Sunday evening Yves Saint Laurent died in Paris at the age of 71. He was the most influential designer in French couture. Yves Saint Laurent was called the designer, who had revolutionized fashion. As women have been changing pending years and decades, his creations and his designer’s mood have been changing with women. Full story

Quitting smoking is contagious, as in spreading fast across population. Scientists from Harvard School and California University in San-Diego came to this conclusion after holding an experiment with 12000 participants. As is turns out, quitting smoking becomes a trend and spreads fast across the society. This tendency, in fact, is really good for people’s health. Full story

A new simple and tasty remedy for diabetes has been recently found. It has been discovered, that probiotic drinks containing a certain kinds of healthy bacteria may prevent grown-up from developing diabetes. As it is known, bacteria play an important role in digestion – they participate in fixation of essential nutrients, they synthesize vitamins and perform protective functions. Full story

Having sex with one and the same partner is boring – at least for women. 60% of them claim at the age of 30, that they want sex with their husbands only during the first four years of marriage or living together. At the end of this time this number gradually reduces to 50%. In 20 years there are only 20% of women, who desire intimacy with their husbands. This has been discovered by German scientists. Full story

This day was a special day – it the final of Eurovision 2008. The stage was actually a big screen, which made it possible to show any video environment, the songs were beautiful, the dances were dynamic. You surely want to know, who was the winner. It was Dima Bilan from Russia! Congratulation to this country! This time Dima also got a Eurovision prize, for the first time. The second place went to Ani Lorak from Ukraine, the third one – to Kalomira from Greece. Full story

Each of you probably has noticed how hard it is to work on a drowsy head. You force your body with all your might, yet it resists and demands some sleep. At some moments it may even seem that although the body is doing the job, the brain stays loyal to its own wishes and falls asleep every now and then. This type of behaviour has scientific support, affirming that the brain of a sleep deprived person, even if the person missed one night of sleep, periodically shuts down on its own. Full story

I’ve already written about the first semifinal of Eurovision 2008. And here’s the list of the countries, which artists will show their performances in the final on Saturday, 24 May 2008: Ukraine, Croatia, Albania, Georgia, Iceland, Latvia, Full story

There are many ways to treat hypertension – starting from medical method and herbal therapy and going all the way to homeopathy. In addition there is fundamentally new treatment for high blood pressure - music. Half-an-hour music sessions per day can easily replace pharmaceutical hypertonic treatments. This method was discussed at a scientific conference held in New-Orleans recently. Listening to music can essentially help people who suffer from high blood pressure. The effectiveness of this method was proven by a specifically held experiment. Full story

Eurovision is an annual music competition, which is held in Europe. After all members presenting their countries sing their songs on the stage, everyone can vote on the artist (band) or country they liked most. The only limit is that you cannot vote for the country you are from. This time the contest is held in Belgrade, Serbia. Today, on May 20, was the first semifinal. The second one will be on Tuesday, 22 May. And the final can be seen on Saturday, 24 May. Full story

It doesn’t need to be mentioned again and again, how healthy green tea is, everybody knows it already. But how lemon effects the beverage is something no one has the idea of. Meanwhile adding lemon to green tea also significantly contributes to the increase of the antioxidant effect of green tea. You already know, that these very substances decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases and even cancerous tumors. However, instead of lemon you can use any other citrus fruit. This would make the beverage tastier, more fragrant and five times more beneficial to your health. Full story

There are many women who decide not to have children at all. But this is a wrong choice, because childbirth makes women healthier. Sounds strange? No. Women with children have better eyesight, coordination and memory. They are more energetic and stay so even at an advanced age, than their peers having no children. But what makes those women so? Full story

Horoscopes, omens, fortune-telling… lots of women have been trying to foresee, if their future marriage is going to be the happy one. But now it has become possible due to a mathematical model, which has been elaborated by mathematicians and psychologists at University of Washington in Seattle. This formula enables to predict, if the marriage is going to be successful. Full story

Wondering, why you just can’t but eat chocolate again and again, although it is bad for your figure, while you're on a diet? Or would you like to know, why you pick up those candies and cookies so often and can’t stop it, although you’re trying to lose weight? You always try to explain your special love to desserts by such assumptions, as your mind needs energy to work or it improves your mood. Here’s the true answer. Full story

Scientists at University of Fribourg, Switzerland, have recently discovered a ferment which is in charge of our mood. According to the publication from magazine “Science”, the researchers managed to identify a ferment, which increases or decreases the concentration of dopamine and serotonin depending on the time of the day. Full story

It has been recently found, that the qualities of sunglasses depend neither on the price nor the kind of the lenses. Even if the glasses cost a lot and have the encryptions “Absorbing ultraviolet” or “blocking ultraviolet”, it doesn’t mean, that they are going to protect your eyes perfectly from the sun’s glare. Scientists recommend to buy sunglasses made by well-known companies and follow the following tips: Full story

Eating ice-cream is a good way to manage stress, claim scientists from University of California. According to the researchers, milk and cream contain a large amount of amino acid tryptophan, which has a sedative effect on the brain. Tryptophan calms and improves your mood and sleep. In order not to ... Full story

Aspirin is going to become one of the remedies for breast cancer, claim experts at U.S. National Cancer Institute. According to the findings of a recent study involving more than 127 thousands women, regular aspirin intake reduces the risk of breast cancer by 13% and in case of an existing tumor aspirin reduces the likelihood of the relapse. Full story

A genetic component of chronic fatigue syndrome has been found by scientists at St. George’s Hospital Medical School of the University of London. They compared blood samples of 55 patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome and 75 healthy people. It has been discovered, that there exist 7 genetic kinds of chronic fatigue syndrome, and each of them has its particular symptoms. Full story

The number of fat cells in the body of a grown-up is constant and doesn’t change even if one gains weight, claim scientists at Karolinska Institute, Sweden. A study conducted by them have shown, that adipocytes (fat cells that accumulate and store fat) propagate only when one is a child, and then the number of these cells doesn’t change. Full story

Most women tend to avoid color lip makeup in summer in order for their lips to get necessary vitamins from the sun and to look more natural on the beach. Instead, many of us use lip balm or lipgloss, but is it really healthy for your lips? Summer is just around the corner, and here are tips on whether to use lip makeup in summer and, if yes, what kind of it to use and how to protect your lips from the summer sun. Full story