HEALTH: Why you need to lessen your salt intake
29It is one of the ingredients in oral rehydration therapy which can save a child from diarrhea. It tastes like your tears. In search for it,...
HEALTH: Women should not die of cervical cancer
From July to August this year, girls aged 9 to 13 in public schools in Region 12 were administered with the first dose of...
HEALTH: MANGOSTEEN, “THE QUEEN OF TROPICAL FRUITS”
If durian is the “king of fruits,” then which is the queen?
Mangosteen, that’s who. This fruit is believed to have “cooling” effects that counteract the...
HEALTH: HEALTH BENEFITS OF STRAWBERRIES
I know strawberries are grown in Baguio but I never had the opportunity of eating some. “How does it taste like?” I asked myself.
It...
COLON CANCER AFFLICTS FILIPINOS, TOO!
What do these famous people have one thing in common: Filipino president Corazon C. Aquino, entertainer Steve Allen, former evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, poet...
HEALTH: HIV INFECTION NOW IN EPIDEMIC PROPORTION
William was only 18 when he went to Metro Manila to study in one of the country’s most prestigious schools. The parents of this Davaoeño...
HEALTH: LEPTOSPIROSIS: THE FLOOD-BORNE LEGACY
With antibiotics available all year round, deaths caused by leptospirosis can be avoided. But unfortunately, Filipinos still die of it.
In the past years, leptospirosis has...
MUSHROOM: AN ALMOST PERFECT FOOD
If you have a small parcel of land and looking for extra cash, why don’t you raise mushroom? With a small investment and little time,...
HEALTH: VEGETABLE GARDENING BEATS MALNUTRITION
“Food is literally the most important thing in the world. It is not even next to life, because it is life itself. Deprived of...
HEALTH:LIVE LONGER: EAT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
In the beginning, people used to eat mostly vegetables and fruits. Perhaps, this was the reason why during the time of the Old Testament in...