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Saturday, February 3, 2007 |
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Beware of
Hepa-B! |
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By Perry Gil S. Mallari
THE Hepatitis B virus, which is
found to be 100 times more infectious than the AIDS virus, is on a
silent rampage in the Philippines. Hepa-B, as it is commonly called,
is the most known cause of cancer and cirrhosis. The Department of
Health (DOH) reported that 70 percent or 58 million Filipinos had
already been exposed to the Hepatiris-B virus. Of the said number,
10 to 12 percent or 7 million are chronically infected, and 30
percent or 2.1 million will develop liver ailments when they hit the
age of 30 to 50.
One thing that makes the Hepa-B
virus surreptitiously deadly is the fact that most of its victims
remain asymptomatic for years, which make them walking time bombs.
Like the dreaded AIDS, Hepatitis-B can be transmitted through
unprotected sexual intercourse, blood transfusion, use of
contaminated needle, or from an infected pregnant mother to her
child during delivery.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Raising awareness
for an ‘orphaned’ disease
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LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS (LF) is the
second leading cause of permanent, long-term disability in the
world. Identified as a major health problem since 1907...
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Toddler traps:
Skin problems in children
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IT’S easy to recognize young
skin: soft, smooth, flawless and wrinkle-free.
But just by looking at the skin at the limbs—arms, elbows, legs
and knees—one can tell if the same young skin belongs to a
toddler.
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AMAZING
GRACE
By Dr. Grace Carole F. Beltran
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The anatomy and
physiology of vaginal orgasm, part 2
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DURING sexual intimacy, touch or
physical contact on or around the genitals excites sensorial
receptors in the skin. This excitation travels through sensory
nerves to a reflex center in the lower part of the spinal cord.
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JUST
THAT
By Alice Bustos-Orosa
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The Asian gourmet
goes around town
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THE food lovers my family and I
are, we find ourselves eating out very often. I have now conceded
that our spontaneous, impulsive dinners out are the reason why I
have never followed a weekly food budget religiously.
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PEOPLE
By Bob Garon
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Why men have
difficulty discussing feelings
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SO how is one to deal with men
who would rather go to war than talk about their feelings? How does
one get to the innermost part of a man’s heart if he is so
defensive and so protective of his emotional space?
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