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Indigenous people’s healing practices vs medical science

WEBBy: Virgilio C. Ventura When it comes to the healing practices of indigenous peoples (IPs), there is often a lot of skepticism from within the scientific community. This …

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The Baron Method: The Only Diet for Everyone

WEBAverage rating 5 / 5. Vote count: 3. Out of all the diet fads and health trends, the Baron Method is the only plan that works for everyone, every time. This simple, …

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DEPRESSION IS A SERIOUS MATTER

WEB“For the longest time, I felt a deep sense of sadness that I lost interest in the things I loved doing the most,” admitted Vesagas, who is a health professional taking …

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AIMING TOWARDS MEDICATION WITHOUT HARM

WEBBy Henrylito D. Tacio “Medicines are powerful tools for protecting health. But medicines that are wrongly prescribed, taken incorrectly or are of poor quality, can …

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Is “The Cure” for Cancer a Myth

WEBBy Samuel Pimping Everyone has pondered the question: will we ever find the cure to cancer? Why is the disease still incurable despite countless medical and …

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Advocating Food as Medicine Through Food Security

WEBBy Virgilio C. Ventura The importance of food and good nutrition is common knowledge in healthcare but is also frequently challenged by prevailing socioeconomic …

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DENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS: COMMON YET NEGLECTED

WEBBy Henrylito D. Tacio. Almost half of the world’s population suffer from oral diseases, with three out of every four affected people living in low- and middle-income …

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DIABETES: THE NEW CHILDHOOD EPIDEMIC

WEBThis form of disease is thought to account for up to 5% of all cases of diabetes in children. It often goes unrecognized. “Type 1 diabetes is growing by 3% per …

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The Health Benefits and Cultural Misadventures of Afternoon Siestas

WEBThe Health Benefits and Cultural Misadventures of Afternoon Siestas. By Virgilio C. Ventura. An afternoon nap is a Filipino cultural practice that has been …

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Colorectal Cancer on the Rise: The Curseof Hectic Youth

WEBBy: Samuel Pimping March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month—the third most prevalent cancer across the world. Notwithstanding its highly …

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HIV/AIDS: 40 YEARS LATER

WEBIn 2002, AIDS became the leading cause of death around the world for people aged 15 to 59. Now, 40 years after the first person infected with HIV was …

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One in 6 people suffers from infertility

WEBBy Henrylito D. Tacio Filipinos are prolific beings. In fact, the Philippines is now home to 113,580,000 people, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest …

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More Filipino youth thinking of ending their lives

WEBText and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Close to one in five Filipino youth aged 15-24 have ever considered ending their life, according to the 2021 Young Adult Fertility …

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WOCEE and WOSAS 2023: Enter a New World of Innovations and …

WEBThis year’s WOCEE and WOSAS is shaping to be the prime event for innovations to shine. Enter a brand new world of innovation and safety at the SMX …

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Postpartum Depression: A Mother’s Malady

WEBThe gravity of the emotions held may be categorized into three degrees: postpartum. blues, postpartum depression, and the most life-threatening, postpartum …

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TRANS FAT OUT FROM FOOD SUPPLY STARTING JUNE

WEBText and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio By June this year, expect the Philippines to have industrially-produced trans fat to be out of its food supply. Two years …

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Frontliners’ Exodus: PH Nurses Overworked, Undervalued

WEBBy: Samuel Pimping The Philippines is the leading exporter of nurses globally, and around 15,000 to 20,000 professionals migrate per year. However, as of …

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DOES EATING DURIAN REALLY CAUSE HYPERTENSION

WEBThese days, when you can already eat durian all you can, people are still eating less. The reason: high blood pressure. Hypertension – as high blood pressure is …

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