S T R E S S:

70 to 80 percent of all visits to the doctor are for stress-related issues

People who experience high levels of anxiety are four to five times more likely to die of heart attacks or stroke

Stress contributes to approximately 50 percent of all dis-ease-es

Stress related injuries on the job have increased from 5 percent to more than 15 percent of all occupational disease during the past 10 years

The cost of job stress in North America is estimated at $ 200 billion annually; this includes costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, and insurance claims

7 out of 10 people surveyed said they felt stressed in a typical workday

Approximately 43 percent of those interviewed said they suffer noticeable physical symptoms of burnout

M E D I T A T I O N

More than 15 million Americans meditate regularly.

A study (2005) at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston demonstrated that the brains of people who meditated six hours a week on average had thicker gray matter in the area responsible for decision-making, attention and sensory processing. Another recent study suggested that brain waves of meditators are more active in the area associated with happiness and optimism.

S P I R I T

After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reported that 90% of Americans turned to religion as a way of coping with stress. That finding echoes many national surveys about the prevalence of religious participation among Americans, particularly those 65 and older.

The medical scientific community is just beginning to understand how personal religious belief systems affect well-being and health. "In the last 10 years it's become more and more evident that there is a positive relationship between religion and health," - Harold G. Koenig, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University author of some of that research. According to him religious people are happier, more hopeful, recover easier from illness and adapt better to changes that come with aging or challenging situations... religion, or any spiritual pursuit promotes a positive attitude toward aging. This increaseing evidence testifies that this attitude will, in fact, help to extend life.

B E A U T Y

Cosmetic surgery has been almost the only option for the pro-aging population. But, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of face-lifts declined 4% between 2005 and 2006. Beverly Hills plastic surgeons have noticed a shift - about 25% of the patients just want to improve what they already have. There's a growing opinion among the maturing subpopulation not to be obsessed with the extreme look, rather look "natural". Part of this is due to new options cosmetology offers. In 2006, almost 9 million Americans opted preferred to accept minimally invasive procedures - scalpel-free procedures, without any scars and "absentee" from the open world. People progressively shoose to resurface their skin with lasers; for lines and wrinkles - injectable material and Botox.

  PARENTS WATCHOUT:

1 out of 4 children in Canada is overweight

1 out of 8 children in Canada is obese

one in five cases of sexual abuse is solicited through the Internet!

One in four women in America are aboused by the age of 13.

   Internet Stats:

74 % of the commercial web sites are not regularly updated, which is why popularity drops down within one year.

Web interactivity most frequently makes visitors to re-visit a site again.

98% of the web sites with front page upload more than 15 sec. risk instantaneous failure.

58% of the population, having access to the internet use it at least once daily.

75% of all internet consumers research the products/services before buying them

The first impression has a decisive role whether the visitors would demonstrate active interest and whether they will further continue to browse the site.

Over 600 Million people use the WWW. Anual costs for online ads goes up to approximately US$ 10 M.

European internet viewers are mainly men. In Germany, one of the best European markets, this percentage is 63%.

77.7 million Europeans between 14 and 69 years of age use the Internet at least once a month.

The longer European consumers stay on line, the more they are prone to shop online.

Till 2006 it is expected €152 B profit from online sales in Europe alone.

Over 35% of the internet consumers in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Great Britain are prone to buy cars online. 62% believe that Internet will save them important search time for a new car.

93% of the people who have computers use the Internet.

56% of all internet users buy products or services online.

A web site containing 30 or more web pages has min. six times greater chance to appear ahead in the search ratings, compared to web sites, sonsiting of only up to 5 pages.

It is important to verify whether the main browsers display the web content approapriately before posting pages onlne.