Eric Lawson is the third cowboy model for the brand to succumb to lung disease. Eric Lawson, the actor who portrayed the “Marlboro Man” in the iconic 1970s cigarette ads, has passed away at the age of 72. He died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — a disease that makes it progressively more difficult […]
Category: Health
Measles outbreak
An ongoing measles outbreak in the Philippines has prompted an urgent reminder for people traveling to the Philippines to check they and their children are fully immunized for measles before their departure.
Gutter oil used for cooking in China
China’s food safety problems have no better symbol than the illegal and utterly disgusting problem of gutter oil. Cooking oil is used heavily in Chinese food, so some street vendors and hole-in-the-wall restaurants buy cheap, black market oil that’s been recycled from garbage. You read that correctly. Enterprising men and women will go through dumpsters, […]
Bypass surgery may soon be a thing of the past
In a ground breaking discovery that may eventually render bypass surgery history, researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have shown that an injected protein can regrow blood vessels in the human heart. In heart disease, blood vessels are either clogged or die off, starving the heart of oxygen and leaving it highly susceptible to cardiac […]
The Reproductive Health Law in the Philippines
The law requires government health centres to hand out free condoms and birth control pills, benefiting tens of millions of the country’s poor who would not otherwise be able to afford or have access to them.
Unlike death and taxes, cardiovascular disease can be avoided
If you take good care of yourself, you just might end up avoiding cardiovascular disease (CVD), the most common killer in this country.
Drinking coffee may add years to life
Certain compounds in the brew are beneficial. You may think of coffee as just a part of your morning routine. But it may be part of a longer, healthier life. A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that among older adults, those who drank coffee (caffeinated or decaf) had a lower […]
Chifley kids to benefit from historic dental package
Residents in Chifley will soon be smiling after the announcement of the Gillard Government’s $4 billion dental package said Federal MP for Chifley Ed Husic.
Is HIV really the cause of AIDS?
Dr. Willner is author of Deadly Deception: The Proof that Sex and ‘HIV’ Absolutely Do Not Cause ‘AIDS’. So determined was Dr. Willner to prove to the world that ‘AIDS’ was not spread sexually or through blood contamination, that he stunned the nation of Spain in 1993 by inoculating himself on TV with the blood […]
University president clarifies stand on RH Bill
Ateneo de Manila University president Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin SJ announced that the school does not support House Bill 4244. He said that his pronouncement is in line with the official stand of the Catholic Church leaders in the Philippines.
Silent strokes can jeopardize memory
The symptoms of a stroke are sometimes obvious, like numbness or weakness on one side of the face, trouble speaking, difficulty walking, and vision problems. Some strokes, though, pass completely unnoticed. But even these can have a significant and lasting effect on memory, reports the June 2012 issue of the Harvard Women’s Health Watch.
Tasers pose risk to heart, a study warns (The New York Times)
The electrical shock delivered to the chest by a Taser can lead to cardiac arrest and sudden death, according to a new study, although it is unknown how frequently such deaths occur.