A Russian woman has made a dramatic decision to have a complete sex change operation in an attempt to become a different person and avoid having to pay off her debts. Natalya had built up debts of around 2,200 pounds and was being pursued by bailiffs, the Daily Star reported.
Previous studies have shown that breast cancer survivors who meet the current exercise recommendations, which is 2.5 hours of moderate intensity physical activity per week, are at 25 percent lower risk for dying from breast cancer.
However, new research from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), suggests that exceeding the recommendations may provide greater protection, and that running may be better than walking.
A woman is planning the ultimate surprise for her boss – quitting her job in front of 100 million people during the Super Bowl break.
The unidentified woman will be one of many who will appear in web hosting company GoDaddy’s Super Bowl commercial, News.com.au reported.
After the game, US Today show will interview the woman to see what motivated her to leave her job in such a grand way.
‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’ actor John Turturro will also appear in the ad. (ANI)
Previous studies have shown that breast cancer survivors who meet the current exercise recommendations, which is 2.5 hours of moderate intensity physical activity per week, are at 25 percent lower risk for dying from breast cancer.
However, new research from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), suggests that exceeding the recommendations may provide greater protection, and that running may be better than walking.
Researchers have found that certain probiotics could help women lose weight and keep it off. Studies have already demonstrated that the intestinal flora of obese individuals differs from that of thin people.
Manipur is home to various ethnic communities, and each has its own distinct culture and traditional attires. There is tremendous scope for the growth of fashion industry in the state as traditional motifs could be transformed into globally attractive designs.
To promote the state as a fashion destination, recently the second edition of Manipur fashion extravaganza was held in Imphal.
‘ Manipur Fashion Extravaganza 2014’ – A blend of modern with traditional designs is the creation of Manipur’s rising stylist Robert Naorem.
Spanking children as an effective form of discipline could lead to short- and long-term child behavior problems, a new study has found.
Child psychologist George Holden, who favours humane alternatives to corporal punishment, wanted to see if parents’ positive views toward spanking could be reversed if they were made aware of the research.
Holden and three colleagues at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, used a simple, fast, inexpensive method to briefly expose subjects to short research summaries that detailed spanking’s negative impact.
A new study has revealed that practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer patients.
At the six-month point of the study- three months after the formal yoga practice had ended- results showed that on average, fatigue was 57 percent lower in women who had practiced yoga compared to the non-yoga group, and their inflammation was reduced by up to 20 percent.
The participants had completed all breast cancer treatments before the start of the study and only yoga novices were recruited for the randomized, controlled clinical trial.
Chronic pelvic or belly pain is which is present for six months or more is a common problem among women . It is associated with ovarian vein varicosities (dilation) termed as pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS).
Most women who suffer from this are young and multi-parous, or having more than one baby. They would be suffering from a dull, aching lower abdominal pain, exacerbated long periods of sitting or standing. It can be accompanied by feeling of fullness in the legs. Intensity of the pain can vary during phases of the menstrual cycle.
A new study has revealed that practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer patients. At the six-month point of the study- three months after the formal yoga practice had ended- results showed that on average, fatigue was 57 percent lower in women who had practiced yoga compared to the non-yoga group, and their inflammation was reduced by up to 20 percent.
A Japanese lingerie brand has launched a bra that will only unhook by the woman’s “true love”.
The bra, designed by manufacturer Ravijour, monitors woman’s heart-rate, hormones and nervous system through a mobile phone app and makes sure that the guy unhooking it is “Mr. Right”, the Daily Star reported.
The bra, which unhooks only after sensing an instant boost of love-filled excitement, sends the body’s functions as a signal to the app, which then determines if the ” true love rate” is enough to unclasp it.
A new study has revealed that mothers favour daughters more than boys when it comes to Holstein dairy cows and how much milk they produce for their offspring.
Researchers at Kansas State University and Harvard University studied 2.39 million lactation records from 1.49 million dairy cows and found that cows produce significantly more milk for daughters than for sons across lactation.
Starting a relationship means lot of love, happiness and an expanding waist line too, shows a research.
The research, conducted by UKMedix.com, has revealed the effect that a women’s frame of mind can have on her weight.
The study also found that the average woman will gain 7.2 pounds or 3.2 kg in the first year of a new relationship. However, just under half put blame on their partner’s poor diet as the reason for weight gain, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
A new study suggests that a baby’s development in the womb in the first weeks of life is critical for cardiovascular health in later life.
