A review of popular health news
LOOKING back in review, there was some fascinating news in medicine in 2015 — a few of them controversial, especially infectious diseases and cancer screening and prevention. E-cigarettes more...
View ArticleThe wonders of Pegan diet
WE are what we eat and drink, philosophically and medically. Diet plays the most significant role in our health and longevity — more than genetics and exercise in most instances. Food provides us...
View ArticleWhat is sleep apnea?
SLEEP apnea (AP-ne-ah) is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They may occur...
View ArticleLight therapy for treating depression
IT is the season to be jolly, but about 18.5 percent (1 in 5) or 43.8 million adults in the United States experience some type of mental illness during this time of the year or in a given year. 10...
View ArticleCan we delay aging?
Why do we age? Just like machines and engines, our bodies age because of the cumulative damages to our cells, tissues and organs (resulting from daily “wear and tear” and the self-abuse humans are well...
View ArticleHere’s to your health!
IS wine really good for our health? Yes, most particularly red wine, because it contains very potent antioxidants. But the benefits will, of course, depend on other considerations and factors. We do...
View ArticleFilipino develops app to simply fitness and health
It’s well into the second month of the year — how many individuals have ditched their New Year’s resolutions to get healthy and shed some pounds? But if you’ve stuck to your word or are looking for...
View ArticleThe ‘dietary aid’ scam
WE wrote about the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing a public alert on June 1, 2009 for consumers to “stop using Hydroxycut Products, dietary supplements used for weight loss as...
View ArticleInflammation: friend or foe?
THOUGH our body experiences inflammation when we acquire any type of acute infection, “silent” chronic inflammation all of us have in our body is actually the cause of most, if not all, the illnesses...
View ArticleHealthful data
IS it safe to drink beverages from the cans? Only after cleaning the can. Canned beverages (soda, beer, etc.) are usually warehoused in areas where they are exposed to possible contamination. There...
View ArticleCardiomyopathy: Causes of a flabby heart
What is cardiomyopathy? Cardiomyopathy is a serious disease of the muscles of the heart, where they become enlarged, flabby, and weak, severely reducing the heart’s ability to pump blood effectively....
View ArticleDebunking diet myths
Myth: It’s all in the genes. There’s no need to diet. Fact: This is 2016 and we know better. While heredity plays a vital role in our body’s metabolism, environmental factors are equally, and in some...
View ArticleBreastfeeding until 5?
“IDEAL medicine, the unbeatable nutrition, the sound economics of a free good, the deep ecology of no waste, and last, but not the least, the sheer joy of bonding of mother and child — these five...
View ArticleGenetically-modified foods
SCIENCE unceasingly continues to explore and bring progress for the survival of our planet and its more than 7.3 billion inhabitants. By 2050, that number is predicted to be about 9 billion, with 24.5...
View ArticleDeadly pancreatic cancer
Around 50,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year alone. About 49,000 others who already have this malignancy are projected to die. That’s how fatal this...
View ArticleIs your heart failing?
How do we know when we have heart failure? This condition could be in its early stage that the individual may not even have enough symptoms to know he/she has it. And if there are symptoms, even...
View ArticleDo you have bad breath?
As a common presumption goes, “one isolated incident of bad breath, like a first-time thief who is caught, permanently tarnishes the reputation, and the condemnation sticks for life.” What is...
View ArticleNo-meat diet and longevity
There is no question that diet plays a very important role in health and the development of cardiovascular diseases, metabolic illnesses, and some forms of cancer, especially of the gastrointestinal...
View ArticleTanning salons: A skin cancer risk?
THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning on the use of tanning beds at home and salons. Tanning increases the risk for melanoma, a deadly type of skin cancer, by up to 59 percent!...
View ArticleDuterte and the Philippines’ health
With the election of Rodrigo Duterte, The Punisher and Dirty Harry of Davao, as the next president of the Philippines, are the Filipinos headed towards a healthier, safer, and corruption-free nation?...
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