BREAST-FED CHILDREN HAVE A LOWER RISK OF LEUKEMIA

 Children who were breast-fed for at least six months as a baby may have a slightly lower risk of childhood leukemia than those who were not breast-fed, according to a new analysis of previous research. In a review of 18 studies, researchers found that babies who were breast-fed for six months or longer had a 19 percent lower risk of childhood leukemia, compared with those who had not been breast-fed at all or those who were breast-fed for shorter periods of time. In a separate analysis of 15 of the studies, the investigators found that children who were breast-fed for any period of time were 11 percent less likely to develop leukemia than those who were never breast-fed. Even though childhood leukemia is quite rare, the incidence rate increases each year.

However, little is known about what may cause it. The 18 studies that were included in the review involved a total of more than 10,000 leukemia cases and 17,500 children who did not have leukemia. The studies were published from 1960 to 2014 in peer-reviewed journals.

While childhood leukemia overall is a rare disease, it is still the most common type of childhood cancer, and accounts for almost one in three cancers in children and teens, these analytics were according to the American Cancer Society. The researchers looked at both acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in children. About 85 percent of children with ALL survive the disease, whereas about 60 to 70 percent of children with AML survive.

The findings add to the body of research conducted over the past 20 years that indicates that there is a strong association between infant nutrition and leukemia. The exact mechanism behind the link between being breast-fed and the lower risk of childhood leukemia is not clear, but the researchers proposed some ideas. Breast milk is a live substance. It contains antibodies made by the mother that promote a healthy community of gut bacteria in the intestines of the infant and influence the development of the child's immune system.

Another possible mechanism that could explain the link is that breast-feeding may keep the pH levels in an infant's stomach in a range that promotes the production of a beneficial protein complex called HAMLET, HAMLET may have the ability to kill cancer cells. Breast milk also contains stem cells that have some properties similar to those of human embryonic stem cells, which may also activate the immune system to fight cancer.

Nicki Minaj's Ex - I used to live in an $8m house but money can't buy happiness

Nicki Minaj's ex Safaree Samuels has taken a swipe at the star saying money can't buy happiness. He says though he loved in an 8 million dollar house and had access to cars and bikes, he is happier now. He wrote

This msg is for ppl who think that money can buy happiness. I lived in a 8 million dollar house had every car watch and bike i could've ever dreamed of. I have less now and i am 100 times happier now than I was back then. You learn ppls true colors when they have nothing to gain by being your friend. What really maTters more than anything is love family and God. If all I have is a place to lay my head a way to get around and food to eat im more than good with that. Alot of ppl do things to see the response of ppl who dont matter in their daily life. Dont let the chase for money consume your well being. I thank god for every obstacle thrown at me. Salute any artist that can actually articulate themselves to speak smart and influence ppl who hold on to every word they say in the right way and if you cant do that read a thesaurus and learn 1 word a day. It helps. 📖 I live by that. *

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He obviously had sweet words for her after she took the runway.They look genuinely smitten!
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Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri: "We do not acknowledge this Caliphate"

Under Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS has stolen a lot of al Qaeda's thunder in the jihadi world
 In a blistering new message, the leader of al Qaeda denounces the leader of ISIS as the illegitimate leader of a phony caliphate.
Exposing a glaring hostility between the two jihadi groups, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al Qaeda, openly attacks ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for usurping the jihadi movement.
"We do not acknowledge this Caliphate," he says, according to a translation from SITE Intelligence posted Wednesday. "We do not see Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as one worthy of the Caliphate."
He dismisses al-Baghdadi as a pretender who declared himself caliph with the support of only "a few unknown people," and established ISIS, which calls itself the Islamic State, "by force and with explosions and car bombs," instead of by "the choice of the people" through "approval and consultation."
He also faults al-Baghdadi for failing to support Muslims who are not in the Islamic State's territory.
"When Gaza was burning beneath Israeli bombs, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi did not support it with one word, but his main concern was that all the mujahideen pledge allegiance to him, after he assigned himself to be the Caliph without consulting them."
And he accuses al-Baghdadi of sedition, for encouraging al Qaeda followers to abandon their pledges, and instead promise their loyalty to ISIS.
"It's a major broadside against the Islamic State," says former State Department counterterrorism adviser William McCants, who is now with the Brookings Institution. "Zawahiri is clearly very angry and frustrated that the Islamic State has been attacking him, attacking his soldiers on the ground, attacking him personally."
Georgetown University's Nicholas Palarino says al-Baghdadi is stealing his thunder, and al-Zawahiri feels threatened. "You can compare it to two drug gangs, or two mafia mobs. One is encroaching on the other's territory."
The two groups have competing strategies, he says, and right now ISIS is more popular with extremists. "There is a generational split. Zawahiri and al Qaeda are more plotting, planning and patient, whereas Baghdadi is demonstrating results."
But one U.S. official cautions that it is not necessarily good news for the United States that two of America's enemies are pitted against each other. Instead, their rivalry may spur them on to outdo one other.
"You have a competition going on that I think is dangerous for the United States," says Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. "I worry that they're going to up the ante."
It is unclear when the recording was made. But despite his tirade, al-Zawahiri does leave open the possibility of working with ISIS to fight their common enemies.
"Were I in Iraq or in Sham [Syria], I would cooperate with them in fighting the Crusaders," he says.
But one counterterrorism official tells us that while he would not rule out some cooperation between the groups, the distrust and enmity between the two leaders make unlikely a full reconciliation that could heighten the threat against the United States.

President Buhari attends NDA convocation ceremony(Photos)

Today, 12th September, president Buhari  attended the Combined Passing Out Parade and Convocation ceremony of Cadets 62 Regular course and short service course 43 of the NDA in Kaduna..