Last week, I had the privilege of cochairing a session in a conference in Milan with Prof. Michael Alderman, a distinguished professor emeritus at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
Time was when we thought that eating chocolates could lead to diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, obesity and other cardiovascular issues.
A few weeks ago, a long-time patient requested me to see her 22-year-old grandson, who, at 305 lbs, weighed twice his ideal body weight. His blood pressure was already mildly elevated, his blood sugar was at prediabetic level and his blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels were through the roof.soft drink addict
Is it advisable to shift from smoking cigarette sticks to electronic cigarettes (e-cigs)? For patients trying to quit smoking, are e-cigs really a better option?
Recently I had the privilege to chair a session at the annual convention of the Philippine Heart Association, discussing how cancer chemotherapy may weaken the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) and cause rhythm disturbance (arrhythmia), even in previously normal hearts of young cancer patients.
Over the weekend, we attended the 85th birthday celebration of a well-loved matriarch whom we’ve been seeing in our clinic for the last 20 years.
Last week, a middle-aged patient we treated after he suffered a heart attack a year ago came to the clinic for a follow-up. Since the heart attack, he has not experienced chest pains.
On Thursday last week, the kickoff ceremonies for the nationwide blood pressure (BP) screening campaign was held at the Manila City Hall, with no less than Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada and Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial giving the marching orders for the coalition of doctors, nurses, health workers and advocates who have all volunteered to check the BPs of at least one million Filipinos, age 18 years and older, to identify those who have high BP but don’t even realize it.
This month, everyone can be part of a nationwide activity that can hopefully save 30,000 Filipinos annually, over five years, from premature deaths due to complications of hypertension. Among the lives you may save could be your own and those of your loved ones.
Readers, patients, fellow doctors and health advocates have been requesting me to write an opinion about a recent tragedy, in which a 29-year-old single mom died after undergoing plastic surgery. Out of respect for the victim, her family and her attending physicians, I would rather not.
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