Skin-whitener glutathione could kill, FDA warns
Illegal injections of a cancer-treating chemical pose a risk of death to legions of Filipinos who use them to try to whiten their skin, health authorities warned Tuesday.
Illegal injections of a cancer-treating chemical pose a risk of death to legions of Filipinos who use them to try to whiten their skin, health authorities warned Tuesday.
FOR THE past five years, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde has been announcing her farewell to Kitri, the naughty lass in the ballet Don Quixote, which has been her signature dance role. This time, she is saying goodbye, in the next three years, to some of her favorite roles. Blame it on acute tendonitis that had her going [...]
PIOLO PASCUAL is busy—he is filming and producing a movie, making TV appearances, shooting ads for print and TV—but he believes being loaded is never an excuse for missing out on two important things: travel and fitness. The lithe and toned actor has a natural tan, thanks to frequent beach trips. He makes it a [...]
“I AM still in a state of shock,” said Nica, a nurse in a Quezon City hospital. “I hope you can explain this thing that happened to me a few days ago.” Nica wrote in her letter to this column: “Three days ago I met a patient in the hospital named Sarah. I noticed she [...]
THE HUMAN body has the power to generate energy, and by so doing, to heal itself. But in order to keep the generator within in good running condition, here are a few reminders. Body talk •Frequency and moderation—It doesn’t really matter how many times you eat; just make sure they are moderate portions. How small? [...]
MANILA, Philippines—“We’re not out to get your property,” said Trixie Angeles, legal counsel of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in a public forum at Finale Art File gallery, Makati City, on May 21. The forum was held to discuss Republic Act 10066, known as the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009. [...]
WE BEGIN with stories of how things began. The story of the Silliman University National Writers Workshop in Dumaguete—which celebrates its 50th year this May—officially began in 1962. That was the year it was founded by the late Edilberto K. Tiempo and his wife, National Artist for Literature Edith L. Tiempo. They became simply Doc [...]
MANILA, Philippines—The most memorable thing about the press con announcing the opening season concert of the Manila Symphony Orchestra at the CCP main theater on June 4, 8 p.m., is the special number rendered by cellist Wilfredo C. Pasamba. Playing Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise” on a cello made in Chicago by renowned violinmaker Cison Bronek in 2001, [...]
LAST MARCH’S devastating earthquake and tsunami shocked the world. Among those affected were Filipinos who lived within the hazard zone of the nuclear power plants which suffered meltdown. They had to be repatriated home. At the time, young Japanese pianist Kao Sugata, consulting her mentor Cecile Basilio-Roxas, planned to give a recital this June to [...]
AFTER THIS show, there should be no more print shows.” Thus remarked National Artist Arturo Luz to this writer at the launching of “Bencab Graphics: A Print Retrospective” at the NCCA Gallery. Stated with the authoritative ring of an edict, the judgment was meant not to be taken literally, of course, but to make a [...]
Chef Joey Carpo shows how to prepare and cook Potato Fritata step by step. Video by INQUIRER.net’s Cathy Miranda. Royalty-free music courtesy of Kevin Macleod
