Almost every Filipino knows the late comedian Dolphy, but not everyone knows that he died of COPD. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, also known as COPD, is a lung disease characterized by difficulty of breathing. It is caused by exposure to irritating substances that have caused...
[caption id="attachment_8951" align="alignright" width="350"] St. Joseph Parish[/caption]Parokya Benepisyaryo sa Fun Run Sa ikatulong higayon, gipahigayon sa Lokal nga Panggamhanan sa Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur ang The South Race 3 niadtong Oktubre 4, 2015 didto sa atubangan sa munisipyo gikan alas singko ang takna sa buntag....
Foreigners who come beginning September are jolted by the Christmas music played everywhere. We are the only nation with Christmas songs for 4 months; until January 6 questions often asked are 1) Do we not get tired listening to Christmas songs for 126 days? 2)...
First of all, I would like to apologize for not having posted recently. A few weeks ago, one of my misfortunes struck me. I was in my weakest moment...
Almost 3,650 years proceeding the earliest records of breast cancer by ancient Egyptians, we still succumb to formulate taboos and illusions just by this worldwide fear-inducing phenomenon. It is a mindset that a “single cure for cancer” is non-existent and nearly impossible. Is it? Or...
[caption id="attachment_8061" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Image courtesy of Rappler[/caption] It was a day of Hallelujah for Pro-life advocates last June 17, 2015! The 2nd Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has issued a temporary restraining order against the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration...
Gaano kahalaga para sa iyo ang iyong buhay? Bilang isang kabataan paano mo binibigyang halaga, pansin at tuon ang iyong kalusugan, ang iyong timbang? Wasto pa ba ito para sa edad mo? Napakaraming bagay ang hinaharap ng ating bansa ngayon ukol sa pagiging overweight at obese ng...
THE St. Francis Xavier Parish of Tibungco staged the “MEGA WALK FOR a CAUSE 2015” last June 27. The event is in line with the Parish’s celebration of its 50th Fiesta on Dec 6 this year. The walk was aimed not only to raise funds for...
The Department of Health together with various international agencies just recently celebrated the World Blood Donor Day last June 14, 2015. Various government and non-government agencies here and abroad conducted several blood donation programs. “Thank you for Saving My Life” is this year’s WBDD theme. According...
[caption id="attachment_7429" align="alignright" width="350"] Aedes aegypti[/caption]IN most of the areas in the Philippines, rainy season starts in the month of June, this means Dengue Fever cases will be on the rise again. Dengue fever is a virus infection caused by mosquito-borne dengue virus. There are...