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Health Care is for All

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ONE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION when discussing Global Healthcare Travel also known as Medical Travel or Medical Tourism is this: Will the country’s public healthcare be compromised once the Philippines becomes a global healthcare hub? The short answer, based on the experience of India and other more established medical tourism destinations is: No, as long as we do it right.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Photos & Videos,Wellness | Read More »

Love as the greatest miracle

By: Ramil Digal Gulle
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HE DIDN’T HAVE ANY MONEY IN HIS WALLET on their first official date. He had invited her to the restaurant to celebrate his birthday—but as things turned out, she ended up paying for their meal. In terms of romantic etiquette, that was nothing less than a disaster.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Photos & Videos,Wellness | Read More »

The Philippine Medical Tourism Compendium 2011

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What should the Philippines do to speed up its growth as a medical tourism or healthcare travel destination? How do we transform healthcare from an economic burden to a driver for economic growth?

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Photos & Videos,Wellness | Read More »

Royal treatment at the Philippine Heart Center

Iso Nanhken Iriarte and Madam Ruth Iriarte at the Philippine Heart Center suite room

IT’S NOT EVERY DAY THAT A PHILIPPINE HOSPITAL TREATS ROYALTY, but that’s what happened when Iso Nanhken Iriarte and his wife Nahnken Hei, leaders of the kingdom of Pohnpei of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) went to the Philippine Heart Center. Iso’s wife needed to have some diagnostic procedures done on her heart and they chose to go to the Philippine Heart Center.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Photos & Videos,Wellness | Read More »

Workshop on Implementing International Standards in Hospitals

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In line with the Philippine government’s thrust of providing universal access to healthcare, the country’s hospitals and healthcare providers were urged to upgrade their standards like what citizens of developed countries are getting in a socialized healthcare system to be efficient. Hospitals and clinics need to be internationally accredited in order for them to be globally competitive and open new markets including foreign patients.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Wellness | Read More »

You’re only as good as your gut

By: Anne A. Jambora
Sinigang at Conrad’s Grille, MSG-free, is already a complete, perfect pair of protein and veggies. PHOTOS BY RICHARD REYES

You’ve heard it before: Death begins in the colon. Your gut is home to millions and millions of bacteria, good and bad. Keep it healthy and you’ll create a balanced environment that will boost your immune system and help you fight off diseases.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Editor's Pick,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Photos & Videos,Wellness | Read More »

Is a fitness-and-wellness career for you?

By: Mitch Felipe Mendoza
CONSIDER a career in fitness after graduation. HUIFU119.COM

Is there a future in the fitness and wellness industry? Can this be a career choice for graduating students, or even office workers or business owners who want to shift?

Posted: February 20th, 2012 in Editor's Pick,Headlines,Wellness | Read More »

Of aging and tummies

By: Dulce. V. Aristorenas

My tummy always behaved. For four decades, I surmise. Entirely disciplined, looking out for itself. It knew it would get a severe aria of scolding if it misbehaved.

Posted: February 20th, 2012 in Editor's Pick,Headlines,Wellness | Read More »

A badminton racket that adapts to your game

By: Jovic Yee
THE EVOracket series utilizes the revolutionaryWeight Positioning System which allows players to improve on different areas of their game.

Any athlete knows that to keep up with his game, he has to have discipline, strategy and, more importantly, the finest equipment.

Posted: February 20th, 2012 in Headlines,Wellness | Read More »

Unrecognized causes of illness

By: Jaime T. Licauco

If you ask any knowledgeable doctor what the possible causes of man’s illness are, he will most likely enumerate any or a combination of the following: pathogens, such as bacteria, microbes, virus, etc.; allergens like pollen, dust, cigarette smoke, carcinogens; or cancer producing chemicals or materials.

Posted: February 20th, 2012 in Columns,Mind and Body,Wellness | Read More »

Why iodine deficiency is a problem

By: Cory Quirino

Once more, you ask the questions, and I find the answers. There is more than one way to take charge of your wellness goals. Here are some of them.

Posted: February 20th, 2012 in Columns,Mind and Body,Wellness | Read More »

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