This post brought to you by Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine. The old adage that says “health is wealth” rings true now, more than ever. With the constant rise in prices of medication, medical procedures and hospitalization, one would actually consider it true wealth if all the members of the family are in tip…
Category Archives: Health Advisory
Welcome 2012 with a Bang!
You can enjoy the loudest bang of a firecracker to welcome the New Year without spending a centavo or putting yourselves in danger due to firecracker explosion. Yes, this is possible through the world’s safest firecracker in the world. This was just launched by the Department of Health. It’s for free so you don’t need…
19 Skin Lightening Creams Laden with Mercury?
This is quite alarming especially for women using the following products that were found with large amounts of mercury – an extremely toxic chemical also found and commonly used in thermometers and dental restoration. I would like to share in toto the report made by the EcoWaste Coalition. The EcoWaste Coalition, a group promoting chemical…
Safe Gifts for Kids
You cannot go wrong with toys if your recipients are mostly young kids. Toys remain the most popular Christmas gifts, however, there are several things to consider when buying toys for children. It isn’t just the color or physical make up of toys or design of iphone 3g cases, but make sure toys are age…
Gecko as AIDS cure?
Press Statement from the DOH The folkloric practice of using geckos (tuko) as cure for AIDS and asthma persists to this day and is of serious concern to the Department of Health (DOH). There is no basis that this practice cures ailments like AIDS or brings relief from symptoms of asthma. Thus, we do not…
A government official’s personal battle with dengue
Even the former main man in the government’s fight against dengue fever was not spared from dengue fever. In 2006, former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III shared his traumatic experience with dengue. “I cannot forget that kasi traumatic ‘yan, masakit eh kakaiba,” Duque said in telephone interview. The health chief shared his story so that…
Precaution against herbal concoctions for dengue
The cornerstone for dengue treatment remains fluid replacement and blood products (not any herbal concoctions). According to Dr. Enrique Tayag, Director of the National Epidemiology Center, of the Department of Health, the public should be careful with taking herbal concoctions for dengue fever. Some herbal available in the market do not pass the Food and…
