You know that when you want to see what your baby looks like, and how he or she is progressing in your womb, you need to see an ultrasound technician. However, with current technology, it is possible to track your baby’s likely development, without numerous visits to an ultrasound technician. While you still need to have regular appointments with your health care provider, there are ways for you to track your pregnancy on your own. Indeed, with social media, it is possible to easily share the progress of your pregnancy with friends and family. Here are 25 Facebook apps for your pregnancy:

Pregnancy Trackers and Calendars

Use these pregnancy calendars and trackers to record the progress of your pregnancy. You can share updates with your friends and family simply through Facebook.

1. My Pregnancy: Keep track of all that is happening in your pregnancy. Includes the ability to create a pregnancy album, and to update your Facebook friends with the latest pregnancy news. A fun way to keep a record of this joyful time.
2. Pregnancy Calendar: Keep track of your pregnancy, get alerts, including information on what to expect at each point in the pregnancy. A helpful and educational Facebook app that keeps you informed, and helps you make better decisions throughout your pregnancy.
3. Pregnancy Due Date Calculator: Use this calculator to help figure out your due date, and get ready for the happy day. A helpful way to start your baby calendar.
4. Pregnancy.org Pregnancy Calendar: Keep track of your pregnancy, and personalize it to fit your personality. Also helps you find other pregnant women to talk to. A fun way to track your progress, and get support from women who know what you are going through.
5. Growing Baby: BabyZone offers a fun pregnancy tracker that helps you see your baby’s growth, as well as helping you receive helpful information for each stage of your pregnancy. Get updates, learn helpful information, and share with your Facebook friends.
6. Baby Bloom: Share your baby’s progress and track your pregnancy with the help of this fun and informative app from MSN Health.
7. DivineCaroline’s My Pregnancy: This pregnancy calendar is meant to make it easy for you to share information with your friends and family via Facebook. You and your baby’s progress is shown each week. Personal and fun, and a way to make your pregnancy more “real”, as you track the development of your baby.
8. Little One Pregnancy Calendar: This calendar and journal can help you record all of the highlights of your pregnancy. You can also follow your baby’s development, and share updates with your family and friends. A great way to learn about fetal development.
9. Birth Announcement: Helps you create a customized birth announcement page for when your baby is born. The perfect end to a joyful and interesting pregnancy. Even those not on Facebook can access the birth announcement.

Pregnancy Tickers

Pregnancy tickers are fun ways to show how much time is left in your pregnancy, and how things are progressing. Get your pregnancy countdown going!

10. Lilypie Baby, Pregnancy and Birthday Ticker: Keep track of your baby’s due date with this countdown. And once your baby is born, countdown to his or her birthday! A great ticker that transitions from pregnancy ticker to birthday ticker for your kids.
11. Pregnancy Countdown: You can enjoy a number of different backgrounds as you countdown your pregnancy. Customize your ticker to reflect your individuality — and your baby’s.
12. BirthWatch: Graphical ticker that shows your pregnancy, and typical development. Default settings do not share information about your pregnancy during the first trimester, so you do not have to worry about word getting out before you want it to.
13. Baby & Pregnancy Countdown Ticker: Cool ticker features an animated 3D image of baby’s development, showing from all angles.
14. Baby Ticker: Fun ticker showing a visual representation of fetal development, and sharing countdown updates with your friends and family on Facebook. Keep up with what is happening inside of you.
15. Baby & Pregnancy Countdown Ticker 2.1: Another great pregnancy ticker that offers customization and 3D images of fetal development, including some that are animated.
16. Baby Age Ticker: Counts down your weeks and days of pregnancy. Also helps you keep track of your baby’s age. A fun way to see your baby’s development and get ready for the big day.
17. Baby Cam: This fun ticker from bellyHood.com offers you a customized ticker. It shows growth of the fetus from a zygote all the way to be ready to come out. Choose your own colors, including how your baby will look as it develops.

Pregnancy Health

There are also pregnancy apps aimed at helping your health during pregnancy, with emphasis on fitness and good diet.

