Youtube: Advantage and Disadvantages

YouTube:

YouTube is a popular video sharing website open to the public. It may be accessed at  http://www.youtube.com/. Advantages and disadvantages of the website are listed below. Please comment based on your experience with YouTube.

Advantages of YouTube

•  Fast & easy video sharing Video and they will be searchable
•  Privacy features
•  Quick access to various videos
•  Safe browsing
•  Easy rating and feedback system

 Disadvantages of YouTube-

• No parental controls
• Limited copyright infringment notices
• Video length is limited to 10 minutes
• No restriction on comments (language, racial slurs, violent threats)
• Video size is limited to 1024 MB

Effects Of Computers In The Society

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Before we know it, technology is going to pass us by. With the invention of the computer and the Internet, the possibilities are endless. Society is changing by leaps and bounds, with no chance of a stopping point in the near future. All this change is dealing with computers and the effects that it will have on the way we live tomorrow. The Internet affects us in every way, most importantly with our social lives, our jobs, and our entertainment. Our social lives are not just communicating with telephones and mail anymore. Going “on-line” is the new way we like to communicate with people. Chat rooms on the Internet are open for people to talk and explore with other people who may live on the other side of the world or the other side of the street. E-Mail is also another popular way to correspond with others. Users can electronically send mail to another person with an on-line mailbox, simply by typing in their message and sending it by the click of a button. Two seconds to send e-mail to someone on the other side of the world is much quicker than a week or more through the ordinary mail. The Internet can also affect our jobs. Computers can calculate and figure out things much quicker than the average person. This process cannot only save time, but money too. Stock trading is now on the Internet, along with banking and any other type of business you could imagine. The world wants thing to be quick and easy. The best answer to that is to have a computer do it for you. In the future, hundreds of millions of jobs will be taken away from honest hard-working employees and will be given to computers. No matter what choices we make, or what plans we change, these outcomes are going to become real. Why would a business pay someone to take phone orders, when a computer can do it in less time and make it both cheaper and easier for the business and the buyer? Computers and the Internet are definitely affecting the way we entertain ourselves. The most basic example is card games. If the computer can deal out cards on a screen with the click of a button, why would anyone want to deal out a deck of cards manually and have to clean them up afterwards? On the Internet, you can gamble with on-line casinos, place bets on a horse race, or even watch movies. People can do all of these activities in the comfort of their own home. No gas money is wasted or time spent driving around to find entertainment so people are happy. The inevitable outcome of this magnificent invention is going to change the world. Society is happy about the way things are changing. Cheaper is better, less time consuming is better. With the choice of having a computer and being on-line, there is almost nothing you cannot do. This remarkable idea of the Internet is going to revolutionize the way we live in the future.

Negative impacts of computers on society

Most of us know the pros of having a computer (links us to other parts of the world and provides us with information we use to have to search for at the library, etc.) These are some of the negative things about the computerized world:

• The younger generation would rather communicate through computer (easier) than actually working towards making friends or finding love the good old fashion way. Thus, part of the magic of falling in love is lost. People breakup in emails rather than facing the person and as all generations have been taught before we must take responsibility for our own actions.

• A high percentage of people sit at their computer far too long and some people lose reality as far as social activities and learning social skills. Not to mention packing on the weight and the lack of exercise that will haunt them further on down the road.

• Sitting behind a computer all day is hard on the eyes.

• Being on the computer too much takes away the imagination for most (although for a very few they can be creative in advertising and digital imagery, etc. on websites.)

• Computers can distract a person so much they lose contact with the reality around them such as taking time with family, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, wives and children.

• It opens up kiddy porn and other immoral things.

• More crime is committed through the Internet.

• More misinformation by SOME people on the Internet can cause problems for the younger generation.

• More person problems by two people on the Internet (never having met) may cause heartbreak or mistrust. It's impossible to know someone well over the Internet.

• Spammers are annoying.

• Hackers can ruin your computer system.

Many people do work on the computer from their home but smart people do so much, then get up, get moving and get into shape. They spend time with family and friends and limit their time on the computer.

