The 4 Best Sweeteners to Have in Your Kitchen

Make sure you know the difference between the good guys and bad guys of the sweetener world. Here is a list of the good guys of sweeteners:Good Guy #1: Stevia"We need to be off of sugar, but we need good alternatives, and stevia is the safest sweetener there is, period," says Gates, who coauthored The Stevia Cookbook: Cooking with Nature's Calorie-Free Sweetener (Avery Trade, 2004). All types of

Around The World in 60 Seconds

It took Phileas Fogg 80 days to circumnavigate the world but, thanks to the wonders of technology, it is now possible to do it in just a minute. This whirlwind video tour of the planet is a compilation of time-lapse images shot from the International Space Station (ISS).James Drake spliced together the images from the ISS, which travels at about 220 miles above the surface, to create the

‘Breaking Dawn’ Bella’s Not Looking So Good as Her Baby Bump Gets Bigger

First things first: Are you sitting down? Great, because we just got our hands on an exclusive new clip from "Breaking Dawn: Part 1," featuring Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli), and Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner).The 15-second theatrical trailer preview opens with some familiar snippets: Bella finds out that she's pregnant, and the

How Hi-Tech 'Tattoo' Will Monitor Patients' Vital Signs

Monitoring a patient’s vital signs - such as temperature and heart rate - could soon be a simple as sticking on a tiny, wireless patch similar to a temporary tattoo.

Eliminating the bulky wiring and electrodes used in current monitors would make the devices more comfortable for patients, according to an international team of researchers who report their findings in today’s edition of the journal

Apple, Samsung Smartphones Outdo Nokia in 2Q

Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. zoomed to the top of the list of global smartphone makers in the second quarter, blowing past Nokia Corp. and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., according to research firm IDC.

Korea's Samsung made the biggest jump, from No. 4 in the first quarter to No. 2 in the second, on the strength of its Galaxy phones, which run Google Inc.'s Android software.

Why iPhone 5?

Apple recently announced iOS 5 which is packed with new cool features, including Android’s drop-down menu style notification. iOS 5 will be released in the autumn, more specifically in September. Furthermore, Apple brings new generation iPods and iPod Touches in September. However, according to CNET UK, iPods are not enough glamorous to bring iOS 5 into the world. iOS 5 and iPhone 5 both will

Exercises That Make You Look Taller

Here's something about the way dancers carry themselves that makes them look a little bit taller, even if they're on the shorter side of the spectrum! Here are 3 exercises from Halzack that might make you look like you've grown an inch or two:1. Downward DogDownward Dog is a great yoga exercise that both strengthens and lengthens. To achieve the position correctly, straighten the legs to your

Nuclear radiation risk

Thyroid cancer for sure. Leukemia, probably. Too much radiation can raise the risk of developing cancer years down the road, scientists agree, and the young are most vulnerable. But just how much or how long an exposure is risky is not clear.Those are among the unknowns scientists are contemplating as the crisis unfolds at Japan's stricken nuclear power plant.In Japan, the Science Ministry said

Japan: New radiation leaks harmful to health

Radiation is spewing from damaged reactors at a crippled nuclear power plant in tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan in a dramatic escalation of the 4-day-old catastrophe. The prime minister has warned residents to stay inside or risk getting radiation sickness.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Tuesday that a fourth reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex was on fire and that more

US teens, young adults 'doing it' less, study says

Fewer teens and young adults are having sex, a government survey shows, and theories abound for why they're doing it less. Experts say this generation may be more cautious than their predecessors, more aware of sexually spread diseases. Or perhaps emphasis on abstinence in the past decade has had some influence. Or maybe they're just too busy."It's not even on my radar," said 17-year-old Abbey

Facebook Finally Bows to Child Protection Calls

Facebook has bowed to pressure and provided a new application which allows young users to report suspicious behaviour. All users of the social networking site will be able to access an advice centre from their home page where they will be able to report suspected grooming or inappropriate sexual behaviour.It is the result of Facebook and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre joining

'The Cove' to screen in Japan despite protests

"The Cove," an Oscar-winning film about a dolphin-hunting village in Japan, will be shown in the country from next month, despite pressure from nationalist groups that caused several theaters to cancel screenings.The domestic distributor, Unplugged, said Monday that six theaters around the country will start showing the movie July 3, with 16 more to show it later.Initial screenings of the film at

Cameron Diaz Shares Her Beauty Secret

Perhaps we all have the same question, how does Cameron Diaz maintain those mile-long legs and billion-dollar grin?According to her is Sex, and lots of it!The 37-year-old actress reveals one of her beauty secrets to British Vogue in its July issue, "I don't want to look 25 again," but she acknowledges that she looks pretty good."The fountain of youth, let's see...I guess it's exercise, healthy

Live Well on Less Income

We are all facing a hard economics condition, so here are some suggestions of how to live well without spending a fortune.Reduce Your Meat PortionYou don't have to give up meat entirely to save money on your food bills. Simply cutting back on portion sizes or limiting the number of times a week or day you eat meat will benefit your wallet and your health.Cut back on or cancel cable TV

Brown Egg and White Egg

We often hear that white egg is better than brown egg but actually the only difference between a brown and white egg is the color of the shell. Despite what you may have heard, one isn't healthier, more "natural," or more eco-friendly than the other. And there aren't any differences in nutritional quality, flavor, or cooking characteristics.The color of the shell is merely a reflection of the

Ten-Year-Old Fashion Designer

This one child is definitely not an average 10-year-old child. Cecilia Cassini is just a fifth grader but recently founded her own fashion line and is making a profit from selling her unique handmade clothing for kids and teens at Los Angeles boutiques.She's also been filling special orders that are coming in from around the world, according to her mother Michelle Cassini.Cassini has been dubbed

Catherine Zeta-Jones: nudity is just not an issue for me!

We have seen her few times flashed her flesh in the name of acting on a few occasions.But now Catherine Zeta-Jones has taken a leap of faith, by posing naked for an American woman's magazine allure in her raciest photo shoot to date.In the pictures the actress puts talk of her shrinking frame to bed as she confidently reveals a toned, but curvy, figure while lounging across the sheets and

Scientists identify new longevity genes

Scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States, have finished a study to identify the relation between genes that can help people live a longer life of 100 years. This discovery can be a new breakthrough and will be a big leap to anti aging medicine.The researchers examined an Ashkenazi Jewish community in the United States who averaged 97 years of age. The results show

Get Ready for 09/09/09!

Everyone from brides and grooms to movie studio execs are celebrating the upcoming calendrical anomaly in their own way.In Florida, at least one county clerk's office is offering a one-day wedding special for $99.99. The rarity of this Sept. 9 hasn't been lost on the creators of the iPod, who have moved their traditional Tuesday release day to Wednesday to take advantage of the special date.

Big spenders tend to marry big savers!

Frustrated by your spouse's spending habits? It might be why you married them, according to a working paper titled "Fatal (Fiscal) Attraction" by professors of the Wharton School of Finance and Northwestern University."Surveys of married adults suggest that opposites attract when it comes to emotional reactions toward spending," Wharton's Scott Rick and Deborah Small and Northwestern's Eli Finkel