Health

Happiness can break your heart: doctors

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Joyful events — the birth of a child, a big win by your team — can trigger a dangerous condition called the “broken heart syndrome”, doctors and researchers reported Thursday. Takotsubo syndrome, as it is also known, involves the sudden weakening of heart muscles, causing the left ventricle — the chamber which pushes oxygen-rich blood through the body — to balloon out abnormally at the bottom. Besides acute […]

DOH: Start healthy lifestyle with kids

ILOILO CITY (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH)-6 encouraged the public to promote healthy lifestyle among children to prevent health risks among them later in life. John Richard Lapascua, DOH-6 Senior Health Program Officer, said that the health department is targeting school-age children for its healthy lifestyle program. “Even though that they are not experiencing hypertension and diabetes yet they are exposed to risk factors,” he said. He said the youth today are vulnerable […]

Zika can trigger severe neurological disorder: study

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Scientists on Tuesday said they had confirmed that the Zika virus sweeping Latin America and blamed for severe birth defects can also trigger a dangerous neurological disorder. In a study published in the medical journal The Lancet, a team probed Zika’s suspected role in a 2013-2014 outbreak in French Polynesia of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) — a rare condition in which the body’s immune system attacks a part of […]

Feeling lazy? Maybe you have chronic fatigue syndrome

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 27) – You’re dragging yourself to your daily routine. You haven’t even started yet but it feels like you just did a whopping task that consumed the energy you need for the day. Do you ever wonder what might be the cause of your fatigue? “Myalgic encephalomyelitis” also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is an extreme exhaustion that cannot be renewed by rest or sleep. Myalgic encephalomyelitis means pain in the muscles, […]

Teenager near Tokyo found to have Zika virus

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Friday (February 26) said Japan had little to worry about after a male teenager near Tokyo was found to have been infected with the Zika virus. “It is not yet the season for mosquitoes to be active in our nation, so there is little concern that this case will trigger a large scale infectIon. However the government has held meetings to decide supplementary steps […]

WHO chief ‘confident’ Olympics will be safe despite Zika

by Damian WROCLAVSKY BRAZIL (AFP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday she is confident Brazil can host the Rio Olympics safely despite the Zika threat, though she warned of a long battle against the mosquito-borne virus. Margaret Chan, who was in Brazil for a 48-hour visit, praised the Brazilian government’s efforts to stamp out mosquitoes and its coordination with various international bodies, including the WHO and the International Olympic Movement, ahead […]

Kaso ng Zika, tumaas

QUEZON City, Philippines — Tumaas ng tatlumpu’t pitong libo katao ang na-infect ng Zika virus sa Colombia. Kinumpirma naman ng China ang ikatlong imported case ng Zika virus sa kanilang bansa. https://youtu.be/q2Ey3ik82f4

Why you should eat peanuts?

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 20) – Peanuts are usually mistaken to belong in the family of nuts such as almonds and walnuts. But truth be told, peanuts are actually legumes – a type of plant with seeds that grow in long cases. It belongs to the family of peas, chickpeas, lentils, and beans. It originated from South America as an important part of the diet for Aztecs and other Native Indians in South America and Mexico.  It was brought […]