are really profound to clean because the dirt is embedded in it so deeply that the average time clause will be not sufficient to eliminate or expel it out from your carpet.
One pass on it with high power suction is not enough for it. Go each section again and again and work unhurriedly. Let the pump out the grounded dust from it. Don’t just rush for surface cleaning; make it deep only than after the procedure you will get the different cleaning results.
Reimburse added attention to the areas where people sit and move their feet. Clean these areas of your carpet with heavy traffic in crisscross pattern of overlapping strokes. This will rearrange the fibers again and again and the stuck dirt will come out.
You can apply soil retardants to new carpets you buy or to newly cleaned carpets if you cleaned them from professionals you hired. Your carpet manufacturer give you best advice about the solutions you can apply with minimal damage. Use only recommended equipments for the application of retardants. Learn professional techniques of their implementations before actually experimenting them on you expensive carpets.
Odor is an issue for the carpets, when some liquid slipped on carpet. For this use baking soda in you vacuum to brawl the odor.
Spots and spills are the other problem you will face. Use the solutions for these spills but only recommended. These blemishes can be removed easily through these solution and they are available in market.
Here are the best tips from our professionals for carpet cleaning. Feel free to ask any tip you need for domestic cleaning and commercial cleaning procedures for carpet.

For more tips for commercial cleaning, domestic cleaning tips just visit our site. You can hire us for services in Manchester.

Mesothelioma in Veterans

2012-01-11T04:58:00.000-08:00

Mesothelioma is a fatal type of cancer that can ultimately lead to death after being diagnosed. The onset of mesothelioma is usually because of occupational asbestos exposure. Hundreds of thousands of veterans were exposed to asbestos in their jobsites such as shipyards and Navy during military service and have developed mesothelioma cancer. It was the major cause of asbestos related diseases such as mesothelioma in veterans.

Who are at Risk of Mesothelioma?
Retired military servicemen and women, especially those who worked in the Navy and shipyards may have been frequently exposed to asbestos during the construction of buildings. In addition, those who performed maintenance on vehicles are also at great risk of mesothelioma. Military servicemen who were exposed to asbestos might brought the fibers home on their skin and clothing. This might have transferred the fibers to other family members, developing risk for mesothelioma. Moreover, those who worked with asbestos-laden materials are also at high risks for developing asbestos related disorders including asbestosis, mesothelioma cancer, and lung cancer.

Asbestos Exposure in Veterans
Formerly, asbestos was highly used for its fire proof and heat resistant capabilities as the health risks associated with asbestos were not known. If truth be told, it was considered as a valuable mineral fiber and was commercially used before 1970s. Veterans who have worked in asbestos jobsites between 1940 and 1970 have a risk of developing asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma. Moreover, Navy personnel and workers employed in shipyards from the 1930s till 1970s are at greater risk of developing mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma Symptoms in Veterans
Veterans suffering from mesothelioma usually have the following common symptoms:

Shortness of breath
Frequent coughing
Fluid in the lungs
Sudden weight loss

Although it is quite difficult to diagnose as mesothelioma symptoms are closely mimic with other respiratory illnesses and it's usually misdiagnosed with pneumonia or influenza. Veterans account for an estimated 30% of all mesothelioma patients.

Mesothelioma Treatment Options
Since, symptoms of mesothelioma do not usually appear until several decades. When asbestos fibers enter the body they become lodged in the lining of the lungs, causing lesion which can lead to the development of the cancer. Mesothelioma treatment for asbestos related diseases depends upon the stages and type of the disease.

Mesothelioma in Veterans - Care, Compensation and Treatment
Anyone who was a US military veteran that has developed mesothelioma cancer is eligible for assistance, compensation and treatment from asbestos manufacturers or any companies that are responsible for your asbestos exposure. Veterans can contact mesothelioma attorney that help them file a claim against the company responsible for their asbestos-related illness.

Author Bio:
Rachel Smith is a web enthusiast and professional webmaster. She loves to write about mesothelioma research findings that help people and their loved ones suffering from mesothelioma.

Vitamin D Overdose How Much Is Too Much?

2012-01-08T01:21:00.000-08:00

If there is a need for you to take high doses of vitamin D, make sure to take adequate doses of calcium and magnesium, too. And please always consult your doctor about that. One of the main benefits of vitamin D is its key function in the absorption of calcium, which is a great preventive measure against osteoporosis. And besides this valuable function, it can also strengthen your immune system and reduce the risk of some types of cancer by 50%.