18. Pregnancy Test: Use this application to determine whether or not you are pregnant. A fun way to figure out whether or not you are pregnant.
19. Getting Pregnant: This helpful forum in the Mommyhood Facebook application offers health advice and hints on getting pregnant the healthy way. Learn about different fertility methods, and learn about pregnancy in general.
20. Fit Pregnancy Calendar: This pregnancy calendar is from Fit Pregnancy, and offers information on staying healthy each week that you are pregnant. Full of useful tips and educational information that can help you give your baby the best possible start.
21. Stages of Pregnancy: Learn about the different stages of pregnancy, and what to expect at each point.
22. 5 Amazing Pregnancy Facts: Cool application that offers interesting facts about your pregnancy.
23. Pregnant Belly!: Learn more about pregnancy, and see beautiful pregnant bellies from others. Embrace your pregnancy, and share your own experiences with your big, pregnant belly.
24. PregNet: This “virtual pregnancy health centre” is designed to help you learn more about pregnancy, health and your options. Includes work out and diet tips, as well as other suggestions for a healthy pregnancy.
25. Pregnant Mama Gifts: Do you know someone who is pregnant? This app is designed to help you pick out the best gifts for those who are pregnant. And if you are pregnant, there is no reason that you can’t get a special gift for yourself using this app!

If you are involved with sports medicine, you know that it is important to find good information about better caring for those involved with sports. Sports medicine is becoming increasingly important as we recognize the specific challenges and needs associated with treating injuries caused by participation in sports, as well as keeping bodies healthy and fit for peak athletic performance. Here are 50 of the best sports medicine blogs:

Basic Sports Medicine

These blogs provide an overview of sports medicine, and include discussions on a number of topics related to sports medicine:

1. Sports Medicine: Learn about proper injury prevention and more from this blog featured on Suite 101.
2. Sports Injury Info: Get the basics of sports injury news, and information on what you can do to prevent the sorts of injuries that sideline professional athletes.
3. The Disabled List: A helpful blog that includes a number of common sports injuries, along with how to treat them.
4. Sports Injury Clinic: Read about how to avoid sports injuries, and what to do with them if you are injured.
5. Natural Sports Medicine Blog: Learn about issues in sports medicine and how to stay healthy in a natural way.
6. Doc for Jocks: This sports medicine professional shares insight and information on remaining healthy while playing sports.
7. Sports Medicine Blog: This About.com blog covers the essentials of sports medicine.
8. Spine & Sports Medicine Blog: Get insight into how to prevent spinal injury while engaging in sporting activities.
9. Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Blog: Dr. Howard Luks offers a look at how to protect yourself from sports injuries.
10. Basics Sports Medicine: Get an overview of sports medicine and the basics of avoiding sports related injuries.

Procedures and Rehabilitation

Get helpful information on procedures in sports medicine, as well as rehabilitation information.

11. Rehab and Sports Medicine Blog: This blog features information on rehabilitation from sports injuries.
12. Movement Science: This blog and podcast includes helpful information on how the body works through movement, and offers insight into sports medicine.
13. MikeReinold.com: Learn about different injuries and rehab for those injuries.
14. Physical Therapy: About.com offers this great blog on physical therapy and how you can rehab from injuries.
15. SMARTT: This blog looks at sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation, therapy and technology. Learn the latest advancements in science when it comes to sports medicine rehab procedures.
16. Manual Therapy and Physical Medicine: Learn about physical medicine and manual therapy, and how it can help with sports injuries.
17. Physical Therapy Exercises: Interesting exercises that can help with sports injury rehabilitation.
18. 98.6: Dr. Pribut’s Blog: This doctor looks at rehab, and concentrates especially on running injuries.
19. Commonwealth Sports Medicine: This is an interesting blog from an athlete point of view, helping each other treat sports injuries.
20. Brent Atwater’s Alternative Sports Medicine: This blog looks at alternative diagnostics and treatments for sports injury rehabilitation.

Sports Training

Learn about proper conditioning so that you train your body to perform well.

21. Sports Training Blog: Information about techniques and products that can help you improve your sports performance.
22. Functional Path Training: Learn how to train yourself for better sports performance by following the “functional path.”
23. Powering Through: This blog is about strength training and conditioning.
24. Melinda’s Fitness Blog: Get tips on physical conditioning and fitness aimed specifically at women.
25. Military Fitness Blog: This cool blog helps you train your body the military way.
26. Fitness Rocks: Train your body for better performance by staying in good shape the health way.
27. Turbulence Training: Learn how to improve your body’s fitness and conditioning through proper training.
28. Fitness Trainer Blog: A personal training blog aimed at women, but with great tips for staying in good shape.

