PSAAI News Release – A group of allergists — doctors who specialize in treating allergies — has warned the public against the practice of some doctors or diagnostic centers that offer certain expensive tests to detect suspected food allergies, which they said could lead to “unwanted consequences” and “unnecessary expenses” for patients and...
Why is it important that we only give what’s right for our kids when it comes to vitamins and medicines? For moms like us, we know the answer by heart. It’s because we want our kids to get exactly what they need, “walang labis at walang kulang”. It’s the same policy we follow right from the moment when our babies were born. We find the...
Re-establishing routines and adapting to school hours are a few things that make going back to school a difficult transition for children. But for many kids, this is just a fraction of what they have to deal with when school season starts. A medical check-up by the Department of Education Health and Nutrition of over 3 million public school students showed that 436,325...
Healthcare in the Philippines had evidently changed over decades. With the change of times came better facilities and brighter health professionals. Dr. Jesus C. Delgado Memorial Hospital had been one of the hospitals which had seen and implemented these kinds of improvements over the years. But there’s one thing which Delgado had been consistent on and it’s...
According to medical statistics, millions of people are affected by thyroid diseases. Unfortunately, most people doesn’t even know that they already have one. But the sadder fact is that most of these people are women. That is the reason why the International Thyroid Awareness Week was created, to make people more informed about the importance of the tyhroid...
Thyroid disorders are some of the most common diseases worldwide. In the Philippines, one in every 11 adults suffers from goiter or other thyroid disorders. Despite the prevalence of these cases, many of us are still unaware of how our thyroid works and how thyroid disorders can greatly affect our lives. Merck, one of the leading science and healthcare innovation...
Being pregnant is a wonderful thing. That feeling of excitement that after several more months of waiting, you will finally see your baby out of your womb, it is exhilarating. But carrying the baby in your womb, nurturing and taking care of yourself at the same time, can be more complicated than the waiting game itself. For some, if not most of us, pregnancy can be...
