 | Yesterday's Daily Tip focused on cancer and supplements; today we look at nutrition and its relationship to cancer. A healthy diet can help the body in its efforts to heal itself, and in some cases, particular foods can lessen the risks of serious illness. To help reduce your risk of some types of cancer, try the following:
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
SEV EN CANCER PREVENTION TIPS
from Dr. Weil.COM
Monday, May 25, 2009
TIBA ASILIA YA KUSHUSHA LEHEMU MWILINI
From Dr. Weil.com
5 Ways to Lower Cholesterol Through Diet
Tip of the Day 5/25/2009
5 Ways to Lower Cholesterol Through Diet
Tip of the Day 5/25/2009
| For people battling high cholesterol, choosing meals wisely can be a challenge, but it is essential. Restaurants, parties, even an office potluck may present unhealthy temptations. But simple dietary modifications can help you eliminate those unhealthy choices, while still allowing you to enjoy your meals. Try these healthful ways to help lower your cholesterol:
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Friday, May 22, 2009
KAJIFUNGUA WATOTO SITA KWA MPIGO BILA KUTUMIA HOMONI VIRUBISHO
Mwenzetu kajaaliwa kupata watoto sita bila ya kutumia tiba ya kileo. Maombi yake kwa Rabukka yamekubaliwa! Maana Ireland ni katika mataifa yenye familia zenye watoto wengi zaidi duniani.
Sextuplets arrive in five minutes
A mother has given birth to sextuplets in just five minutes.
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Sister Patricia Denvir was the lead midwife as six babies were delivered within five … The babies - four girls and two boys - weighed between 1lb 7oz and 2lb 2oz and doctors confirmed they were not conceived through IVF.
Their condition in intensive care at a Belfast hospital is described as "as good as could be expected".
Friday's successful Caesarean section birth - which involved 30 medical staff - was 14 weeks early and is believed to be the first case of sextuplets in Northern Ireland.
Neonatal consultant Dr Clifford Mayes said: "This is both a happy time and a potentially difficult time.
"This pregnancy isn't the result of IVF. It is an extraordinary thing to have witnessed but you are also struck by the fact that there are little babies in intensive care.
"We have planned very carefully for today and today went as well as we had hoped it would. The care of the babies would be the care we would normally expect for any baby."
The birth of sextuplets is rare, occurring in about one out of 4.5 million pregnancies.
Midwifery sister Patricia Denvir was the lead midwife involved in Friday's operation.
"It is a very stressful situation both for our staff, all of the staff involved and also for the parents, but it's a situation that went very well. The mother was very composed - under a very stressful situation, both parents were very composed and they dealt with it very well," she said.
BIBI KUPATA UJAUZITO NI KOSA LA JINAI KIDAKITARI !
Mwenzetu huyu kajaaliwa kupata ujauzito kwa kutumia tiba ya kileo ya kupandikizwa mbegu na anafurahia hali hiyo.
Age irrelevant, says mum-to-be, 66
Sunday, May 17 09:45 am
A 66-year-old businesswoman set to become Britain's oldest mother has shrugged off controversy over her
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News of a 66-year-old's pregnancy has caused debate Elizabeth Adeney, of Lidgate, Suffolk - who is eight months pregnant - told the Sunday Mirror: "It doesn't interest me that I'm going to be the oldest mum in the country."
She also said that sometimes she felt as young as 39, adding: "It's not my physical age that's important - it's how I feel inside."
The childless divorcee travelled to the Ukraine for IVF treatment, the paper said, and is planning to give birth at a clinic in Cambridge.
She will be nearing 80 when the child becomes a teenager.
Ms Adeney, who runs a manufacturing business near her home and will be 67 in July, said: "I have young girls working for me in my factory and I'm fitter than half of them.
"I don't have to defend what I've done. It's between me, my baby and no-one else."
Most British clinics will not offer IVF treatment to women over the age of 50.
Professor Severino Antinori, who helped 62-year-old Briton Patricia Rashbrook give birth three years ago, said he was shocked at the prospect of Ms Adeney having a child.
"I respect the choice medically but I think anything over 63 is risky because you cannot guarantee the child will have a loving mother or family," he told The Sunday Times. "It is possible to give a child to the mother up to the age of 83 but it is medically criminal to do this because the likelihood is the child will lose his mum and suffer from psychological problems."
