Anti-smoking Campaign in Iloilo
Since it stated its anti-smoking campaign last Sept. 1, the Iloilo City Anti-Smoking Task Force (ICAST) apprehended 213 persons for violation of the anti-smoking ordinance ICAST chairman, city councilor Joshua Alim said that violators were composed of drivers, high school and college students, and private individuals and business establishments. Alim said that most of them [...]
Alternatives to trans and saturated fats
In an effort to provide alternatives to trans and saturated fats, scientists have been busy modifying the physical properties of oils to resemble those of fats. In this fashion, many food products requiring a specific texture and rheology can be made with these novel oil-based materials without causing significant changes to final product quality. The [...]
New HIV Infections Are Rising Again
According to new data in the 2009 AIDS Epidemic Update, new HIV infections have been reduced by 17 percent over the past eight years. Since 2001, when the United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS was signed, the number of new infections in sub-Saharan Africa is approximately 15 percent lower, which is around 400,000 fewer [...]
New Infections Leading Cause of Premature Death
While the world sees some progress in reversing the AIDS epidemic, new infections are outpacing gains in putting people on treatment, and it remains a leading cause of premature death globally. This is the message of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for this year’s observance of World AIDS Day on Tuesday, 1 December 2009. “Our [...]
How Can You Become Obese or Fat or Overweight?
Most people think obesity is a problem of hips, thighs and bellies, but a new study by U.S. scientists shows that obesity begins in the brain where the female hormone estrogen plays a role. The study by a group of researchers, led by Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, [...]
How To Know You Have Cancer Using Technology
By Catherine J. Teves MANILA – A breakthrough technology from Canada is opening up the opportunity for more people to avail themselves of early cancer detection so appropriate medical interventions can be carried out when needed to save them. Filipino pathologist Dr. Rolan de la Rosa said ClearCyte quantitative technology is non-invasive, fast, painless and [...]
Do You Observe World Cancer Day?
World Cancer Day is being observed in the Nepali capital Kathmandu with various programs to increase awareness about the deadly disease on Saturday. The slogan for the World Cancer Day this year is ‘Together it is possible’. Several hospitals and organizations involved in cancer control and research in the capital have joined hands to create [...]
Malaria killed 98 Cambodians in 2011
Malaria had killed 98 Cambodians in 2011, a decline of 35 percent from 151 deaths in a year earlier, said a senior health official on Monday. Last year, some 62,690 cases of malaria had been reported, said Char Meng Chuor, the director of the National Center for Malaria. “We see our remarkable success in fighting [...]
Origin of Cancer Agent
The Food Safety and Hygiene Department will increase inspection over the use of spices containing cancer-causing agent Rhoda-mineB in food production, said head of department Nguyen Cong Khan. The move follows the recent discovery of the use of RhodamineB in producing chilli powder by a private company in northern Hai Duong Province’s Cam Giang Commune. [...]
Sad state of rural health service facilities in the province
By Danny O. Calleja Finally, the sad state of rural health service facilities in the province has caught the attention of the provincial government here as Governor Luis Villafuerte here announced over the week that he is giving priority this year to the upgrading of the province’s district hospitals and Rural Health Units (RHUs). The [...]