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Oral Rehydration Salts
Whenever a person has diarrhea, water together with some minerals are lost in the stools. This will lead to dehydration and if not treated may lead to death.
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Lemongrass (citronella grass or fever grass)
This is lemongrass in the photo. We grow them in our backyard so that it is very easy to harvest whenever we need it for cooking.
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Anemia?
Most people misunderstand the word Anemia. They come to our clinic, have their blood pressure taken in order for them "to know if they have anemia".
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Virgin Coconut Oil
In the photo is a bottle of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) given to me by a friend. She told me to try it by taking about 1 tablespoon everyday in order to attain its benefits.
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It's Dengue Season Again!
Every year during the months of June to August, its rainy season here in the Philippines. Cases of dengue increase so that most parents panic whenever a child in the family becomes febrile.
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Medical Informatics Lecture
Just the other night my husband gave a lecture on the Importance of Medical Informatics in Clinical Practice to a group of practicing physicians.
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Baguio, the Pines City of the Philippines
This is Baguio City before typhoon Florita arrived here and caused so many landslides last week. I took this photo at the upper ground level of Shoemart ( the biggest mall in Baguio City).
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Fasting Blood Sugar Determination
Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) screening is done to determine the level of sugar particularly glucose in the blood. The person who wish to undergo FBS screening is advised to abstain from taking in food for at least 8 hours prior to screening.
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Rice, Is It Really Bad?
Rice is the staple food in most Asian countries. Here in the Philippines, people eat rice at least 3 times a day.
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Parkinson's Patient
Are you familiar with Parkinson's Disease? It is a motor system disorder common in people more than 50 years of age.
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Medical Students
I teach Physiology in the first year Medical course at Lyceum Northwestern University, here in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines. For this school year classes started just recently and my first meeting with the students is in the laboratory.
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Are they good for the health?
What does a 12-ounce can of soda contain? From what I've read, it contains 150 calories, 50 gms sugar, 30 mg phosphoric acid, 35-38 mg caffeine, carbonated water, artificial color and flavors.
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Depressed? or Just Dreaming?
This is Mrs. T, a 40 years old housewife with 2 children. She had miscarriage 4 months ago after which Dilatation and Curettage was done.
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Ripe Papaya, Is It Healthful?
Every breakfast I make it a point that fruits are served to my family. And ripe papaya is really great for breakfast.
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New Drug for Children
The other night was the launching of another new drug for children with tuberculosis. It is called Rimcure Paed for the tablet containing Rifampicin, Isoniazid, and Pyrazinamide; and Rimactazid Paed for the tablets containing Rifampicin and Isoniazid for the maintainance phase of treatment.
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What is ECG?
ECG or Electrocardiogram is a test done to record the electrical activity of the heart. It gives us information on how fast or how slow our heart is beating and whether it is beating regularly or not.
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Asthma or Heart Failure?
In the photo is Mr. R., 80 years old, who came in with difficulty of breathing. At first look you will think that he is suffering from asthma.
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Abdominal Obesity
One patient of mine, Mr. Y, in his 4o's, an executive, living a sedentary lifestyle, has high waist circumference. Is this okey or is it dangerous?
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Jam Sweet Jam
Just the other day, one of our doctor friends got sick and was confined in the hospital. Me and my husband visited her and stayed for several hours in the hospital.
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Diabetes
In the photo is Mr. Z., our diabetic patient for 6 years. Recently he has been on 4-drug theraphy for his diabetes but his blood sugar remained high at 200mg/dl.
