If you live in areas where cases of swine flu was identified, and then fell ill with influenza symptoms, such as fever, stiff throughout the body, weakness, decrease in appetite, have a cold, sore throat, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea, you should contact a doctor or hospital that referred of this infection. As efforts to prevention of contaminate to other people, sufferer are advised to rest at home.

Such as influenza virus infection generally, most of H1N1 virus infection (the light) will recover by itself without the aid of drugs (self-limiting disease). Currently, H1N1 flu cases in the United States are mild and recover by themselves. Therefore, if influenza symptoms appear, as usual, what we can do is try to help troops immunity system (in the body) eradicate the virus with rest enough and eat nutritious food regularly. Adding vitamin or increase consumption of fruits that rich in vitamins can also help.

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New research suggests long-term romance is possible and deeply satisfying.

Oh sure, being crazy in love might be fine for Beyonce, but what happens 15 years down the road? Are you condemned to spend your Friday nights on the couch watching television while your husband tries to clean out his left ear with the tiny plastic arm of a wrestling figurine belonging to your youngest son? In other words, does romance always die?

Not according to a recent study published in the March issue of Review of General Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association. Lead researcher Dr. Bianca P. Acevedo, then at Stony Brook University (currently at University of California, Santa Barbara), says that the study challenges the belief that romantic love generally fizzles and is replaced by companionship love if things are going well in the relationship. “When taking a closer look, it seems like some people were still very much in love. They just weren’t crazy.” Read the rest of this entry…

If you often irritated by men’s ‘catching power’ to understand the most simple instructions. You are not alone. I and some friends have experience it. One of my friends has often complained her husband did what he did not ask and ignore her request, at least from her perspective. If she protests, her husband just said, it should be done by maid. ‘Misunderstanding’ pattern like this is usually happen, the wives want they ’standard’ run, while the husband feel that what they do is “more than enough”.

“It’s like two people talking in two different languages, one with English, one with French, so do not know,” said Rhona Raskin, therapeutist sex and family,  owner of Rhona.com. Often, the difference is more vague than the example of the differences in the two languages. Here are some suggestions from Raskin to ‘communicate’ with the men in the correct language.

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Here are the 8 special gifts for the one or anyone you love:

1. Presence

I think, the presence of someone who loved is the priceless gift. Indeed, we can also present by mail, phone, photo, fax or e-mail. However, with be beside him/her, you can share feelings, attention and affection in a more intensive and intact. The quality of presence is also important. So, make your presence as causes of his/her happiness.

2. Listen

Few people are able to give this gift, because, most people prefer to listened, rather than listen. Has long been known that the harmonious relationship between people is determined by the willingness to listen to each other. Give it to him/her. By providing all attention on his/her words, indirectly, we also have to foster patience and humility. To be able to hear well, make sure that you are in a good situation and relax and can capture what was he/she says fully. Look his/her face. Do not interrupt, criticize and judge. Let him/her finish his/her words. This allows you to give the appropriate response after that. No need to make a discussion or evaluation. Just thanks will be very sweet for him/her.

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It is important that we discipline in a way that teaches responsibility by motivating our children internally, to build their self-esteem and make them feel loved. If our children are disciplined in this respect, they will not have a need to turn to gangs, drugs, or sex to feel powerful or belong.

The following ten keys will help parents use methods that have been proven to provide children with a sense of well-being and security. Read the rest of this entry…

No Energy? It’s common to feel more tired than usual when you’re pregnant, especially during the first and third trimesters, when your body is producing new hormones and preparing for birth. Physical and psychological changes during pregnancy can be stressful mentally and emotionally as well, adding to your feelings of fatigue.

During early pregnancy, your body makes more of a hormone called progesterone, which can make you feel sluggish and sleepy. In addition, your body produces more blood to carry nutrients to the baby,  causing more work for your heart and other organs. Your body also changes the way it processes foods and nutrients. All of this change is stressful to the body and may lead to fatigue. Read the rest of this entry…

Why sign up for counselling BEFORE you have a problem? For the same reason you would take a course before attempting to snowboard — even if you already know how to ski. Counseling provides a cushy pillow for the times you will fall down. And even great couples will.

Considering that somewhere in the vicinity of 40 percent of all first marriages end in divorce, taking time to study the blueprints for the marriage structure before breaking ground would seem wise.

For those alliances that were doomed from the beginning, there’s the possibility to avert a divorce by avoiding an unrealistic marriage. And for those who will speed ahead, there will be the knowledge of the sticky places and some compromise already in place.

We require anyone who wishes to drive to take a course and pass the exam. Yet we assume that emotional connections are instinctive and that having children is easy enough to not need a manual or instruction. Are we nuts? Most of us know about relationships from what we experience around us. For many that is a chaotic or hurtful relationship that ended in disaster during childhood. Pre-marital counselling explores the areas that are predictable crises in a couple’s life. Read the rest of this entry…