By Rafael Castillo M.D.
I am frequently asked by my patients, and sometimes by other physicians, if chelation therapy helps patients with blocked arteries in the heart. Several clinics in Metro Manila and other key cities in the country are offering it as an alternative to heart bypass surgery or angioplasty, another intervention used to clear the obstruction when the heart arteries are occluded such that the normal blood flow to the heart is impaired. The patient usually has chest pains or a feeling of tightness in the chest radiating to the neck or right shoulder.
Posted: April 26th, 2013 in Columnists,Featured Columns,Headlines,Inquirer Columns,Inquirer Features,Science and Health | Read More »
By Charles E. Buban
The news that their child has a congenital heart defect would surely make parents anxious and worried about their child’s long-term health condition. For 36-year-old Evelyn Macaraig, the immediate health effect on Ehraiza, her 4-year-old daughter who has been her constant concern. For the past two and a half years, Ehraiza has been experiencing poor appetite, shortness of breath and has bluish fingertips and lips.
Posted: March 8th, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Inquirer Features,Photos & Videos,Science and Health | Read More »
By Tessa R. Salazar
February is heart month. It is also a reminder that heart disease can strike at any age. Heart disease usually develops silently. Before any palpable damage to the heart occurs, a process called atherosclerosis (or “hardening of the arteries”) would most likely have been taking place in the arteries of the heart for many years, says preventive medicine expert Dr. Neil Nedley, MD, author of “Proof Positive.”
Posted: February 15th, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Inquirer Features,Photos & Videos,Science and Health | Read More »
By Charles E. Buban
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.
Posted: February 10th, 2012 in Inquirer Features,Science and Health | Read More »
By Charles E. Buban
The all-Italian crowd must have been feeling uneasy at the beginning of the performance while the stage actors were talking and singing in English, a language they are not too familiar with.
Posted: December 2nd, 2011 in Inquirer Features,Science and Health | Read More »