One of the best ways to get the necessary doses of vitamin D is from the Sun. Our body is capable of determining when it has produced a good amount of vitamin D from the sun. When there is enough vitamin D produces the production stops and the ultraviolet light so you don't have to be afraid of vitamin D overdose from sunshine.

People who suffer from vitamin D deficiency can have increased doses of vitamin D as a treatment. As we already know we can get vitamin D from the sun, food and vitamin supplements. Vitamin D supplements are most frequently used in the treatment of vitamin D deficiency. For example, the patient may take up to 50,000 IU per week for two months. After that period, it is recommended to check the levels of vitamin D in blood. If the deficiency has ended it is recommended to prevent it by simply exposing to sun for up to 10 minutes every day.

The vitamin D overdose may cause several serious diseases and conditions, and we are going to name just 2 of the most frequent. They are: Hypercalciuria and hypercalcemia. Hypercalciuria actually excessive excretion of calcium in urine, and hypercalcemia is having too much calcium in blood.

The high doses of vitamin D may lead to calcium formations in the soft tissues in the body. These formations most frequently occur in the lungs, heart or liver and are responsible for liver failure or heart problems.

You should start using supplements only after you have a talk with your doctor and check your vitamin D levels. If the doctor approves the use of vitamin D supplements, you should start taking vitamin D supplements slowly and gradually to avoid some side effects. However, to keep your levels of vitamin D ideal try to take it from food and expose yourself to sunlight at least 10 minutes every day. In most cases, these two measures are enough to avoid vitamin D deficiency.

Author Bio: The above article is written by Boris Washington who writes about Vitamin D Deficiency and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Symptoms

Is there danger in withdrawal from alcohol, and what, exactly, is alcohol withdrawal?

2012-01-05T08:07:00.000-08:00

Withdrawal from alcohol, (as with any other drug), is simply a set of symptoms that occur when a person suddenly stops using it after a long period of time. Through observation and experience over time, it is observed that there is a set of symptoms that is readily identifiable. Though not everybody may have all symptoms, they are generally easily recognized and can occur in varying degrees from light to severe.

Some of the more common alcohol withdrawal symptoms can be observed by simply looking at a hangover. Headache, mild shakiness, upset stomach, and sweats are all common symptoms.

The more severe symptoms that generally occur with long-term exposure to high amounts of continuous alcohol use are the "DTs". These are called delirium tremens. People would DTs generally experience anxiety, confusion, visual, aural hallucinations and seeing things that really aren't there. Stories that illustrate DTs are seeing pink elephants, the feelings of bugs crawling on a person, etc.

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms generally occur with habitual drinkers. The reason for this is their body has become the used to high levels of alcohol intake, and actually goes through a shock when the intake is suddenly stopped.

Is there danger in alcohol withdrawal?
The answer to that question is that alcohol withdrawal can be very dangerous. Other than delirium tremens, a person who has habituated themselves to a high intake of alcohol over a long period of time, and suddenly stops, runs a significant risk of seizures. It is suggested in the strongest possible terms that medical supervision is used for alcohol withdrawal.

A number of people wonder if withdrawal from alcohol is actually painful. The answer to this is yes it can be. The medications that are used in a medically monitored alcohol detox program allow a person to "come down" gently over a period of several days. The purpose of this is to reduce the possibility of seizures. Medically detoxing is like rolling to the bottom of a hill, quitting cold turkey is like getting to the bottom of the hill by jumping off a cliff.

Capture that idea - blogging is about ideas

2012-01-03T12:00:00.000-08:00

We know that great things start with a small idea and yet not all ideas that occur to us are able to see the light of day in terms of a considered piece of writing. But if you are into blogging then you will know that once a great idea is there a great blog post is just a little more time away. And we all would have experienced how difficult it can be to come up with an idea on demand. Even for some of the very creative ones amongst us.

Though once we recognize that ideas are of great importance we can learn to respect them and treat them with care so that ideas that occur to us do not evaporate away as other events in our life pile up one on top of the other.

