Growing new heart muscles

Dr. Philip S. Chua 11/18/2018

CELL transplantation to promote growth of new heart muscles was first done in the United States in 2002, 16 years ago, through cardiac catheterization as a standalone treatment for heart failure secondary to scarred heart muscles due…

Medical medley

Dr. Philip S. Chua 11/11/2018

Are ampalaya capsules effective? Ampalaya (bitter melon), a popular vegetable, is known to have a sugar-lowering property. Taking advantage of this, some enterprising companies put powdered bitter melon in capsules and widely marketed them as “good for”…

Microchip in our body?

Dr. Philip S. Chua 10/28/2018

MICROCHIPS for commercial products and services are today a standard armamentarium of the business world. Its use has transformed daily transactions, inventory, record-keeping, accounting, auditing, budgeting, projections, etc. into simpler, more accurate, faster, more efficient, and time/money-saving…

Polio-like mystery

Dr. Philip S. Chua 10/21/2018

A SCARY polio-like disease, which peaked every other year since 2014 and has stumped health officials all over the United States, is causing widespread concerns, especially among parents, in this country. Here’s a report from the CDC:…

Hair falling out?

Dr. Philip S. Chua 10/14/2018

WHEN a handful of hair fall out every single day, clogging the drain, it is scary. While it is normal to lose 50-100 strands of hair a day, it is a source of serious concern when one…

Life is wonderful

Dr. Philip S. Chua 10/07/2018

IN THIS era of health consciousness, people, in general, are seeking ways to live healthier and maximize longevity through prevention. This was one of the reasons why I wrote the book, Let’s Stop “Killing” Our Children, a…

Dr. Philip S. Chua 09/24/2018

WHILE on the August 30, 2018 Iberian Peninsula Cruise with my wife, Farida, and 21 other medical colleagues and friends, we met a friendly Filipino coffee server by the name of Jaime, a Visayan, on board the…

Warning: Date-rape drugs

Dr. Philip S. Chua 09/16/2018

IN NEWS reports on April 26, 2018 and on June 8, 2018, comedian Bill Cosby, now 81, admitted he gave the drug Quaaludes or even Benadryl to women without their knowledge to have sex with them. Cosby…

Saving our planet

Dr. Philip S. Chua 09/09/2018

OUR planet would be at an imminent grave risk of being destroyed, if Global Warming, more appropriately termed Climate Change, continues unabated. Although controversial and like the multitudes of problems threatening the world, this major one is…

The tragedy of Valentine

Dr. Philip S. Chua 02/11/2018

LOVE is thick in the air once more, as powerful and triumphant as ever, inspiring people around the globe, as different societies celebrate it according to their own tradition during that special day called Valentine’s Day. Indeed,…

Time for a makeover

Dr. Philip S. Chua 02/04/2018

THE HOLIDAYS may be behind us but their physical effects, among others, will linger a while. Medically speaking, it is actually a time for “damage control” for those of us who have over-indulged during the festivities. And…

A friend’s thoughts on colleagues, medical missionaries, lost in crash

Dr. Philip S. Chua 01/22/2018

ALEGRIA ROAD ACCIDENT Ten medical missionaries from the United States returned to the Philippines to do their regular annual medical missions. Their destination this time was to be Camiguin province. This mission would forever alter their fate.…

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