A link between poor growth in the first trimester and early risk factors for heart disease has been identified for the first time, the BBC reported. The study adds to the evidence that heart risk is set long before adulthood. Pregnant women should think about their baby’s heart health as well as their own, the British Heart Foundation said.
New findings suggest that “morning after pill” emergency contraceptives may be less effective for overweight and obese women.
Pills that are commonly used in the UK will be included in a review, the European Medicines Agency confirmed, but family planning experts said that women should not be put off seeking contraception and should speak to a professional if they had concerns.
Jude Kelly, artistic director of UK’s Southbank Centre, has admitted that there is still some hostility in orchestras towards female musicians.
Kelly said that the top of the profession is still a place of too great an absence for women because executive directors can be sceptical and undermine them deliberately, the BBC reported. Kelly explained that people tend to appoint in their own image, as it’s a tendency of men to support other, younger men and feel paternalistic towards them.
A new study suggests that a baby’s development in the womb in the first weeks of life is critical for cardiovascular health in later life.
A link between poor growth in the first trimester and early risk factors for heart disease has been identified for the first time, the BBC reported.
The study adds to the evidence that heart risk is set long before adulthood.
Pregnant women should think about their baby’s heart health as well as their own, the British Heart Foundation said.
Changing the hair colour is an excellent way to reinvent yourself and in terms of 2014, colour trends are to include a richness and depth generated by the latest hair colour techniques.
The new trend is all about true tones and overly saturated color.
Rod Anker, Creative Director of Monsoon Salon and Spa said that ombre has been very popular globally and it has also been very popular in India in the last 1 year.
Does it pay to be a lover or a fighter, or both, to woo your lady?
This dilemma is often faced by male animals as mating season approaches.
Where animals fall on the lover or fighter scale depends on how much they are able to ensure continued mating rights with females, says a study.
In species where fighting for the right to mate means greater control of females – such as in the elephant seal – males invest more in weapons and less in love, said researchers from University of Manchester in England, Syracuse University in New York and University of Western Australia.
Kate Middleton has beaten the likes of singer Beyonce and reality star Kim Kardashian to be named the celebrity with Britain’s most wanted hairstyle in a new poll.
One of the women surveyed by promotionalcodes.org.uk said that the Duchess of Cambridge has beautiful hair and it looks great loose or in an elaborate up-do, the Daily Express reported.
While Middleton received 19 percent votes, Beyonce’s ever-changing style got her on the second position with 16 percent votes.
The runways have predicted nail trends for all manicure-fans for the year 2014, from the way of applying nail polish to the colours that are in vogue.
Beth Fricke, celebrity manicurist said that the trend is drama, whether it is loud in oxblood shades or muted in sheer colours.
According to Rod Anker, Creative Director of Monsoon Salon and Spa, plain pink and plain white seem boring but he added that he loved the sheer nails with a diagonal sliver of blue on the tips at the Katie Holmes show.
Anker also claimed to be feeling that the matte nail trend is going to stay.
Researchers, who looked at anonymous, aggregate Google searches to give a picture of what American parents are worried about when it comes to their kids, has found that parents are more concerned with a daughter’s weight and appearance and a son’s level of intelligence.
It was found that parents are more likely to search ‘is my daughter pretty?’ and ‘is my son smart?’, News.com.au reported.
The study found that there were fewer queries related to daughters and intelligence, despite the fact that girls are 11 percent more likely to be in programs for academically gifted students.
Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, has reportedly become part of the female billionaires around the globe, after her stake in the company valued 750 million dollars.
The 44-year-old COO owns about 12.3 million shares of the company and after the social networking giant’s stock closed record high on Tuesday, Sandberg became one of the youngest female billionaires in the world.
According to the Independent, last year, there were 138 women with a 10-figure fortune, up from 104 in 2012m but women still accounted for fewer than 10 percent of the world’s richest.
Jane Fonda has credited meditation for helping her maintaining physical fitness.
The 76-year-old actress, who earlier had revealed that she went on an exercise bike for five hours the night her second husband Tom Hayden left her for another woman, credits keeping fit with maintaining her sanity, the Daily Express reported.
A new study has revealed that children around the world who grow up in dangerous neighborhoods exhibit more aggressive behavior.
Researchers at Duke University interviewed parents and children from 1,293 families in nine countries: China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand and the United States, and asked families a series of questions about dangers in their neighborhoods.
Based on the answers, the researchers scored the neighborhoods according to their degree of danger.