Not so light!!

Do you know that stnky ligh cigarette that's yellowing your fingers as you read this is polluting your lungs with just as much poison as regular smokes, according to a recent University of montreal study. Proffesor paul Genreau and frank Vitaro, found that nicotine levels in "light" and "mild" cancer sticks are five per cent higher than regular sticks, and reduced in only four out or toxins.
So, is there a ciggarette out that's less harmful for the 60 per cent of smokers who suck on 'light'?According to the WHO, about 100,000 children worlwide start smoking everyday.
-Craig Segal, Reader's Digest-November 2006-

Down's Syndrome Test

Pregnent women can now find out within hours whether their baby has Down's Syndrome instead of anxiously waiting for up to 2 days. The new technique, called flashFISH, was developed by a group of singapore and UK doctors, led by Assistant Profffessor Mahesh Choolani and Yong Loo Lin at the National University of Singapore.
Women are over 35, have more at risk of having a child with Down's Syndrome. Thenew test is an improved version of the existing Standart Fish (Fluorescent in situ hybridisation) where special dyes are used to examine chromosomes. Normal cell have 23 pairs of chromosomes, an abnormal foetus is identified when there is an extra chromosome or one missing from a pair.

-Reader's Digest, november 2007-

Brain control

Scientist at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and at the Albert Einstein college of medicine in New York have found that brain controls liver fat production, revealing new ways to lower fat level in those who are overweight, predisbetic and diabetic.
Scientist discovered that activating a biochemical pathway in brain lowers liver fat blood fats.

-Reader's Digest, November 2007-

Do you think that new thermometer is really effective?

According to a new US study, infrared thermometerthat measure temperature from the forehead or ear are unreliable.Institute for exercise and environmental medicine at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas has found that their reading are generally lower that the core temperaturewhen the body is under heat stress. Dr Craig says, scaning the wand across the patient's head is just talking skin temperature.
Infrared ear devices are little beter.Very much influenced by environmental temperature rather than tympanic membrane, which is closer to core body temperature
The best reading is taken from under the tangeu or armpit

- Reader's Digest, november 2007-

Killer cells

Scientist at Ontario's University Health Network (UHN) have discovered that colon cancer originates from rare. Colon cancer stem cells within tumours. Dr John Dick the study's principal investigater and senior scientist at the ontario cancer institute says " We found that not every tumour cell is equally capable of sustaining tumours in the colon.
Only about one in every 57 000 cells in a colon cancer tumours are color cancer stem cells, but it is these rare cells that initiate into cancer cell. " since this is the heart of the tumour, you have to find and kill each of these colon cancer stem cells to truly cure the disease.
Based on this discovery, scientist can now begin to identify unique genetic properties of colon cancer stem then develop drugs targeting to prevent the disease from recurring.

-Reader's Digest, november 2007-

hello..have any pet?

actually, when i was a kid, i have 2 goldfish and 1 pair of kitten.
One of my goldfish i named it as 'gold' and another one i named it 'fish'. i really love both 'gold' and 'fish'.but, 1 day, my little brother, age 7 years throw my 'gold' and 'fish' into the drain.
Then, i own 1 pair of kitten. both has same brown-orange in colour and so cute .The difference between this both kitten is their tail. The one that has long tail i called as 'ekor panjang'and the short tail i called as 'ekor pendek'..wanna share your memory with your pet? sent a comment.

Are men going extinct?

The ratio of girls to boys entering university is now so bad. That for every 7 girls there are only 3 boys. just look at our class. why do you think there are more women in university?
On my opinion, women are more obidient by nature. women are more serious and less playfull in school. Women are also usually prepared for exams and they can perform better.while men are more rebellious. Thay are easily distracted by other activities such as karaoke, racing and smoking.. so what you think? advance your opinion on this matter. do you agree or disagree? share your minds with me.

The Power of Smile

A smile is central to our evolution and one of the most happy powerful tools of human behaviour. Putting on a happy not only helps us make friends, it translate into altered brain chemistry that makes us feel better. My friends have taught me the value of smiling. They say, 'because i not often smile, people think i am not friendly, sad, angry or depressed and i can't show them what i am really like. Then now, i alway smile to my friends.
I really think that a smile is a powerful of our conversation capability. if you can't smile, you are very limited in our ability to pass on information and relate to other people..
.. keep on smiling..

why are online games are so addictive?

in south korea, a 28 years old man reportedly collapse and died after playing an online game for 50 hours straight.
by chemical reaction, Dr murni Wilson, director and senior consultant psychiatrist of the community Addiction Management program says, people may have a greater vulnerability to online games addiction. Advancing to the next stage of an online game gives them a buzz that makes them feel better and more motivated. This winning feeling is so rewarding that it's memory takes on a great intensity and becomes more desirable everytime it is recalled. The gamer may not win very often and reward may not come every time they play the game but they never know when they will win again or get reward.it could be the next hours, or the next minute, and if they don't continue playing, they fear they will miss the chance to win or receive rewards.
this article i take from reader's digest. publish in may 2007.

Drink! drink! drink!

Do you know that dehydration is a major couse of kidney stones ?
This is because lack of water lessens the need to pass urine, useless mineral, because of this lack, it can form stones. People who are working at kitchen or site are at higher risk because fluid lost through sweat. If stones grow too large, they get struck in the kidney and causing pain in the lower back area.
Then..here's is the reason to drink more water.

do a slimmer need exercise?

i have read Reader's Digest, ( publish in may 2007)
Proffesor Jimmy Bell says that even a slim people can have internal fat collectedinside or around the liver, gut, through under-used muscle, which could trigger heart condition and diabetes.
then, slim people also need exercise as well as a fat.
last but not least,
Keep slim, keep fit and stay health!!!

blogging at 1st time

hahaha!!i never create or involve in any blogs b4..today,11.07.08, i already have my blog guidance by miss farah..it's not so hard to create the blog but take a look how 'cincai ' is mine..hehe!!