There is a new generation coming up where information is at one's finger tips too easily and then it becomes a personal thing in some people's lives. Before one knows it all will be like zombies wandering around (out of shape) and wondering why no one is relating to them.

While technology is a wonderful thing it is almost likely that it can be used in an immoral or wrong way. There is a price to pay for everything even if it appears it's making life easier on people.

REMEMBER COMPUTER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ALL OVER THE UNIVERSE

TOP 20 SCIENCE/ SCIENTIST MISTAKES

Take a deep breath: Believe it or not, scientists are not always right. We really put them up on a pedestal, though, don't we? We quote scientists as experts, buy things if they're "scientifically proven" to work better … but scientists are human, too. It's just not fair to expect perfection out of them, is it? But come on, can't we at least ask for a reasonable level of competency?

1. The Circulatory System

 

You don't have to be a doctor to know how important the heart is…but back in ancient Greece, you could be a doctor and STILL have no idea how important the heart is.
Back then, doctors like second-century Greek physician Galen believed (no kidding) that the liver (not the heart) circulated blood (along with some bile and phlegm), while the heart (really) circulated "vital spirit"(whatever that is).
How could they be so wrong? It gets worse.
Galen hypothesized that the blood moved in a back-and-forth motion and was consumed by the organs as fuel. What's more, these ideas stuck around for a very long time. How long?
It wasn't until 1628 that English physician William Harvey let us in on our heart's big secret. His "An Anatomical Study of the Motion of the Heart and of the Blood in Animals" took a while to catch on, but a few hundred years later, it seems beyond common sense -- perhaps the ultimate compliment for a scientific idea.

2.The Earth Is the Center of the Universe

Chalk it up to humanity's collectively huge ego. Second-century astronomer Ptolemy's (blatantly wrong) Earth-centered model of the solar system didn't just stay in vogue for 20 or 30 years; it stuck around for a millennium and then some.
It wasn't until almost 1,400 years later that Copernicus published his heliocentric (sun-centered) model in 1543. Copernicus wasn't the first to suggest that the we orbited the sun, but his theory was the first to gain traction.
Ninety years after its publication, the Catholic Church was still clinging to the idea that we were at the center of it all and duking it out with Galileo over his defense of the Copernican view. Old habits die hard.

3: Germs in Surgery

Laugh or cry (take your pick), but up until the late 19th century, doctors didn't really see the need to wash their hands before picking up a scalpel.
The result? A lot of gangrene. Most early-19th century doctors tended to attribute contagion to "bad air" and blamed disease on imbalances of the "four humors" (that's blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile, in case you weren't familiar).
"Germ theory" (the revolutionary idea that germs cause disease) had been around for a while, but it wasn't till Louis Pasteur got behind it in the 1860s that people started listening. It took a while, but doctors like Joseph Lister eventually connected the dots and realized that hospitals and doctors had the potential to pass on life-threatening germs to patients.
Lister went on to pioneer the idea of actually cleaning wounds and using disinfectant. Remember him next time you reach for the Purell.

Take a deep breath: Believe it or not, scientists are not always right. We really put them up on a pedestal, though, don't we? We quote scientists as experts, buy things if they're "scientifically proven" to work better … but scientists are human, too. It's just not fair to expect perfection out of them, is it? But come on, can't we at least ask for a reasonable level of competency?

4: DNA: Not So Important

DNA was discovered in 1869, but for a long time, it was kind of the unappreciated assistant: doing all the work with none of the credit, always overshadowed by its flashier protein counterparts.
Even after experiments in the middle part of the 20th century offered proof that DNA was indeed the genetic material, many scientists held firmly that proteins, not DNA, were the key to heredity. DNA, they thought, was just too simple to carry so much information.
It wasn't until Watson and Crick published their all-important double-helical model of the structure of DNA in 1953 that biologists finally started to understand how such a simple molecule could do so much. Perhaps they were confusing simplicity with elegance.