Health and Nutrition

Part of avoiding sports injuries and performing at a peak level is to live a healthy lifestyle. These blogs can help you with nutrition and health matters for improved sports performance.

29. Vitamin Stuff Blog: Learn more about supplements and making sure you get the right nutrients.
30. Fitness & Health: Dr. Gabe Mirkin offers insight into proper health and fitness.
31. Sports Nutrition: This blog looks at how you can improve your health and sports performance with proper nutrition.
32. Advanced Diet and Sports Nutrition Blog: Learn about how an advanced diet can help you improve how you do in sports.
33. Brad Pilon’s Blog: This is a nutrition blog aimed at helping you improve your health.
34. Armstrong Podiatry & Sports Health’s Blog: This blog looks at sport health from the perspective of a podiatrist.
35. Zen to Fitness: Create overall wellness in fitness with this blog aimed at helping you create holistic health.
36. Fit Buff: Different articles and posts about living a healthy lifestyle and improving your athletic performance.
37. Lift: Learn about lifestyle choices that can lead to a healthier you.

Specific Sports

Learn about injuries and staying healthy when you play certain sports.

38. A Trail Runner’s Blog: Stay healthy and avoid injury as a trail runner.
39. A Passion for Running: This blog looks at how you can get back into it, even if you have been injured.
40. Yoga Blog: Learn about the benefits of yoga, and how it can help you avoid injury in a number of sports.
41. Triathlon Training Blog: Get the inside scoop on training for a triathlon and avoiding injury while you do so.
42. Golf Sports Medicine: Keep injury free while playing golf.
43. Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano: These two orthopaedic trained docs talk about sports injuries related to soccer and basketball.
44. Sports Injury Surgery: This blog looks at surgery related to sports injuries.

Anatomy and Physiology

Knowing how the body works and is put together is an essential part of sports medicine. These blogs can help give you an understanding of issues related to how the body works.

45. Science-Based Medicine: Look at the practice of medicine, and the basics of evidenced based treatments.
46. Musings of a Distractible Mind: Get an idea of how the body works, and insights into health and wellness, from this primary practice physician.
47. An Anatomy and Physiology Blog: Learn about the basics of how the human body is put together, how it moves, and how it works.
48. physiologynews: Get the latest information in physiology and human development.
49. BooneThink: This blog is devoted to exercise physiology, looking at the way exercise impacts the body.
50. Anatomy and Physiology Blog: This blog from Sacramento State looks at how the body works, and includes posts on the effects of sports injuries on the body.

Have you ever wanted to become a celebrity for the fame and wealth? If you can bypass the fame for the most part, you may be surprised that the healthcare field offers more jobs and at higher pay than any other profession in the U.S. So, put up that basketball (unless it will provide you with a scholarship) and crack open those med books if you want to earn a living that will place you in the top jobs listed below.

Since you were geared to become famous, we offer seventeen high-paying healthcare jobs you may have never heard about – or at least might not have thought about. We took our numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics as well as from wage income sites and medical sites that listed odd jobs and their descriptions. So, the numbers have been rounded and it is noted often that location, education and expertise often determine the higher end of these salary ranges.

The list is in alphabetical order to show our readers that we do not favor one job over another.