KIJANA MPIGANAJI USA KAPATA USHUJAA ASIOUOTEA
MAMBO YA VITA YA USA NA AFGHANISTAN HAYO !
U.S. defense chief lauds soldier in pink boxers
AP – Soldiers from the U.S. Army First Battalion, 26th Infantry take defensive positions at firebase Restrepo …
Thu May 21, 8:05 pm ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday praised an Army soldier in eastern Afghanistan who drew media attention this month after rushing to defend his post from attack while wearing pink boxer shorts and flip-flops.
In fact, Gates said he wants to meet the soldier and shake his hand the next time he visits Afghanistan.
"Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink boxers and flip-flops has a special kind of courage," Gates said in remarks prepared for a speech in New York.
"I can only wonder about the impact on the Taliban. Just imagine seeing that: a guy in pink boxers and flip-flops has you in his cross-hairs. What an incredible innovation in psychological warfare," he said.
Army Specialist Zachary Boyd, 19, of Fort Worth, Texas, rushed from his sleeping quarters on May 11 to join fellow platoon members at a base in Afghanistan's Kunar Province after the unit came under fire from Taliban positions.
A news photographer was on hand to record the image of Boyd standing at a makeshift rampart in helmet, body armor, red T-shirt and boxers emblazoned with the message: "I love NY."
When the image wound up on the front page of the New York Times, Boyd told his parents he might lose his job if President Barack Obama saw him out of uniform.
"I can assure you that Specialist Boyd's job is very safe indeed," Gates said in the speech.
The U.S. defense chief was scheduled to deliver the speech at New York's annual Salute to Freedom dinner in Manhattan.
U.S. defense chief lauds soldier in pink boxers
AP – Soldiers from the U.S. Army First Battalion, 26th Infantry take defensive positions at firebase Restrepo …
Thu May 21, 8:05 pm ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday praised an Army soldier in eastern Afghanistan who drew media attention this month after rushing to defend his post from attack while wearing pink boxer shorts and flip-flops.
In fact, Gates said he wants to meet the soldier and shake his hand the next time he visits Afghanistan.
"Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink boxers and flip-flops has a special kind of courage," Gates said in remarks prepared for a speech in New York.
"I can only wonder about the impact on the Taliban. Just imagine seeing that: a guy in pink boxers and flip-flops has you in his cross-hairs. What an incredible innovation in psychological warfare," he said.
Army Specialist Zachary Boyd, 19, of Fort Worth, Texas, rushed from his sleeping quarters on May 11 to join fellow platoon members at a base in Afghanistan's Kunar Province after the unit came under fire from Taliban positions.
A news photographer was on hand to record the image of Boyd standing at a makeshift rampart in helmet, body armor, red T-shirt and boxers emblazoned with the message: "I love NY."
When the image wound up on the front page of the New York Times, Boyd told his parents he might lose his job if President Barack Obama saw him out of uniform.
"I can assure you that Specialist Boyd's job is very safe indeed," Gates said in the speech.
The U.S. defense chief was scheduled to deliver the speech at New York's annual Salute to Freedom dinner in Manhattan.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
VIHONGWE WA WENZETU WANAZALIANA NA FARASI !
A County Durham farmer is celebrating the birth of what she believes is the world's smallest mule. Skip related content
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Miniature mule Pedro could be one of the world's smallest
Maisey Watson bred her horse with the farm's donkey Angus, resulting in the birth of tiny Pedro, who stands at just 20 inches tall.
The diminutive animal was born two weeks ago at Springwell Farm in Consett, and is now happily grazing at the farm.
Mules, which are bred by crossing donkeys and horses, usually grow up to be midway between the size of their parents.
But little Pedro, whose mother is just 30 inches tall herself, will only grow to the size of a Labrador dog, said Mrs Watson.
Baby Pedro is so small that Mrs Watson, 49, fears he might be pocketed by an opportunistic thief.
She told Newcastle's Journal newspaper: "He will be very valuable so I will be keeping a close eye on him.
"We knew he was going to be small when Mrs Pickles mated with Angus the donkey. He barely comes up to my knee-cap at the moment. I can pick him up and give him a cuddle."
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Miniature mule Pedro could be one of the world's smallest
Maisey Watson bred her horse with the farm's donkey Angus, resulting in the birth of tiny Pedro, who stands at just 20 inches tall.
The diminutive animal was born two weeks ago at Springwell Farm in Consett, and is now happily grazing at the farm.