5: The Atom Is the Smallest Particle in Existence

Believe it or not, we weren't actually all that stupid in ancient times. The idea that matter was composed of smaller, individual units (atoms) has been around for thousands of years -- but the idea that there was something smaller than that was a bit harder to come by.
It wasn't until the early 20th century, when physicists like J.J. Thompson, Ernest Rutherford, James Chadwick and Neils Bohr came along, that we started to sort out the basics of particle physics: protons, neutrons and electrons and how they make an atom what it is. Since then, we've come a long way: on to charmed quarks and Higgs bosons, anti-electrons and muon neutrinos. Let's hope it doesn't get too much more complicated than that.

6: The Earth Is Only 6,000 Years Old

Once upon a time, the Bible was considered a scientific work. Really. People just kind of assumed it was accurate, even when it didn't make much sense.
Take the age of the planet, for example.
Back in the 17th century, a religious scholar took a hard look at the Bible and estimated that creation happened around 4004 B.C. (you know, approximately). Add in nearly 2,000 more years to get to the 18th century, when Western, Bible-reading geologists started to realize that the Earth was constantly shifting and changing, and you get about 6,000 years.
Hmm ... those biblical scholars may have been a bit off. Current estimates, based on radioactive dating, place the age of the planet at around, oh, 4.5 BILLION years.
By the 19th century, geologists started putting the pieces together to realize that if geologic change was happening as slowly as they thought it was, and if this Darwin guy was at all right about evolution (which was also a slow process), the Earth had to be WAY older than they had thought. The emergence of radioactive dating in the early 20th century would eventually prove them right.

7: The Rain Follows the Plow

If only it were so easy. It's actually kind of shocking that humanity held on to the idea that land would become fertile through farming for so long. Didn't anyone look around and see that all this farming of arid land wasn't doing much?
So much for observation.
In reality, this quite erroneous theory (popular during the American and Australian expansions) may have stayed alive in part because it did sometimes work -- or at least it seemed to work.
What we know now is that the plow wasn't actually bringing the rain; long-term weather patterns were. Arid regions (like the American West, for example) go through long-term cyclical droughts, followed by cycles of wetter years. Wait long enough and you'll get a few wet ones.
There's just one problem: wait a few more years and all the rain just goes away - only now, you've got a civilization to support.

8: Phlogiston

What? You've never heard of phlogiston? Well, don't beat yourself up about it, because it's not real.
Phlogiston, proposed in 1667 by Johann Joachim Becher, was another element to add to the list (earth, water, air, fire and sometimes ether); it wasn't fire itself, but the stuff fire was made of. All combustible objects contained this stuff, Becher insisted, and they released it when they burned.
Scientists bought into the theory and used it to explain a few things about fire and burning: why things burned out (must have run out of phlogiston), why fire needed air to burn (air must absorb phlogiston), why we breathe (to get rid of phlogiston in the body).
Today, we know that we breathe to get oxygen to support cellular respiration, that objects need oxygen (or an oxidizing agent) to burn and that phlogiston just doesn't exist.

9: Heavier Objects Fall Faster

OK, trick question: do heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones? Today, we all know that they don't, but it's understandable how Aristotle could've gotten this one wrong.
It wasn't until Galileo came along in the late 16th century that anyone really tested this out. Though he most likely did not, as legend holds, drop weights from the tower of Pisa, Galileo did perform experiments to back up his theory that gravity accelerated all objects at the same rate. In the 17th century, Isaac Newton took us a step further, describing gravity as the attraction between two objects: on Earth, the most important being the attraction between one very massive object (our planet) and everything on it.
A couple of hundred years later, Albert Einstein's work would take us in a whole new direction, viewing gravity as the curvature that objects cause in space-time. And it's not over. To this day, physicists are ironing out the kinks and trying to find a theory that works equally well for the macroscopic, microscopic and even subatomic. Good luck with that.
 

10: Alchemy

 

The idea of morphing lead into gold may seem a little crazy these days, but take a step back and pretend you live in ancient or medieval times.
Pretend you never took high-school chemistry and know nothing about elements or atomic numbers or the periodic table. What you do know is that you've seen chemical reactions that seemed pretty impressive: substances change colors, spark, explode, evaporate, grow, shrink, make strange smells - all before your eyes.
Now, if chemistry can do all that, it seems pretty reasonable that it might be able to turn a dull, drab, gray metal into a bright, shiny yellow one, right? In the hopes of getting that job done, alchemists sought out the mythical "philosopher's stone," a substance that they believed would amplify their alchemical powers.
They also spent a lot of time looking for the "elixir of life." Never found that, either.