1. Anesthesiologist: did you ever think that the person who ‘puts you under’ for surgery makes more money than you? And, you don’t need to put out money for an expensive wardrobe to boot. Anesthesiologists are found in just about every operating room in the nation, and they make, on average, about $185,000 per year. If you want top pay, try ambulatory health care in Washington state or Wilmington, Delaware metro area.
2. Clinical Ethicist: If you know that there are no “wrong” and “right” answers to many questions, this job may be up your alley. The clinical ethicist follows guidelines set by government and health care facility standards. If this sounds too rigid for you, then realize that these standards constantly are changing to satisfy patient rights, privacy, quality of life, death and the allocation of health resources. A skilled clinical ethicist can make up to $150,000 per year.
3. Dentist: This category includes oral surgeons, orthodontists and prosthodontists. Orthodontists alone make almost $180,000 per year, while oral surgeons can pull in about $165,000 per year. Prosthodontists, who make oral prostheses to replace missing teeth and other oral structures, make over $155,000 per year.
4. Disastor Medical Specialist: Although you can earn from $150,000 to $300,000 in this career, you also need about twelve years of education beyond high school and some years of experience behind you. This job places you first on the scene during emergencies that involve mass injuries or illness, such as those that occur after a natural disaster or a man-made emergency such as a train derailment or a terrorist attack. You also can sideline by creating emergency plans for health care facilities.
5. Forensic Odontology: If you want to take a low-paying dentistry job into a higher sphere, try this career as a full- or part-time diversion. forensic odontologists use their expertise to help identify unknown remains and trace bite marks to a specific individual. Salaries in this career can range from $150,000 – $185,000 per year.
6. Forensic Pathologist: Although some medical examiners are pathologists, not all have the training to fit into this category. Forensic pathologists are trained physicians who examine bodies of people who died suddenly, unexpectedly or violently. You also get to perform autopsies, and if you serve the rich and famous, you, too, could become a celebrity like Thomas Noguchi. Salary for this career ranges between $100,000 to $500,000 per year, depending upon your education, skills and the location of the job.
7. Hospital CEO: If you want the spotlight to shine on you, then try this career on for size. You determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of a company, healthcare facility or a department within a facility. You can make between $145,000 and $185,000 per year with this job.
8. Internist: A general internist can make about $160,000 per year, with Louisiana pulling in the top wages for this trade at over $180,000 per year.
9. Medical Librarian: Do you have books in your blood? If so, you can help others while being surrounded by books and a quiet environment. While the salary is on the low end for this list (from $40,000 to $160,000), your skills, location and range of education will place you on the higher end of that scale.
10. Obstetricians and Gynecologists: These doctors make more than anesthesiologists, and often in a much more relaxed environment. These jobs bring in about $175,000 per year, with the highest pay found in new Hampshire.
11. Optometrist: While this may seem like an ‘ordinary’ medical practice, you might be surprised to learn that optometrists have the widest range in salary – from $0 to over $175.000, depending upon where you work and your clientele. Doctors of optometry (OD) examine, diagnose, treat and manage eye diseases, injuries and disorders. U.S. News & World Report listed optometry as one of the Best Jobs for Investigative People, because it’s “a profession with a high cure rate, regular hours, good pay, and realistic potential for being successfully self-employed.”
12. Palliative Care Doctor: If you enjoy working with the elderly and making great money in the process, then this career may be for you. Although hospice care can include palliative care, not all palliative care includes end-of-life issues. But, people who need palliative care often do have serious health issues, possibly chronic conditions. So, having a strong heart and a caring manner are important for this job, where you can make between $150,000 and $170,000 per year.
13. Pediatricians: Children often need doctors more than adults, so you’ll be busy if you choose this field. But, the rewards and the salary might be worth the effort at an average annual salary over $145,000 per year. School doctors usually make out better than pediatricians in offices, and Louisiana will pay nicely for your skills.
14. Primary Care Sports Medicine: The sky is the limit in this field, where you can work with star athletes or with a group of elderly and physically active folks. You can work in surgical areas or in primary care, which encompasses all non-surgical care. In all cases, for between $100,000 and $200,000 per year, you work to prevent injury, improve performance and to enhance the overall health of your patients.
15. Podiatrist: You can make between $115,000 and $185,000 by diagnosing and treating diseases and deformities of the human foot. Oregon is looking for some good podiatrists, and you can make high-end dollar in the Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida metro area. You want to find outpatient care centers for your best dollar, too.
16. Psychiatrist: If you like to listen to other people’s problems, then there is no reason why you should not get paid for your skill. Psychiatrists see no problem with pulling in up to $150,000 to $300,000 per year, depending upon your education, training and location.
17. Surgeon: If you want to make the really big bucks, then specialize in this field. According to Forbes, a specialist surgeon can pull in over $185,000 per year. But, think about location as well and the number of years of study and training involved before you take this choice over something more glamorous.