Cancer survivor, Rose Nasimiyu now a beautiful teenager

The 9- year old girl, Rose Nasimiyu who captured Kenyans emotions and attention while fighting Hodgkin’s Lymphoma cancer has now grown into a beautiful teenager.

Rose Nasimiyu in a 2011 picture as a 9-year-old fighting cancer

The young girl in 2011, wowed Kenyans with her confidence, courage and determination to beat the deadly disease.

Following several appeal funds to help the family and several media appearances, Rose was declared cancer free in 2012.

Rose, now a 14 year old teenager is back in the Kenya from the United Kingdom(UK) where she has been living with her family since 2012.

Rose Nasimiyu, now a pretty 14-year old teenager and cancer free

It is hard to believe it has been five years already, she remains confident and upbeat during an interview conducted by eDaily.

Years after beating cancer, Rose still oozes with encouragement to cancer patients urging them to have faith and believe in life after the disease.

“I have been cancer-free for three years now, though I have been suffering a couple of illnesses here and there. But I have been fine for the past six months without falling ill at all. I really thank God for that,” Rose said as quoted by eDaily.

Rose who is now in high school, still maintains her budding singing career and hopes to become an oncologist when she grows up.

“I still want to become a doctor one day. Chemistry is one of my favorite subjects. I look forward to it every single week. I love Science…..The doctor who attends to me really inspires me, and how he talks to me makes me want to become an oncologist even the more” she added.

Watch the full interview below;
FULL INTERVIEW WITH ROSE NASIMIYU, A CANCER SURVIVOR

HOAX: China denies exporting human flesh to Africa

 By Jemedari Mwanawakiume

A gory Facebook hoax, backed with photos, had it that China was marinating dead  human bodies, canning the flesh and exporting it to Africa disguised as corned beef.

The hoax was reinforced by a series of gory photos of what appeared to be human bodies dangling from hooks at a human flesh factory.
The Zambian press widely circulated the photos while making references to alleged sources from China where the factories were rumored  to be situated.
China’s ambassador to Zambia denied the allegations vehemently, claiming that the hoax was slanderous and was meant to maim the healthy relationship that China enjoyed with Zambia.

‘This is completely a malicious slandering and vilification which is absolutely unacceptable to us. We hereby express our utmost anger and the strongest condemnation over such an act.’  The ambassador said in a statement that denied the trashed the hoax.

One Facebook user shared the image with the caption:

‘Chinese people have started producing corned beef with their dead bodies and sending them to Africa. Please stay away from corned beef irrespective of brand, most especially in Africa and from Afro-Asian grocery shops.’ 

See some of the photos below:

Photo showing what looks like a human flesh at what was assumed to be a human flesh abattoir in China. Image: Dailly Mail

The minister for defence, Zambia apologized on behalf of the whole nation for the malicious misleading images. He said that the government was gpoing to conduct an investigation and give a full statement in due course.

How to lose weight without breaking a sweat

It might be your potbelly, or baby fat or maybe you drink too many frothy bottles.  Let’s say that people think you are fat but they chose to hide it in polite terms such as, ‘you have added weight’, ‘you would look so good if you signed up for gym membership’. You are worried because these days, in that spirit of living healthy, you have been subsisting on lettuce and salads. The scary thing is that you are still fat.

Now weight brings in its wake, a host of medical  issues. From risks of heart attacks to hypertension and in some cases, erectile dysfunction- not to mention that you no longer fit into sexy pair of pants.  For some of us, whose endless helpings of chicken and fries have decided to settle on our waistlines, losing weight becomes an uphill task.

A good majority might opt for gastric bypass or hitting the gym which is a punishment if you have an extremely tight schedule.  Now, don’t break your back. Losing weight needn’t be that strenuous.

Now, to break it down to you, issues such as weigh are pegged on your genetic predisposition. Your weight largely depends on your DNA. You are just fat from birth, it is only that food helps you reach your  full potential. Haha.

DNA is composed of chemicals that control all our body functions and is unique to every organism. In spite of the uniformity in scientific approaches, modifications based on health status and tools of assessment, there are still people whose weight remain unresponsive to exercise as well as dietary changes.

DNA provides the best approach to comprehend special requirements for weight loss in every individual, hence making the results 99.9% effective. The manner in which ingested food is metabolized and how it is stored as energy is controlled by the DNA. This means that both weight gain and loss is different for every person.

Genes are sections within the DNA that control distinct functions like eye color, height, fat absorption etc. They are however exposed to changes or mutations; like lifestyle, which ultimately dictate the way our bodies respond to weight fluctuations in regard to body function. Genes control how we respond to fat storage, fat absorption, and regaining weight potential among other functions in the body.

The simple hygienic swab test at VLCC will enable us decode the unchanging variations in the genes that are linked to the weight loss function in the body. This will ensure effective and sustainable weight loss. Based on the DNA tests, a team of experts will be in a position to give DNA based dietary and exercise recommendations for every person making the weight loss program twice more effective than otherwise.

