PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE
One night last week, I didn’t have a good sleep. I went to bed early at around 8:30 pm since I had to wake up...
MILK: AN ALMOST COMPLETE FOOD FOR BABIES
When someone mentions the word “milk,” what comes to your mind right away? Milk in cans, those being packed in plastics or cartons, or simply...
‘INFECT ME’
For the right price, some individuals are reportedly willing to get infected with Covid-19.
Reports have circulated that for a price of P80,000, some...
US FDA authorizes marketing of IQOS as Modified Risk Tobacco Product
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday authorized the marketing of IQOS, Philip Morris International’s (PMI) electrically heated tobacco system, as a...
Covid-19 double challenge for people with diabetes
While the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can affect any healthy person, studies say those with a history of chronic illnesses and...
Are we now in the second wave?
The last time the world faced a pandemic – called Spanish flu and caused by H1N1 influenza A virus – was in 1918 yet.
“Lasting...
Why we need the liquor ban during community quarantine
Last April 6, Davao City started to implement a 24/7 liquor ban to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the dreaded...
Global strategy to respond to Covid-19
SARS-CoV-2 is a new kind of virus which is distinct from two other noted coronaviruses that cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle...
10 COMMANDMENTS ON HOW TO PREVENT SICKNESS!
Watching the news can be scary nowadays. News about diseases and viruses have gotten a lot of people into panic mode. Some people are...
MARIJUANA: TO BE OR NOT TO BE
Marijuana (scientific name: Cannabis sativa) is the news again not because of its illegal use but due to its medicinal properties.
The Dangerous Drugs Board...