This is in response to reader Karen’s questions on what happens to a person in a coma and after physical death, which are probably better addressed to a priest or a medical doctor.
Marking its continued growth and quest for excellence, the Mary Mediatrix Medical Center celebrated the 55th anniversary of its founding as a modest clinic in Lipa, Batangas, recently.
March of each year has been declared Colon Cancer Awareness Month. I have committed to do whatever I can to increase awareness for this killer disease.
Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from friends or relatives, while drug dealers are a relatively uncommon source for those at highest risk for deadly overdoses, a US government study found.
An "artificial nose" capable of detecting the odor from germs that lead to blood poisoning could help save many lives and reduce medical costs, a conference heard on Sunday.
Extracting tumor cells and DNA to track how the cancer is progressing in a patient will soon be as simple as doing it via a blood test, instead of the traditional biopsy.
Here's something to smile about: the tawa-tawa plant ( Euphorbia hirta L.) may contain a substance that could help prevent dehydration among dengue patients.
A reader asked if I had photographs of the herbs mentioned last week. Unfortunately, I don’t. Later, I will give the scientific names of the plants so readers can Google them if they want to know how they look.
British disease experts on Thursday suggested doing away with the "incorrect" advice to always finish a course of antibiotics, saying the approach was fuelling the spread of drug resistance.
THE INCIDENCE of cancer among Filipinos has become so common today, that it’s no longer unusual for one to have a family member, a relative or a friend to be afflicted with the dreaded disease and its various forms.