NIMESADIKI HAJINYOI MWEREVU

Na Simiyu Wanyonyi        

Hii ni dhana ambayo kwa wengi huwa ni methali ya kutumia kwenye semi zao ili kuonyesha udume na udhati wao kwenye mawanda ya lugha ila kwangu sivyo. Acha hii leo tuichambue methali hii kwa kutoa maelezo yanayohusisha ukomredi wetu humu chuoni kisha tudhibitishe umuhimu wake kimaisha mbali na vitabu.

Vuta taswira ya maisha yako ukiwa Mwanafunzi wa chuo cha sekondari. Fikiria kuhusu tabia yako, ulivyokuwa ukifanya mambo yako ya kila siku chini ya sheria za shule, ukila pure iliokolea maji na chumvi na uhaba wa mafuta. Labda yalikuwa maisha mabaya au maisha mema kulingana na kuelewa kwako. Lakini angalau huko ulionekana mwerevu, mwerevu wa kufwata au kuvunja sheria hizo. Angalau kule ulijidhibiti kiusemi, kimavalio, kiafya, kiusafi na kubwa zaidi ulikuwa katibu wa saa na wakati wako wa Shughuli. Hayo angalau yalikusaidia kufuzu hadi chuo kikuu. Huko mwerevu hajinyoi ilikuwa methali ya kuimarisha stadi zako za kusema na kuandikia kupitia insha. Ilikuwa methali ya kitaaluma yaani.

Kwenye chuo, ukaja na kuwa komredi. Werevu wako ukauleta ili kuuendeleza almuradi usaidike maishani. Ukaondoka kwenye minyororo ya sheria, ukapata uhuru kutokana na werevu huo. Ukazamia nyanja uliopenda;wengine wakazamia uandishi, wengine utunzi wa nyimbo kiusanii, wengine uwanaspoti, wengine wakazama kwenye maswala ya dini na werevu zaidi wakaamua kutumia uhuru wa kujiburudisha kwa anasa za dunia.

Mwerevu hajinyoi, naam. Kwa uhodari wetu wa kusoma na kuelewa mambo kwa haraka, wengi wetu huwa wana-malevya ila wengine huelekea na kutumbukia kwenye lindi kuu ambamo kujitoa kwa hitaji uzoefu. Ulevi na matumizi ya dawa za kulevya ni la mno hapa.

Kwenye pakiti hiyo ya sigara, kuna palipoandikwa tahadhari,...'harmful to your health 'ni wazi kuwa yeyote atakayetumia dawa hii, ataadhirika kiafya. Lakini mwerevu, mwenye uwezo wa kusoma na kuelewa tahadhari hiyo hushindwa kujidhibiti na kuufukisha moshi wa sigara kama gari la kubeba taka mlimani. Anashindwa kujitahadhari.

Kwenye chupa ya pombe yoyote pia kuna ile ile tahadhari 'excessive consumption of alcohol is harmful to your health, please drink responsibly' mwenye uhuru chuoni, kwa akili na werevu wote haelewi. Ama labda huupuza tu. Shetani wa mtu ni mtu eti ila kwangu shetani ni nafsi ya mtu. Mbona tuna uwezo wa kujinyoa ila tunashindwa?

Baada ya yote, mnywaji akipata tatizo la saratani ya figo au ini, anaanza kuitisha msaada wa kuchangiwa hela ili akafanyiwe matibabu Uajemi hasa India. Mbona hukutahadhari kabla ya hatari! Baada ya kisa, mkasa. Hewala!

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES PILLS INCREASE ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES

By OKORE Hellen

Ectopic pregnancy is very serious and has a bad effect in the woman’s body. It is a pregnancy in which the foetus develops outside the womb, typically in the fallopian tube of which it is very dangerous.
The use of the emergency contraceptives pills is on the rise especially by the young campus ladies, who use them to try to hide their evil act. Survey done by the Kenyatta National Hospital sought to identify the association between the pills, specifically progesterone, and such pregnancies.
According to Dr Mary Maina ectopic pregnancies remain a major cause of deaths in mothers, especially in the developing world. She said the rate of deaths from such pregnancies is 10 times higher in developing countries
It has been released that most of the people who use pills do not use them appropriately. Either they overdose or under dose which is likely to bring bad effect to them.
During the study of the 40th Ruby Annual Scientific Conference Society (Kogs) that was held in Kisumu, over 120 women were diagnosed with ectopic pregnancies.
During the menstrual cycles 27% of women are confirmed to have taken the emergency contraceptives pills. Still under the study report 72% of women take the pills 24 hours after intercourse. The risk of the ectopic pregnancy increase therefore 12 times in women who have pills.
Taking of the emergency contraceptives pills may seem to be a concealing object but the repercussion is of great loss because not only our loved ones needs us but the whole society at large.