Because Hepatitis C symptoms often do not manifest themselves until the later stages of the illness, afflicted individuals are not likely to know that they have one, much more see a doctor to check for its presence.
Water comes in bottles, pours out of skies and faucets and laps at the sand on beaches, covering more than two-thirds of the planet. A recent study also pointed out that the amount of land ice lost annually from glaciers and ice caps is enough to make the global sea level rise by half an inch. Unfortunately the sheer volume of water around is not the kind of water needed to perform tasks such as cleaning, cooking and helping crops grow, much less the water needed for use by industry or as an energy source.
The government program has been actively promoting the use of indigenous herbs with medicinal properties. The Department of Health (DOH) has approved 10 medicinal plants as source of products that could treat common ailments in the country. These 10 are akapulko, ampalaya, bawang, bayabas, lagundi, niyog-niyogan, sambong, ulasimang bato, tsaang gubat and yerba buena.
Filipinos’ natural affinity for street foods is evident in the large number of vendors peddling such fare in alleys and even along major thoroughfares across the country.
In 1900, people got 70 percent of their dietary protein from plant foods. Today, humans get 70 percent of their protein from animal products—and look where that has taken their bodies to now. The number of patients with heart disease, stroke and various forms of inflammation and other degenerative and lifestyle diseases shot up.
We have always believed that athletic individuals possess a stronger heart and have “clearer” arteries that allow blood to flow more easily throughout their body.
In the story of “Alice in Wonderland,” the little girl first shrinks down to a fraction of her size when she drinks an unidentified liquid, and then grows large enough to fill a house after eating a small cake.
One heartening reward of writing this weekly column is when readers make an effort to find out if I’m sick or having any problem whenever I miss sending my column occasionally.
A couple of weeks ago, the Philippines made history as the first country in Southeast Asia to include rotavirus vaccine in its national immunization program.
Many studies have focused on the dangers of talking or texting while driving, but there are reports that using a cell phone while going at slower speeds can also be hazardous.
In all the hearings that I have attended on prospective bills in both houses of Congress, parliamentary rules were observed. The behavior of our lawmakers and their emotional maturity in the deliberations on issues were ever commendable. There were no curses, name calling, verbal or physical confrontations with or without the media.
US scientists said Wednesday they have found a way to decode how the brain hears words, in what researchers described as a major step toward one day helping people communicate after paralysis or stroke.
