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I am astigmatic. That’s the reason why I can’t stay long infront of my computer. It’s just that I can no longer stay away from it since I am a full-time geek. I’m sure some of you are astigmatic too. But what are the forms of astigmatism?
If you want to [...]

Incidence of heatstroke in the Philippines this summer could increase. This summer period is definitely one of the hottest as PAGASA predicted that the temperature will rise to 37 degrees celsius or higher. With health in mind, this blogger wishes to educate some readers regarding heatstroke, which is not as popular as any stroke [...]

For a nursing researcher like me, the topic of cancer is always an interesting one. Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is less popular than other cancer types and has stirred debates among health practitioners because the disease will only appear after 20-50 years of exposure to asbestos.
According to wikipedia.org,

It came to me as a shock because the following write-up from Yahoo is related to one of my old researches in nursing focusing on women’s health - breast cancer.  It may be an age-old topic in nursing and other health sciences but it still is an interesting one.

Reports on longevity indicate that people in Okinawa, Japan have the longest lifespan in the world. Women have an average lifespan of 86 while men have an average of 78 years. It’s true folks, women live longer than men (which is unfortunate for us guys. Research is on their side).

Former Philippine President Cory Aquino was recently diagnosed with colon cancer - a cancer which affects primarily the large intestine. Kris Aquino and Noynoy Aquino III were interviewed last night and in my view, from the tone of their responses and facial expressions, the stage of the cancer has reached a critical point.

Breast cancer remains a major health concern among women. However, this article will not focus on breast cancer patients but on their family members.
Here in the Philippines, breast cancer is one of the most common diseases among women. The number of women afflicted with this condition is growing each year. The Philippine Department of Health [...]

Many of my readers are moms (and I can’t honestly explain why). Some of them are single parents. My former students were also moms at the time I was teaching in college. Again, some of them were single parents.
Recent statistics backed by observations indicate that there is a high percentage of mommies who also act [...]

One of the archived articles in this blog is on the Use of Chinese Lunar Calendar. However, the chart (or calendar itself) was not presented. Hence I am posting this article which includes the chart in determining or predetermining your unborn baby’s gender.
If you’re a pregnant mother, an expectant father or [...]

In relation to my post on hearing problems (i.e., Hearing Loss & Cochlear Implants), I have found a website that could be of big help to those who need hearing protection in order to prevent hearing loss. For people who work in noisy environments, noise reduction methods by way of using protective equipment is [...]

Yesterday was the replay schedule of House, MD’s episode about a savant who’s a genius in music. It was aired on AXN (Philippines). My wife told me to watch since I am doing a couple of write-ups in Psychiatric Nursing as of late (which is outside blogging). It so happens I posted [...]

If you have seen people afflicted with Down’s Syndrome, a.k.a. mongoloids, (thanks, Marlene) and other special children, you might want to read this before jumping to a conclusion that they are pityful in their present state of mind.
Dr. Treffert, a Wisconsin psychiatrist, is the author of Extraordinary People. It was the first work to comprehensively [...]

A part of this article is from www.inquirer.net titled “The eye as diagnostic tool”. I believe a long time ago that our eyes are the windows to our soul… However, as a Nursing researcher, I also believe that there’s more to our eyes that meets the eye. Iridology may not be a proven [...]

Have you ever had a child? If not, I’m sure you are someone else’s child.

Have you seen yourself while you were being born? If not, this is your chance to see how you looked like when you were being born (if you were delivered in the normal way). If you were delivered in the [...]

A local TV network here in the Philippines featured something that caught my attention while I was cooking dinner. It has something to do with hearing loss and how it can be cured. In medical terms, it is called cochlear implant. I was amazed to find out that 8 percent of Filipinos were [...]

As a follow-up to my previous post Fighting Stress with Sound Therapy, I have prepared some music files ready for download here. I know how difficult it is to fight stress these days especially for bloggers like myself who stay up all night just to come up with posts about their work, family life, [...]

A proud Filipina was voted 2006 best nurse leader in US. This is in contrary to an aired episode of “Desperate Housewives” in which Terri Hatcher delivered derogatory remarks against our humble Filipino health workers working abroad particularly in the US. A separate story on this is on file. Many Filipino health workers reacted [...]