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Back to School, Watch Your Back
Bad Dog! (Photo from the Net)School opening in the Philippines starts this June, but the rains and the Influenza A(H1N1) scare kept some schools and universities from opening their classes on time. Anyway, most schools will open within the week for s...
When Alcohol and Drugs Mix
Alcohol and certain drugs work in the same areas of the brain that their effects are intensified. Alcohol may interfere with the working of the drug, making a normal dosage ineffective in fighting a disease. Some alcohol-drug combination produces unp...
Cancer in Men
It’s Father’s Day on June 14, and it’s the best time to talk about Cancer in Men.In the Philippines (as well as in many parts of the globe), many men die each year from cancer. Cancer of the LUNG, LIVER, PROSTATE GLAND, COLON or RECTUM, and STO...
Lost Voice from Smoking
Emer Rojas is not a health worker but he is the most credible speaker on the ill effects of smoking. But alas, this speaker lost his voice to laryngeal cancer because of smoking.“We all need to be reminded every now and then of what cigarettes ca...
Salt & High Blood Pressure
The artery on the left is healthy. The image on theright shows the damage high blood pressure can doto the artery wall. The wall has thickened to handlethe increased pressure – making it harder work forthe heart to pump blood around the body.High b...
The Violent Person
Is there a violent person in your midst? Maybe he or she is suffering from psychosis. Although psychosis and violence are not synonymous with each other, psychosis is one of the most common psychiatric cause of violence that you may be seeing in your...
Swine Flu Alert
The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) today emphasized that the H1N1 swine flu virus recently discovered in Mexico is an entirely novel strain. Experts describe it as having an unusual combination of genetic material from pigs, birds and humans ...
Attack of the Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids (or piles to the British) are nothing more than a varicose vein situated in the worse part of the body – the anus or the rectum. Believe it or not, hemorrhoids are inherited, but there are conditions that predispose the individual to de...
Lechon Your Heart
It’s the peak of the dry season here in the Philippines, and everyone loves to call it “summer”. Parties, vacations and town fiestas are common these days and for sure Filipino taste buds crave for the lechon which is usually served in grand oc...
Party with Ecstasy?
Parties are the most well-known and well-loved activity of many young people. They go to disco bars, night clubs or even house parties to be with other youth, celebrate merriments, and dance the night away. Ecstacy, an illegal drug that stimulates th...
Causes of Bad Breath
Do you have a breath to die for?Bad breath or halitosis is caused by a variety of reasons. The most obvious is the lack of good oral hygiene which means meticulous tooth brushing and flossing after every meal.After eating, leftover food debris in the...
Prevent Hypertension
22 out of 100 Filipino adults are hypertensives, according to the National Nutrition and Health Survey (2003).Hypertension or high blood pressure, is a major cause for the development of cardiovascular diseases like coronary heart disease and stroke....
Cell Phone Health Risks
Latest estimates show that 49% of the Philippine population has a cellphone. It is also said that the Philippines is the “texting capital of the world” sending an average of 400 million text messages a day or approximately 142 billion text messag...
Stroke 101
Cerebrovascular disease or stroke is the loss or alteration of body functions that results from an insufficient supply of blood to some parts of the brain. For human brain to function at peak levels, blood must flow through its many vessels. If the b...
Stroke: Risks & Prevention
According to the Philippine Health Statistics (2004), stroke kills 61.8 per 100,000 population. It is the second leading cause of mortality in the Philippines, next to heart diseases. But this figure could be much higher. According to Dr. Joey Navarr...
Erection: Going, Going, Gone…
Erectile Dysfunction: Fit to be Tied?!?Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get or maintain an erection sufficient to allow sexual intercourse. Most men will experience a failure of erection at some time in their lives; only patients with pe...
Diabetes 101
Translation: Bring Diabetes to LightDiabetes is a serious chronic metabolic disease characterized by an increase in blood sugar levels associated with long-term damage and failure of organ functions especially the eyes, the kidneys, the nerves, the h...
Video Gaming
Video games have become a threat to parents of little kids and teens, particularly students. Children save their allowance not for snacks but in order to frequent Internet cafes/shops and play their favorite games - the more fast-paced or violent the...
Southeast Asian Males & "Bangungot"
(In the light of speculations that 20-year old Philippine actor Marky Cielo died of bangungot, I am posting this article which I already had posted in my other blog Health Dose in July 2008.)Filipinos have been describing “bangungot” for almost a...
Petroleum Jelly as Penis Enlarger
There have been scattered but numerous reports and talk in the country that some men and even teens found another use for petroleum jelly – and that is to enlarge their penis. In prisons, high schools, military and who-knows-where, men and boys su...
Fireworks Injuries
Today, the Department of Health (DOH) launched this year’s “FOURmula KONTRA PAPUTOK” – a campaign for the prevention of fireworks/firecrackers injuries and deaths.Injuries and deaths become synonymous with the New Year’s celebration in the ...
Smoking and Your Skin
Smoking can accelerate the normal aging process of your skin, contributing to wrinkles. Skin changes from smoking can be seen in young adults who have been smoking for as few as 10 years.Smoking causes narrowing of the blood vessels in the outermost ...
Smoker: Are You Man Enough?
Anti-Smoking Poster: Second Hand Smoke KillsHere are some interesting facts about the male smoker:The poisons in cigarette smoke can damage a man’s sperm cell and may be less able to make a woman pregnant.In one study, 56% of smokers being treated...
Facing Acne
Original photo from http://www.nationalacne.com/acne-on-nose.htmAcne is a very common disorder in which the pores of the skin becomes blocked resulting in inflammation and infection with the collection of pus.The sebaceous glands lie in hair follicle...
Beware of Gout
Gout, a form of arthritis that occurs primarily on the feet, is predominantly a male disorder with only 5% of the cases affecting females, generally after menopause. The Lange’s Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment (1999) indicated that the dise...
The Kissing Disease
Photo from the Internet.Yes, folks, there is such thing as the “kissing disease” and this is mononucleosis or mono for short. It has been termed as such because the Epstein-Barr virus, which causes the disease, is commonly transmitted in saliva d...
Osteoarthritis
Do you experience pain, swelling and stiffness in your joints? If you do, then you may be suffering from arthritis. Arthritis is and inflammation of one or more joints in the body. The involved joints may be warm, swollen, tender and painful, especia...
Chlamydia in Men (and Women)
Photo from the Internet.One of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is chlamydia that is caused by the bacteria chlamydia trachomatis. The symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent and because of this, many infected persons rem...
FAQs on Rabies
The dog, a so-called man’s best friend, could be the source of the highly-fatal rabies in humans. In the Philippines, although rabies is not among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, it is considered a significant public health problem f...
Hyperhydrosis - Wet by Sweat
Did you know that an average adult loses about 0.7 liters of sweat daily, and through excessive sweating, a person can lose about 2.5 liters or more? Sweating is a natural function of the body to regulate body temperature. It is a way of eli...
