Archive for August 14th, 2008

The secret to natural healing

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

by Dero Pedero
I have a confession to make. I am scared of medical procedures, operations, and all other unnatural and invasive treatments. I am scared of going to a dentist, even having a medical checkup. I would rather not know that something is wrong or could be wrong with me. When I know that some [...]

Biologist probe genes’ link to TB treatment

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Filipino molecular biologists at the country’s largest pharmaceutical and healthcare company United Laboratories, Inc (Unilab) studied the genetic variations in a human body called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that could determine the body’s response to TB treatment.
According to government data, TB is the sixth leading cause of death nationwide. This translates to 80 Filipinos dying [...]