GETTING TO KNOW THE DEADLY MENINGOCOCCEMIA
There was this warning circulated online that a kindergarten pupil died of the deadly meningococcemia in one of the big hospitals in Davao.
“Unfortunately, we...
MUCH ADO ABOUT DENGUE FEVER
If there’s a deadly disease these days that needs no introduction, it’s dengue fever and its lethal form, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). In...
YES, IT’S DENGUE SEASON AGAIN!
(First
of Two Parts)
They
are among the most feared creatures these days. A single bite from
one of them is enough to kill someone. As a group, they can...
HEALTH: WHY RISING HIV INFECTION MATTERS
Second of Two Parts
While undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB), 36-year-old “Kevin” came to know that he was positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) when...
WHY RISING HIV INFECTION MATTERS (First of Two Parts)
John grew up in the province and didn’t know if he should come out in the open. Knowing that his parents are very conservative,...
THE RISE OF DENGUE FEVER
With two deaths out from the 249 dengue cases from January to
June 2019 this year, the local government unit (LGU) officials of the Island
Garden...
HEALTH: THE FIGHT AGAINST COLON CANCER (Second of Two Parts)
Wilfredo
(not his real name) grew up in a small town in Bansalan, Davao del Sur.
He used to eat vegetables, which his parents brought from...
HEALTH: THE FIGHT AGAINST COLON CANCER (First of Two Parts)
“Colonoscopy saves lives,” Dr. James McKinnell, university assistant professor who also works at the Los Angeles BioMedresearch Institute in California, was quoted as saying...
HEALTH: KIDNEY DISEASES ON THE RISE
“Organ donation saves lives and it is
very important that every person has the power to save a life by becoming an
organ donor. It is a...
HEALTH: IN SEARCH OF CURE FOR DIABETES
At thirty-two, single and handsome, Ronald, a private-firm
junior executive, was at the top of his career. He liked parties and
loved to overeat as if there...