HEALTH: Men should not die of prostate cancer
Filipinos these days are more concerned with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-10). So much so that they have neglected other diseases like prostate cancer.
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HEALTH: Herbal capsules vs dengue may soon be available
If there’s a disease these days that needs no introduction, it’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In the past, it was dengue fever and...
HEALTH: Are GM foods really safe to eat?
“There is much euphoria about developments in biotechnology and about the benefits they promise to bring to society,” warned Reuben Olembo of the United...
HEALTH: Deadly lung cancer can be beaten
Many Filipinos thought only ordinary people die of lung cancer. But what they don’t know is that many famous men and women in history...
HEALTH: Does eating durian really cause hypertension?
In the past, people ate durian less because the fruit was less available aside from the fact that it was expensive. These days,...
HEALTH: Delta variant on the loose
Just when Filipinos thought the pandemic would soon end, a new variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged. Delta, a highly contagious...
HEALTH | Diabetes: So sweet yet deadly
Diabetes is now an enormous health problem in the Philippines.
From January to December last year, diabetes ranked fourth as the leading cause of death...
AGRITRENDS: Raising ducks for balut and salted eggs
Duck raising is an old industry in the Philippines. It has been in the country for so long a time that nobody can say...
HEALTH: Can processed meats cause cancer?
Those who love to eat meat, will you please raise your right hands!
These days, more and more Filipinos are eating meat (beef, pork, chicken...
HEALTH | Prostate cancer: Men’s silent killer
After lung cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men. The 2010 statistics from the Department of Health (DOH) showed about 6...