11. Don’t sap the very life out of the story.

The world of science is filled with researchers working on particles a fraction the size of an atom and studying cosmic distances that are incomprehensible to the average person. And barely a day goes by when a researcher doesn’t come up with insights or a discovery once thought to be impossible. It’s a world filled with wonder and awe. Don’t get bogged down in numbers and minutiae. Find the passion and excitement of the story — then share them.

12. Don’t leave out the science.

Some ongoing stories have significant science components. Two examples come immediately to mind: hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) and global warming. It’s not enough to write that the majority of scientists agree that the earth’s temperatures are increasing and that human activity is to blame. By mentioning how scientists take their readings and what they’re specifically finding, the public will acquire a deeper respect for the actual work involved and be in a better position to appreciate your stories. It may not be practical to include the science in every update, but consider doing so periodically.

13. Don’t get the science wrong.

Science is pretty complicated, whether it involves subatomic particles, chemical bonds, or DNA repair. It’s always better to take the time to write the story well, than to rush it for that day’s deadline. (Of course, that may mean negotiating with your editor for more time to do the story justice.) Get on good terms with a science press officer at a college who can put you in touch with an expert capable of explaining concepts in a simple, straightforward manner.

14. Don’t get stuck in the weeds.

The goal is to help people understand and appreciate the science in the story, not prepare for a physics mid-term. Every answer in science can lead to another “how” or “why” question. It may be enough to state that the waste product of hydrogen fuel cells is water, without discussing how hydrogen ions bond with hydroxide ions.

15. It’s OK to challenge an expert.

Scientists don’t always get it right (Can you say “cold fusion”?), and sometimes experts don’t explain things clearly. While you need to respect a scientist’s expertise, it’s important to maintain your skepticism and not relent when you find something to be confusing. Your loyalty lies with the public, not the scientist.

16. Make sure you get a second opinion.

My dad used to tell me that the same number of doctors finished in the bottom 10 percent of their class as finished in the top ten percent. While rank does not always indicate the quality of a doctor or scientist, his point remains — not all experts were created equally. Talk to a second scientist to verify what you’ve been told or to get a different perspective.

17. Don’t keep saying how dumb you are.

There are few things more ridiculous in journalism than having a broadcast host or reporter shake his or her head and say, “Golly, I’m lucky if I can tell Isaac Newton from a Fig Newton.”
Acting dumb does nothing to instill confidence in a science reporter. Journalists don’t take that approach in their political and economic reporting, so why do it with science? Reporters routinely go into interviews needing to learn about the subject at hand; science is no different. Do your homework and ask smart questions.

18. Don’t oversell research outcomes.

Scientific progress is rarely considered a breakthrough, and a discovery is not the same thing as a life-changing cure or an innovative new product. Research developments can be newsworthy without raising the public’s expectations.

19. There may not be an “other side” to the story.

There are people who believe the world is flat, that astronauts never landed on the moon, and that Elvis is still alive — but few journalists would consider including those angles in their stories. Learn which experts and theories are credible and take a stand for good science.

20. Don’t rely on inadequate experts.

Don’t get confused by credentials. A meteorologist is not the same as a climate scientist, and even a distinguished particle physicist is not necessarily an expert in quantum optics. Make sure an expert has the appropriate expertise.

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2013 WORLD ECONOMY

More than four years after the global financial crisis hit, high-income countries struggle to restructure their economies and regain fiscal sustainability.
Developing countries, where growth is 1-2 percentage points below what it was during the pre-crisis period, have been affected by the weakness in high-income countries. To regain pre-crisis growth rates, they will need to focus on productivity-enhancing domestic policies rather than demand stimulus.
Although the major risks to the global economy are similar to those of a year ago, the likelihood that they will materialize has diminished, as has the magnitude of estimated impacts should these events occur. Major downside risks include the loss of access to capital markets by vulnerable Euro Area countries, lack of agreement on U.S. fiscal policy and the debt ceiling, and commodity price shocks.
In an environment of slow growth and continued volatility, a steady hand is required in developing countries to avoid pro-cyclical policy and to rebuild macroeconomic buffers so that authorities can react in the case of new external or domestic shocks.

