Philippines

U.P. Pediatric Therapy Center and Clinic

It was all over the evening news in ABS-CBN TV Patrol today that the University of the Philippines (U.P.) Pediatric therapy center and clinic is open for kids / children and their families who can’t afford to pay for a therapy for their patient. According to the news in an interview with a U.P. student therapist, they only charge or the therapy for kids / children only costs Php 50.00 (pesos) per session which is so far the cheapest therapy cost i’ve known today. More

N95 Respiratory Face Mask – Swine Flu Prevention

N95 Respiratory Face Mask

Pneumonia Vaccine and Treatment in Philippines

My father asked me today how much is the pneumonia vaccine here in the Philippines or if I have any idea of the price. When I asked him why, he said that it was the doctor’s prescription that he takes the said vaccine as a preventive measure for people of the higher age. Tried a few clicks here and there and found none who would give an exact price so I decided to make a few calls using online search of the clinics and hospitals. More

Influenza A (H1N1) Flu Virus Vaccine

Is it true that Novartis has finally got the Influenza A (H1N1) Flu Virus Vaccine and it will soon be out in the market? As of now, I haven’t personally seen any detail about this new discovery for A (H1N1) virus but here in the Philippines, I saw in the news that there were already prospect order from Novartis regarding the said antivirus or vaccine that will hopefully prevent or aid an ailing person who is infected with the pandemic virus today. More

Mexican Swine Flu Virus Symptoms

So what are the most common symptoms of the Mexican swine flu virus? I was only able to read it from the news and heard also from local tv station.

According to them, the common symptoms are important to know because the moment that you see anyone with the symptoms, you must inform immediately the right authorities for proper medication.

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Philippine Herbal Medicine

Philippine herbal medicines have been around for centuries now and some of them even came from our ancestors and the oldest people who used to walk the Philippine archipelago. These Philippine herbal medicines were mostly composed of different ingredients, some were even unknown to the local medicine. There also Philippine herbal medicines that made it through the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) and were now being sold in the local market and local drug stores in the country. More

Liposuction Philippines – Introduction to Liposuction by Vaser

Breakthrough in Liposuction in the Philippines

First, I’d like to give a brief introduction of Vaser Hi-definition Liposuction in Philippines or Vaser Liposelection which was actually first introduced to clients who know about liposuction in the Philippines by a very young, certified and licensed Filipino cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Claudine S. Roura of “Roura Derm Surgery” center. I read it in an article from The Manila Standard Today, a reputable news publishing center based in the Philippines. More

Fitrum Green Tea is Good for Weight Loss

Fitrum – Fitrum is that green tea extract that is used to dissolve fat in a person’s body. According to the history of the early Chinese, fitrum which is mainly composed of green tea, is a traditional medicine used to cure so many types of ailments in a body like acne and will make the circulation of blood very stable thereby, will most likely lead to a fit body and mind curing almost any skin disease.

Although there were no proven medical value pointing to the use of the green tea extract, fitrum, it is believed that this is the same reason why the Chinese skin is so smooth complexioned and they almost never get acne on their faces. Since drinking such green tea extract like fitrum, is a regular patter of everyday living, it made them almost immune to some ailments hence known and believed to have come from the habit of drinking green tea extract like fitrum.

According to the early Chinese people, drinking green tea like that of fitrum improves their overall well being and this alone is enough to make them ill-free most of the time and have the resistance to other types of diseases. Chinese people are well known to serve green tea to their visitors all the time so this has been a year round and generation to generation tradition. More

Cerebral Palsy Treatment Prognosis

What is Cerebral Palsy?

The term cerebral palsy refers to any one of a number of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle coordination but don’t worsen over time. Even though cerebral palsy affects muscle movement, it isn’t caused by problems in the muscles or nerves.  It is caused by abnormalities in parts of the brain that control muscle movements.  The majority of children with cerebral palsy are born with it, although it may not be detected until months or years later.

The early signs of cerebral palsy usually appear before a child reaches 3 years of age.  The most common are a lack of muscle coordination when performing voluntary movements (ataxia); stiff or tight muscles and exaggerated reflexes (spasticity); walking with one foot or leg dragging; walking on the toes, a crouched gait, or a “scissored” gait; and muscle tone that is either too stiff or too floppy.  A small number of children have cerebral palsy as the result of brain damage in the first few months or years of life, brain infections such as bacterial meningitis or viral encephalitis, or head injury from a motor vehicle accident, a fall, or child abuse. More