Archive for August, 2008

Protecting ourselves against cancer-causing chemicals

by Ching M. Alano

With the toxins in the food we eat, the water we drink, and the very air we breathe, it comes like a breath of fresh air that the Philippines, in an earthshaking move, is addressing the serious health and environmental threats from the country’s stockpiles of obsolete industrial chemicals found mainly in old electrical transformers.

In cooperation with the United Nations, representatives of the government, industry, and public interest non-government organizations (NGOs) recently launched a novel initiative that involves the setting up of a non-combustion facility for destroying persistent organic pollutants (POPs), known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). (more…)

Solving sleep problems

Life in urban Philippines becomes busier and more hectic each day. Work pressure, the overwhelming distractions brought about by television and the Internet, and the proliferation of late-night hangouts sometimes cause Filipinos to have poor sleeping habits.

This hectic lifestyle results in extremely shortened or altered sleeping hours. As a result, people find it difficult to sleep during the day, resulting in an uncomfortable sleep cycle.

Sleeping problems also pose significant health problems including fatigue, depression, and even paranoia. Additionally, lack of good sleep can pose significant danger to people who drive and operate heavy machinery because they are highly susceptible to accidentally falling asleep. (more…)

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