Get energized during the holidays

12/28/2015

WE’RE shopping and wrapping, cleaning and cooking, and celebrating with our nearest and dearest. The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can be enough to leave us feeling like we can’t do another thing. It’s time…

Soda tax: A sin tax?

Dr. Philip S. Chua 11/15/2015

FOR the past 15 years, I have been writing about the unhealthy effects of soft drinks on every consumer, especially on children. More and more evidences from multiple clinical studies have shown that these beverages, in all…

Aspirin daily: Safe or risky?

Dr. Philip S. Chua 11/08/2015

MY COLUMN on “Aspirin, the Wonder Drug,” came out in 2002, when this common household item was in the spotlight for sometime for its new role in staving off heart attack, medically termed Acute Myocardial Infarction (the…

WHO: ‘Meat is carcinogenic’

Dr. Philip S. Chua 11/01/2015

ON OCT. 29, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that “the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans and processed meat as carcinogenic to humans.“…

Drug dependency

10/26/2015

NOT everyone is in danger of becoming drug-dependent. But it cuts across all boundaries. You certainly  don’t have to be a poor urban youth to become hooked on drugs, says Joan Mathews Larson, Ph.D. director of the…

Side effects of ‘antacids’

Dr. Philip S. Chua 10/26/2015

MORE than 7 million persons in the United States have gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) and some of them are taking antacids; more are on Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) pills to reduce acid secretion in the stomach. For…

‘Wear masks, hope for rain’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/25/2015

  EMB says haze, air pollution in Metro Cebu produces dust particles beyond allowable limits The air in Metro Cebu was declared “unhealthy for sensitive groups” yesterday afternoon as the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) confirmed haze conditions…

What causes fatigue

10/19/2015

IT’S easy to shrug off a case of lethargy or poor stamina as just another sign that you’re getting older or that you’re coming down with something. But for most of us, it’s neither. Most fatigue is…

Nuts for health nuts

Dr. Philip S. Chua 10/19/2015

Are nuts good for us? Yes, they are, according to clinical investigations upon which the US-FDA based its approval in 1997 for nuts and whole-oat foods to carry the labels “touting possible heart benefits.” While animal fats…

Pink Month: Ayala Center organizes fitness activities

PR 10/14/2015

CELEBRATING wellness this Pink October, Ayala Center Cebu takes the first steps in promoting healthy living with its “Work It, Wear It, – Think Pink” campaign. Together with its beneficiary, ICanServe Foundation Inc., and other partner organizations,…

Diabetes: A potential killer

10/12/2015

DIABETES is the diagnosis when the body doesn’t produce enough or properly use insulin, a hormone secreted by the pancreas  that’s needed to convert food into energy. The “sugar link” stems from the fact that much of…

CCMC ready to enroll more than 700 indigents with PhilHealth

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/09/2015

MORE than 700 slots are still available for indigents wishing to avail of the Cebu City Medical Center’s (CCMC) Point-of-Care program. CCMC Hospital Administrator Rey Cris Panugaling said they will enroll qualified indigents to secure Philhealth benefits.…

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