Posted in career matters, health news by: Joey
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07 May
It is high time that Health Workers are given due recognition.
GMA declares May 7 as Health Workers’ Day
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – President Arroyo has declared May 7 of each year as Health Workers’ Day to give due recognition to the important role and contributions of health workers in providing health services [...]
Posted in health news, infections by: Joey
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25 Apr
Remember Reyster Langit? He is an investigative journalist and the son of broadcaster Rey Langit, who died 5 years ago of cerebral malaria. He contracted the disease while investigating a tribe in Palawan where a “mysterious disease” was causing the death of several villagers. This disease turned out to be malaria. [...]
Posted in health news, mommy matters by: Joey
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04 Aug
It’s actually the middle of World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7, 2009).
I am proud to say that I breastfed both my babies. 1 year and 10 1/2 months for my son (he’s now 3 years and 9 months old) and currently fully breastfeeding my 6 week old daughter.
While I am the first to say that to [...]
Posted in health news, thoughts by: Joey
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22 May
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The first confirmed case of H1N1 (Influenza A) in the Philippines was just confirmed last night. See new articles here and here. It happened with a 10 year old female who arrived from the United States with her parents.
I think that [...]
Posted in definition of terms, health news, ophthalmology by: Joey
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12 Mar
Allow me to reprint a previous blog entry I made in my old blog, http://familyhealthtips.wordpress.com (also mirrored in http://familyhealthtips.blogspot.com).
Glaucoma - a thief in the night
19Apr07
This is an eye disease which is little understood by the general public. It’s a disease of the optic nerve, which usually affects the peripheral vision first then gradually going centrally. [...]
Posted in health news, survey by: Joey
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07 Aug
Everything’s crazy on the homefront, hence the delay in posting. I am sorry I haven’t updated my blog in a while and I haven’t answered your comments lately. I will slowly get back in the action. In the meantime, I think a lot of us would be interested in this survey.
Actress Christina [...]
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28 Mar
If you’re from the Philippines, you’ve probably heard the news that former president Corazon “Cory” Aquino was diagnosed with colon cancer.
My heart goes out to her family. It’s not because of her status as former president and Ninoy’s widow — even the rich and famous are not spared from getting sick. It’s because I know [...]
Posted in health news, ophthalmology by: Joey
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06 Mar
Today is World Glaucoma Day!
Ophthalmologists and glaucoma specialists around the world, including the Philippines, are spearheading activities to increase awareness of glaucoma through the first ever World Glaucoma Day.
Why is it important that people know about this disease?
Glaucoma is second leading cause of blindness worldwide.
Blindness caused by glaucoma is irreversible.
Glaucoma is a silent disease, especially [...]