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Along with CoViD19, however, the other Big C, the benevolent one as opposed to the malevolent ones: Vitamin C appears to have gained newfound attention.

The other Big C: The story of Vitamin C

Julius D. Mariveles - September 21, 2020

"Diagram showing how cancer cells keep on reproducing to form a tumour." by Cancer Research UK is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Cancer: Let’s talk about the “C”

A normal cell in the human body will go about its function, dividing into exact copies of itself in the process of mitosis until a mechanism called “contact inhibition” tells the cell (or by now the group of cells) to stop multiplying, as most of the space to grow may have been covered.

Cancer: Let’s talk about the “C”

The Philippine Clinical Practice (CPG) Guidelines has classified leptospirosis as an endemic zoonosis in the Philippines. This means that it is occurring regularly and could be transmitted between animals and humans.

Of mice (or rats) and man: The story of leptospirosis

The COVID-19 Vaccine called AZD1222 (previously ChAdOx1a), a modified chimp adenovirus vector vaccine, sponsored and manufactured by the University of Oxford and Astrazeneca, has begun its multi-site, Phase 3 clinical trials. According to the National Institutes of Health, the trial will enroll approximately 30,000 adult volunteers at 80 sites in the United States to evaluate if the candidate vaccine can prevent symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These trials may last until August 2021.

The COVID-19 saga: Astrazeneca’s Vaccine Begins Phase 3 Clinical Trials

World-renowned vaccinologist and SARS-CoV-2 expert Dr. Melvin Sanicas said that the claim that only six percent of the deaths recorded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention citing CoViD-19 as the only cause is "misleading and very dangerous".

Claim that only 6% of deaths is caused by CoVid “misleading”...

Hannah A. Papasin - September 2, 2020

Explainer: Hypertension

Austin Salameda - August 27, 2020

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines - Bacolod City, and Negros Occidental will conduct a mass testing 28 to 31 August 2020, we review the criteria set by the Department of Health to serve as guidance for evaluation.

Review | Close contacts: A DOH definition

Hannah A. Papasin - August 26, 2020

Sir William Osler, one of the founding fathers of John Hopkin’s Hospital, is frequently described by scholars as “the Father of Modern Medicine” and is quite known in the scientific and medical field. Among the traits that this celebrated physician is famous for, one of them stood out, his penchant for dark humor.

The Old Man and the P

Austin Salameda - August 24, 2020

We fear the coronavirus that is currently running rampant across the globe, claiming almost 800,000 lives as of this writing and infecting almost 23 million people. But among the infectious diseases, a king still sits on his throne uncontested and is as cruel now as he was in the time of his discovery.

The Old Monster, The Great Pretender: Tuberculosis

Austin Salameda - August 23, 2020

TEST-TRACE-TREAT: Bacolod on two day “complete lockdown” for targeted mass testing...

Hannah A. Papasin - August 23, 2020

It is absolutely without question that wearing a mask prevents the spread of the coronavirus contagion, regardless of the place.

The CoViD-19 Saga: Should We Wear a Mask at Home?

Austin Salameda - August 23, 2020

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines - Negros Occidental and Bacolod will be on lockdown on 28 to 31 August 2020 to conduct mass testing on 10,000 people, the Negros Occidental Facebook page said.

City, province on lockdown for mass testing next weekend

Hannah A. Papasin - August 22, 2020

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines - Confirmed CoViD cases in the city and province are projected to reach the 2,500 mark by the end of August, a study by statisticians of a government-run hospital here shows.

Study shows CoViD cases to reach 2,500 by end of August

Julius D. Mariveles - August 22, 2020

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines -- Babies as young as two years old and below should not be allowed to wear masks, and should be made to use a face shield instead.

DOH 6: Babies as young as 2-years-old should not wear masks

Hannah A. Papasin - August 20, 2020

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