More and more husbands are now coming out in the open to seek treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED), a positive development happily noted by two Filipino urologists.
Not only has erectile dysfunction, commonly called impotency, ceased to be a taboo subject, it has also become the wife’s concern as well.
“These days,” says Dr. Michael Leh, a [...]
Recently, scientist found out why some women develop cervical cancer. They were able to show a direct link of cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases such as vaginal and vulvar cancers, and genital warts with common virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). However, medical experts also know that certain risk factors play an important role in [...]
by Dr. Brix Pujalte
A QUICK check of “sheol” (read quotation) shows it is esoteric Hebrew for “grave” or “pit” or sometimes the Judaic example of Hell.
How appropriate then that endometriosis makes the uterus a kind of grave because it leaves some women who have it infertile. They also engage in painful sex so I guess [...]
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Children who got antibiotics as babies had a higher risk of developing asthma by age 7, Canadian researchers said.
Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to children under age 1 for a host reasons, most often for lower respiratory tract infection such as bronchitis and pneumonia or upper respiratory tract infections like ear and sinus [...]
by Tyrone M. Reyes, M.D.
The terms may differ some experts call it diabesity, while others prefer to call it cardiometabolic disease or metabolic syndrome. But the same problems underlie it all: insulin resistance and obesity, specifically abdominal obesity. According to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) last June, half [...]
by Jenny F. Manongdo
The Department of Health (DoH) has asked its Environmental and Occupational Health Office (EOHO) to look into the possible hazards linked with LPG-fueled vehicles after receiving reports of drivers falling ill allegedly due to LPG fumes.
“We have received reports of drivers of LPG-driven public vehicles suffering from difficulty I n breathing and [...]
by Dr. Gary S. Sy
CHRONIC obstructive pulmonary diseases or COPD, is a long-lasting obstruction of the airways that occurs with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. This obstruction of airflow is progressive in that it happens over time.
Chronic bronchitis is defined as a chronic (ongoing, longterm) cough not caused by another condition that produces sputum (mucus) [...]
by Sheila Crisostomo
HONG KONG — Many vaccine manufacturers are interested in producing pre-pandemic vaccines against human influenza but they cannot do so in large volume because the virus that will actually cause such a pandemic remains unknown, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Dr. Takeshi Kasai, WHO regional adviser on communicable diseases’ surveillance and response for [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – If there’s any good news about morning sickness, this may be it. Women who experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy may have a lower risk of breast cancer later in life, according to new research.
Dr. Jo Freudenheim from the University at Buffalo in New York reported the finding at the annual [...]
by MICHAEL D. BAÑOS
Cagayan De Oro City — Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among males worldwide although available statistics rank it third among the top causes of morbidity among males in the country.
Despite this, the Philippine Urological Association said it is highly curable in its early stages but ignorance about the disease and [...]