SHOCKING: Liberty Reserve Owner Arrested & Sentence to to 5 Years Imprisonment

Arthur Budovsky Belanchuk, 39, on Friday was arrested in Spain as part of a money laundering investigation performed jointly by police agencies in the United States and Costa Rica.

Costa Rican prosecutor José Pablo González said Budovsky, a Costa Rican citizen of Ukrainian origin, has been under investigation since 2011 for money laundering using a company he created in the country called Liberty Reserve.

Local investigations began after a request from a prosecutor’s office in New York. On Friday, San José prosecutors conducted raids in Budovsky's house and offices in Escazá, Santa Ana, southwest of San José, and in the province of Heredia, north of the capital.

Budovsky's businesses in Costa Rica apparently were financed by using money from child Indecency websites and drug trafficking.

New York conviction, According to records from the U.S. Justice Department, on July 27, 2006, Budovsky and a partner identified as Vladimir Kats were indicted by the state of New York on
charges of operating an illegal financial business, GoldAge Inc., from their Brooklyn apartments.

They had transmitted at least $30 million to digital currency accounts worldwide since beginning operations in 2002.

The digital currency exchange, GoldAge, received and transmitted $4 million between Jan. 1, 2006, and June 30, 2006, as part of the money laundering scheme.

Customers opened online GoldAge accounts with limited documentation of identity, then GoldAge purchased digital gold currency through those accounts; the defendants' fees sometimes exceeded $100,000.

Customers could choose their method of payment to GoldAge: wire remittances, cash deposits, postal money orders or checks.

Finally, the customers could withdraw the money by requesting wire transfers to accounts anywhere in the world or by having checks sent to any identified individual.

Budovsky and Kats were sentenced to five years in prison for engaging in the business of transmitting money without a license, a felony violation of state banking law, but got probation.

SOME OF THE PAINFULL DISEASE you have to know

Pain. You face it more or less every day. Physical pain or mental pain. And pain is bearable. But there are times when this pain is immense. It takes the form of agony. There are a whole lot of things which causes pain but when we talk of physical pain. Related to the body. Health comes into mind. There are hundreds of diseases prevailing today in this world. We list here the top ten painful diseases of the world:
10. Arthritis

Arthritis is an infection of joints. It can cause inflammation in more than one joint. Such infections are due to wear and tear of cartilage which ensures smooth movement of bones. The joints feel stiff and swell due to infection in a joint. Arthritis can be of different types such as rheumatoid arthritis which causes bending of joints and osteoarthritis causes swelling and frozen bones. Arthritis is treated by surgery of joints. Other than this hot massage and packs can give temporary relief. Medications are generally for pain relief. Exercise routine should also be followed.
9. Ebola hemorrhagic fever

Ebola hemorrhagic fever is caused by Ebola virus. As the name suggests it is bleeding due to damage of blood vessels. About 90 % of the patients could not survive this disease. The patients die due to shock or low blood pressure rather than from blood loss. The symptoms include vomiting, headache, fever, joint aches, internal as well as external bleeding. Ebola virus not only affects humans but also other primates. Fruit bats are known to be reservoir of this disease. Ebola virus can infect a healthy person through contact with an infected person. Therefore patient should be kept separately and his belongings should not be reused and waste should be disposed properly to avoid further spread of this disease.
8. Shingles (herpes zoster)

Shingles is caused by virus herpes zoster. It is among the most painful diseases. The pain is due to blisters and rashes formed on skin. The same virus causes chicken pox but in shingles it affects the nerves causing neural disorder. The risk of getting this disease increases with age , however it can also effect children. Its symptoms include rashes, temporary paralysis, genital sores, stomach disorder etc. A single dose of shingles vaccine after the age of 60 can help to prevent or reduce the extremity of the disease
7. Kidney stone

