Archive for July 18th, 2008

Starting healthy eating habits among children

Friday, July 18th, 2008

It is perfectly understandable for any mom to dote on what their children eat in school. Kids grow fast, and healthy snacks can help supply the essential nutrients that kids need to perform better in school. Preparing real food requires careful attention, which is why most moms prefer to make their kids’ snacks themselves.
The first [...]

In Singapore, the future is bright for cancer cure

Friday, July 18th, 2008

by Julie Cabatit-Alegre
Perhaps there is no other word more feared in the world than the one that starts with the big C. Being told that one has cancer almost seems tantamount to being handed a death sentence. But this need not be. Not anymore. The important thing to remember is that cancer can be cured. [...]

Fatty liver: The start of a serious disease

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Though fatty liver is commonly seen among heavy alcoholics and in patients with chronic viral hepatitis, its presence in diabetics, in patients with high cholesterol and triglycerides, and in overweight or obese individuals – adults and kids alike – makes it a growing concern of the new millennium. What is needed alarming is that, according [...]

Surviving the call center

Friday, July 18th, 2008

by Dr. Jose Puljate Jr.
First, the good news. You’ve probably been hired not just for your faux North American accent, facility of speech or patience. More than those qualities, you’re working there because you’re young and physically resilient.
Second, the bad news. If you’ve been getting graveyard shifts for the longest time and if you haven’t [...]