Mules, which are bred by crossing donkeys and horses, usually grow up to be midway between the size of their parents.
But little Pedro, whose mother is just 30 inches tall herself, will only grow to the size of a Labrador dog, said Mrs Watson.
Baby Pedro is so small that Mrs Watson, 49, fears he might be pocketed by an opportunistic thief.
She told Newcastle's Journal newspaper: "He will be very valuable so I will be keeping a close eye on him.
"We knew he was going to be small when Mrs Pickles mated with Angus the donkey. He barely comes up to my knee-cap at the moment. I can pick him up and give him a cuddle."
MAZINGIRA YETU TUNAZIDI KUYACHAFUA DUNIANI
from www.isidelhi.org
ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL WARMING/CLIMATE CHANGE (Top Page)
35. World's largest freshwater lake under dire threat from climate change (9)Washington (IANS): Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater lake, faces severe ecological threats due to climate change, a new study has found. The planet's most biologically diverse water body, Lake Baikal is considered a treasure trove for biologists. It was designated a World Heritage Site by Unesco because a high proportion of its rich fauna and flora cannot be found anywhere else. Perhaps the most alarming imminent threat stems from the dependence of the lake's food web on large, endemic diatoms, which are vulnerable to expected reductions in the length of time the lake is frozen each winter. The study was based on a joint analysis by a US-Russian team which included Marianne Moore of Wellesley College, Massachusetts, and five co-authors, including four from Irkutsk State University in Russia. Moore and colleagues note that Lake Baikal's climate has become measurably milder over recent decades, and that annual precipitation is expected to increase. The average ice depth in the lake is known to have decreased, and the ice-free season has increased. Changes in the lake's food-web composition have been documented. Future shortening in the duration of ice cover is expected to curtail the growth of the lake's endemic diatoms. This is because unlike most diatoms, they bloom under ice in springtime and are highly dependent on ice cover for their reproduction and growth. The diatoms constitute the principal food of tiny crustaceans abundant in the lake, and these in turn are preyed upon by the lake's fish. Shortened periods of ice cover and changes in the ice's transparency may also harm the Baikal seal, the lake's top predator and the world's only exclusively freshwater seal. Because the seals mate and give birth on the ice, premature melting of the ice forces them into the water before melting and drastically reduces their fertility. A warmer, wetter climate may be the principal threat to Lake Baikal's unique biological heritage, but it is not the only one. The secondary effects of climate change, including greater nutrient input and industrial pollution from melting permafrost, may also exact a toll on an already-stressed ecosystem. (The Hindu 5/5/09)
ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL WARMING/CLIMATE CHANGE (Top Page)
35. World's largest freshwater lake under dire threat from climate change (9)Washington (IANS): Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater lake, faces severe ecological threats due to climate change, a new study has found. The planet's most biologically diverse water body, Lake Baikal is considered a treasure trove for biologists. It was designated a World Heritage Site by Unesco because a high proportion of its rich fauna and flora cannot be found anywhere else. Perhaps the most alarming imminent threat stems from the dependence of the lake's food web on large, endemic diatoms, which are vulnerable to expected reductions in the length of time the lake is frozen each winter. The study was based on a joint analysis by a US-Russian team which included Marianne Moore of Wellesley College, Massachusetts, and five co-authors, including four from Irkutsk State University in Russia. Moore and colleagues note that Lake Baikal's climate has become measurably milder over recent decades, and that annual precipitation is expected to increase. The average ice depth in the lake is known to have decreased, and the ice-free season has increased. Changes in the lake's food-web composition have been documented. Future shortening in the duration of ice cover is expected to curtail the growth of the lake's endemic diatoms. This is because unlike most diatoms, they bloom under ice in springtime and are highly dependent on ice cover for their reproduction and growth. The diatoms constitute the principal food of tiny crustaceans abundant in the lake, and these in turn are preyed upon by the lake's fish. Shortened periods of ice cover and changes in the ice's transparency may also harm the Baikal seal, the lake's top predator and the world's only exclusively freshwater seal. Because the seals mate and give birth on the ice, premature melting of the ice forces them into the water before melting and drastically reduces their fertility. A warmer, wetter climate may be the principal threat to Lake Baikal's unique biological heritage, but it is not the only one. The secondary effects of climate change, including greater nutrient input and industrial pollution from melting permafrost, may also exact a toll on an already-stressed ecosystem. (The Hindu 5/5/09)
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