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Morgellons Disease is still pretty much unknown today even in the medical community. I first heard of this Morgellons Disease in 2007 from Allen Galapon, a good friend of mine who has an experience as a Nursing assistant. He was, at that time, looking for rare diseases and called me one day to drop [...]

As stated in my previous articles on CHED MO No. 5, the Philippine government’s proposal to make nursing as a 5-year undergraduate course in the Philippines, I am posting here the complete Memorandum Order Issued by CHED in 2008. The proposed new nursing curriculum was supposed to be implemented this school year 2009 onwards. However, [...]

The proposed 5-year Nursing Curriculum in the Philippines by virtue of CHED MO No 5 has raised concerns from all sectors of the society particularly Nursing students and parents. The proposal of CHED to implement a 5-year Nursing Curriculum has been viewed as waste of money and time by concerned parties. Here in Ilocos Norte, [...]

The Philippine Commission on Higher Education Memorandum Order No. 5 (CHED MO No. 5) is presently under review after gaining opposition from health students, parents and even from some school administrators. CHED MO No. 5 aims to extend the present four-year Philippine Nursing curriculum to 5 years with the addition of 2 semesters or 3 [...]

There is a global financial crisis and Japan being world’s second largest economy is not exempted. However, employment of Filipino nurses and caregivers in Japan remain according to sources. On the other hand, a prediction from economic analysts say that Japan’s growth will be negative this year. In the United States alone, thousands of employees [...]

Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to an invasive microorganism. The pathogenic microorganism in the blood stream (septicemia) and tissues in the body causes damage to body organs. Some possible organs that can be injured are the heart, lungs, kidneys and liver. These are vital organs of the body and harm may lead to failure. [...]

The Salmonella outbreak in the United States of America seriously alerted their Food and Drug Administration. There is already a confirmation of Salmonella contamination in peanut butter and peanut paste products distributed by Peanut Corporation of America in mid-year 2008.
Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) makes bulk distributions of peanut butter and peanut paste products to [...]

After BFAD released a list of peanut butter food products contaminated by salmonella, a follow-up article on what salmonella is all about is in order.
First off, what is Salmonella? Why is Salmonella dangerous to public health? Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria that causes Salmonellosis and Typhoid fever. These bacteria can be seen in [...]

The Bureau of Food and Drugs (Philippines) recently released a list of food products (most of which contain peanut butter as main ingredient) that are at risk of Salmonella contamination. The alleged source of contamination is a peanut butter company - Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). This company found out that their King Nut peanut [...]

What is third hand smoke? First off, I am a self-confessed heavy smoker. I have also known of the hazards or dangers of smoking but I find it very difficult to stop smoking abruptly. First hand smoke and second hand smoke are common to most of us. If you are interested in the types of [...]

The Nurse Licensure Examination is over and I finally get the time to bond with my wife. We are scheduled to roam around to relax after the Nursing Board Exam which exhausted my bank and Paypal accounts.
We are planning to go to SM Baguio later and tomorrow, and of course, the most common [...]

We’re in Baguio right now and I’m using the very unstable and slow Prepaid Smartbro Wireless Internet. The Nursing Board Exam is a few days ahead that’s why I’d like to share with test-takers a student nurse prayer which can also be used as prayer for the Nursing Board Exam. I have posted before a [...]