PAPER CUTS on fingers can draw blood, but the skin cells soon regenerate and seal the injury. The hair cells in the inner ear that detect sound, however, do not regenerate when they are damaged, causing hearing loss.
Many people gain weight during the holidays. But as they resolve (once again) this month to lose those excess kilos, they soon realize the enormity of the task considering their back to normal schedule as well as other work-related commitments.
In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is set to release its next report, which will include several computer-modeled scenarios regarding the state of the planet in 2100. Based on just some of the environmental studies reported in the past year— species worldwide being threatened by the loss of their habitats, the record ice melt in the Arctic, oceans becoming more acidic as the waters absorb increased levels of carbon emissions, and calls to make large-scale changes to global cycles through geoengineering to counter climate change—the scenarios in the IPCC’s report may not offer hopeful outcomes.
If a youthful, smiling face projects that winning look in next year’s midterm elections, then expect a number of political wannabes, and some reelectionists as well, to view their friendly cosmetic surgeon as their Santa and ask for that gift of skin-deep youth this Christmas. And most certainly, Botox would be among the most sought-after of presents.
Inquirer Science and Health recently interviewed social scientist, medical anthropologist and veterinary doctor Michael L. Tan, Inquirer’s “Pinoy Kasi” columnist, who was recently elected to the membership of the prestigious National Academy of Science and Technology.
WE CONGRATULATE the awardees in the 1st Healthy Lifestyle Exemplar Awards given by the H&L (Health and Lifestyle) magazine. These individuals, groups, institutions and organizations have sustained activities and programs that promote a healthy lifestyle advocacy and are able to effectively inspire positive changes in the health-seeking behavior of other people in the community or the bigger population at large.
The next logical step after successfully landing an unmanned mission to Mars would be for humans themselves to set foot on the Red Planet. For that mission, though, the stakes are set exponentially higher, the risks unimaginably greater.
The health challenge is up. Even as the country has been consistently afflicted by various ailments and diseases and, at the same time, dragged down by the expensive cost of healthcare, Filipinos are again expected to rise up to the challenge of fighting certain neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Giving babies antibiotics before the age of six months could cause them to be chubby children, according to a study published Tuesday.
The next generation of Filipinos will probably be shorter and lighter if the incidence of malnutrition in the country remains uncurbed.