So what can one do to increase our ability to care for our ideas? Well to start with one must recognize that a good idea does not come all fleshed out in great detail, it usually comes along as a seed of an idea that we then build it into a great idea. Once we have a great idea we care for it and perhaps may jot it down, but while it is still a seed we may not be as careful and there would be seeds of ideas that occurred to us but were later forgotten and were never allowed to evolve further. And that is not the best way for a blog writer. A better way is to jot down every seed of an idea as it occurs to us in a fleeting manner. For doing this you can use a pen and paper handy or you could use your cell phone to record a brief line about the seed of the idea which you can use later to refresh your memory.

Later when we have more time we can check out the thoughts that we have jotted down and start to develop them further. This method will allow us to do justice to all ideas that occur to us without worrying about how to remember them.

I often need to write on digital scales and if a fleeting though occurs to me I use my cell phone and speak out the idea briefly. Later I do the research related to the idea and write out the full article. I hope you find this approach useful as well.

Author bio : Mark Floyd has over 15 years experience in the digital scales industry. He has been a part of it, as better products have been launched over the years & have changed how weight is measured around the world. You can know more about floor scale, NTEP floor scale and other scales at his web site www.buyfloorscale.com.

Why Link Exchange Considered As Black Hat By Google

2012-01-02T20:53:00.000-08:00

Google is not like yahoo and bing , because it only work on fair basis. In other search engines you can pay and get high rank unlike Google. If you are an SEO person than you must have idea about Black Hat SEO and White Hat SEO techniques. Link Exchange considered as black hat SEO, but why? The reason behind it is the division of PR between the parties. Google work on fair basis and any technique which vanished these fair meanings considered as Black Hat. Let me tell you about the PR division.

Suppose we have two site s, site A and site B. Both having same page rank value. We need to implement link exchange technique on them. Let me explain how link juice will be divided in both sites.

F(x) value of link juice transfer when site link to another. Page rank is like worth of your site and a part of it contributes for every outbound link of your site. For every dofollow link juice transfer , this is the reason why no one allow to place dofollow link on site, blog or any type of web page.

When site A first place link on it for site B, page rank of B will be up when search engine crawled it. Now the link from B to A will have more link juice as the Rank of B is up. In this case B is getting less than A.

So link exchange seems to be link division on equal basis but it is not actually.

There are some other disadvantages of link exchange. Like when exchange link from non relevant site there will be no chance of traffic but only the waste of your own link juice. Bulk link exchange will triggers search engines that site having some un natural behavior.

Link s the partners place to show without no follow attribute but later they make links with nofollow attribute. Which give you no point of placing link on them.

So be precautious when you are using link exchange technique for your site. For Professional SEO services consider the advice of experts.

Bio
I Shumail Ayub, an SEO expert. Working as SEO analyst in CuttingEdge Projects the leading business consultants in Leeds, UK.

Can You Be Fit and Fat?

2011-12-29T05:42:00.000-08:00

YES: In fact, it's a worthy goal.
Steven Blair, PED, professor of exercise science, epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of South Carolina

It's better than being thin and unfit.
Overweight people who exercise just 150 minutes a week have half the risk of mortality of normal-weight people who don't exercise at all, according to research I conducted. That's not true once you move from overweight (meaning a body mass index, or BMI, of 25 to 29.9) to obese (a BMI of 30 or more). But being fit and a little fat seems to be fine.

Weight alone doesn't raise disease risk-lack of fitness does.
In one study, half of overweight adults and one-third of obese people who were active had normal blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood sugar, putting them at normal risk for heart disease and diabetes, which are both supposedly caused by weight.

Getting fit is more realistic than getting slim.
For most people, diets don't work in the long term. We ought to be thinking about different strategies. It's far easier for a fat person to get fit than thin.

You can't be obese and fit.
Unless you're in that tiny fraction of the population-like pro athletes or the very muscular-whose muscle mass explains their high BMI. For most people with a BMI of 30 or more, their fitness is reduced by their weight, and their risk of conditions like diabetes and heart disease goes up.

Exercise doesn't erase all the risks of being heavy.
Yes, physical activity is important, but so is watching what you eat. Most studies show that both diet and exercise are important for diabetes prevention, for instance. And a study in the journal Obesity suggests that people with the highest BMIs have unhealthy eating habits.

Playing down the problem of excess weight is dangerous.
If you're heavy, you can cut your mortality risk by eating well and exercising-but research suggests that even active obese people are at 91% greater risk of dying than active people of normal weight.