Category: Parenting

Dec 03 2013

Philips Philippines partners with Capitol Med, NKTI to foster breast cancer awareness

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Manila, Philippines —In line with its objective of delivering innovations that improve people’s health and well-being,Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) in the Philippines has partnered with two leading medical...

Jul 30 2013

Child Care

Primary Complex – one of common lung diseases in children

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Last two weeks of July were not easy for the family as our 3 years old daughter got sick. She had on and off fever and cough. After several check-ups...

Jun 17 2013

Parenting, Women's Health

Cervarix | Anti-Cervical Cancer Vaccines

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Last June 6, 2013, I had my first anti-cervical cancer shot, a Cervarix vaccine by GlaxoSmithKline. I decided to avail this vaccine despite of it being pricey due to a...

May 05 2013

Parenting, Women's Health

DOH, MSD, Medical Societies Come Together to Prevent Cervical Cancer

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Implement free nationwide screening for the month of May The Department of Health (DOH), global pharmaceutical company MSD and medical societies hope to go full circle for this year’s Cervical...

Mar 08 2013

Parenting, Women's Health

A Dream Run for Moms

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Running a marathon—all 42 kilometers of it—is no easy feat, even for seasoned athletes. So it is especially remarkable to see moms who not only raced to the finish line,...

Jun 21 2011

Women's Health

Health: Filipino Women urged to undergo cervical cancer screening

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A patient undergoes cervical cancer screening to detect precancerous lesions. The Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with global healthcare company MSD and medical societies, the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological...

Jun 16 2011

Parenting, Random

Divorce in the Philippines

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The Philippine Catholic Church is not yet done with its fight for the RH Bill, now here comes the Divorce Bill on their plate. The Philippines and the Vatican are...

Jun 15 2011

Events, Parenting

Happy Father's Day, Tatay and to my Hubby!

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Tatay My father was not a typical working dad when we were growing up, I could barely see him wearing formal clothes since he was a self-proclaimed “houseband”. Tatay was...