Kidney stone or Renal calculus is formation of pebbles due to accumulation of salts, minerals or calcium in the kidney. It mainly causes problem when stones enter the ureter or urinary bladder it obstruct the flow of urine thus causes immense pain in lower abdomen. During kidney problems patients are recommended to drink plenty of water. Medicines should be taken strictly according to doctors prescription. It is also found to be hereditary. But usually inadequate diet is the culprit.
6. Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis is the formation of ulcers in colon and rectum. It is indicated by a severe pain in abdomen or abdominal cramps can be felt. Symptoms also include tiredness, undergrowth in children, loss of weight and appetite. Bleeding in gastrointestinal tract and pus and blood in stool confirms the disease. It can be caused by physical strain and acidity, guesses are made that it may be caused due to immunity problems. Ulcerative colitis occur at the age of 15-30 or after 50. It is also known to be run in families. These ulcers if not treated in time can cause further complication such as hemorrhage
5. Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)

Frozen shoulder, scientifically known as adhesive capsulitis is a condition of feeling of pain due to limited movement of shoulder. Stiffness in the joint of the shoulder does not allow it to move freely. It mostly happens during its movement to its extreme range for example while reaching for a seatbelt over head in a car. Such problems also arise due to sleep disorders. During this problem the shoulder should not be moved vigorously as it can even break the joint. It is treated with steroidal injections and anti inflammatory drugs to relieve pain and free movement of joint. Therapies should be followed religiously or else the pain can come back within few months. Exercises prescribed should be also followed to keep the pain at bay.
4. Achalasia

Achalasia cardia also known as esophageal dymotility disorder. It is found to be effecting mainly the esophagus as the name says. It seems to create problem in swallowing of food. The lower part of esophagus known as esophageal sphincter does not relax properly. Due to inflammation in nerves of esophagus the motility of esophagus is hurdled. The symptoms are mainly burning sensation is felt in heart, difficulty in swallowing solid or liquid thus causing vomiting. This can further lead to chest infections. The condition worsens during cold and stress.
3. Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer or pancreatic carcinoma is listed third among the most painful diseases. It is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in people. It is generally caused in people with diabetes, having chronic pancreatitis or due to excessive smoking. Pancreas is considered as both exocrine and endocrine gland but it affects any one part of it. It is found to run in family rarely. The risk of getting such cancer increases with an increase in age.
2. Dercum’s disease (adipose dolorosa)

Scientific name of the Dercum’s disease is Adipose Dolorosa. This disease has no known cause till date. It is said to be an auto immune disease .One of the most painful diseases in the world. Some people mistake it with obesity. But it is much worse than that. In this condition, fatty lumps form in parts of the body causing extensive pain. Full treatment is not possible, though medicine is given to ease the pain than to remove the adipose. Sometimes it is known to run in families.
1. Fothergill’s disease (trigeminal neuralgia):

A disease which tops the list of world’s painful diseases. Such painful disease and cause still unknown. Scientifically known as Trigeminal Neuralgia. This disease affects areas of face. It causes intense pain in the facial area. The disease is also quoted as suicide disease sometimes. The symptoms include pain in the face. This is a kind of neural disorder. Mouth being a sensitive area, it causes immense problems in activities like eating, brushing etc. Even touching can cause an unbearable pain to the patient.

World Top 10 Healthiest Countries

1.      1. Japan

  Japan is known for producing some of the longest living individuals in the world. And what can some of these long lived individuals and an entire country with impressively long lives be attributed to? A big part of the health here comes from the healthy diet rich in fish and seaweed. And the government sponsors exercise programs too. The Fukushima terrible events did affect part of population’s health, but this didn’t actually make the country less organized when it comes to the Health Care system.

2. Sweden

Sweden The largest of the Scandinavian countries – both in area and population – Sweden has some of the cleanest air in the world. In Sweden, only 3 children are stillborn out of every 1000 births, and there are only 4 cases of tuberculosis for every 100,000 people, making it the second healthiest country in the world. It also ranks high in life expectancy and in safe drinking water. Public healthcare is well funded and is based on the knowledge that happy people are healthier.

3. Iceland

This small Scandinavian island in the North Atlantic is the healthiest country in the world due to its long healthy life expectancies, low pollution levels, high density of physicians per capita, and low TB and infant mortality rates.

4. Switzerland

Switzerland has the second-highest health spending per capital of all the countries considered and has one of the world’s highest physician densities and longest healthy life expectancies. This system permits access to a broad range of modern medical services. However, its air pollution levels are a bit higher than the others in the top three.

5. Germany

The German health care system, one of the best in the world, provides one of the highest physician densities on the list and Germany’s clean air make it one of the best countries to live in. The amount of money that the country spends on health care annually is notifiable – 10.6% of the annual gross income. Also, Germany has a society full of people who take part in regular physical activity. That’s a recipe for good health. Germany has the world’s oldest universal health care system, with origins dating back to Otto von Bismarck’s Social legislation in 1883. Currently the population is covered by a basic health insurance plan provided by statute, which provides a standard level of coverage. The remainder opt for private health insurance, which frequently offers additional benefits.

6. France

 The French healthcare system was ranked first worldwide by the World Health Organization in 1997[218] and then again in 2000. Care is generally free for people affected by chronic diseases such as cancer, AIDS or Cystic Fibrosis. Average life expectancy at birth is 77 years for men and 84 years for women, one of the highest of the European Union. There are 3,22 physicians for 1000 inhabitants in France, whereas average health care spending per capita is US$4,719 in 2008. As of 2007, there are approximately 140,000 inhabitants (0.4%) of France who are living with HIV/AIDS. Even if the French have the reputation of being one of the thinnest people in developed countries, France—like other rich countries—faces an increasing and recent epidemic of obesity, due mostly to the replacement of traditional healthy French cuisine by junk food in French eating habits, which settles it on number six today.

7. Italy

Healthcare spending in Italy accounted for more than 9.0% of the national GDP in 2008, slightly above the OECD countries’ average of 8.9%. However, Italy ranks as having the world’s 7th best healthcare system, and the world’s 10th best healthcare performance, which places it on the 7th overall position. Smoking in public places including bars, restaurants, night clubs and offices has been restricted to specially ventilated rooms since 2005. Nowadays it is mostly prohibited indoors. 

8. Denmark

From 2006 to 2008, surveys ranked Denmark as “the happiest place in the world”, based on standards of health, welfare and education. The most important area of responsibility for the new regions is the national health service. The regions of the country are not allowed to levy taxes, and the health service is primarily financed by a national 8% tax combined with funds from both government and municipalities.

 

9. Austria

Austria’s federal government formulates health policy directive and public hygiene standards are high. The country spent an estimated 8.2% of GDP on health care annually as of 2004 and in recent years, has expanded its public health facilities. Virtually every Austrian has benefits of health insurance. In principle, anyone is entitled to use the facilities provided by Austria’s health service. The costs are borne by the social insurance plan, or in cases of hardship, by the social welfare program. 

10. Australia

Australia has an good health care system that requires insurance companies to charge policyholders the same premiums regardless of their status or past. It has low rates of stroke, heart disease, and high blood pressure and they do this with a diet that features red meat. However, its relatively high TB prevalence and highest rates of skin cancer in the world keep is away from ranking higher. 

1. Japan Japan is known for producing some of the longest living individuals in the world. And what can some of these long lived individuals and an entire country with impressively long lives be attributed to? A big part of the health here comes from the healthy diet rich in fish and seaweed. And the government sponsors exercise programs too. The Fukushima terrible events did affect part of population’s health, but this didn’t actually make the country less organized when it comes to the Health Care system.

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1. Japan Japan is known for producing some of the longest living individuals in the world. And what can some of these long lived individuals and an entire country with impressively long lives be attributed to? A big part of the health here comes from the healthy diet rich in fish and seaweed. And the government sponsors exercise programs too. The Fukushima terrible events did affect part of population’s health, but this didn’t actually make the country less organized when it comes to the Health Care system.

Read more at: http://www.healthfiend.com/weeklytop/top-10-healthiest-countries-world/
Copyright © HealthFiend