Philippine Medical News

Keep the pressure down

Inquirer.net - By Joy Rojas WHILE INEXPENSIVE urinalysis and creatinine tests will reveal if indeed, there is something wrong with your kidneys, sometimes you only have to be extra observant to confirm your worst fear.

FOXNews - New research suggests that old age actually begins even before we hit the ripe old age of 30. The research, done at the University of Virginia, indicates that our mental abilities begin to decline from the age of 27, after reaching a peak at 22.

A primer on allergy

Manila Bulletin - By EDUARDO GONZALES, MD Q. What causes allergy? Why do some people get allergic to certain things to which they are not previously allergic to?

WalesOnline - ABERTAWE Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust has become the first in Wales to set up an organ donation committee to boost the number of organs available for transplant.

Nurse owes her life to a rare gift

ABS CBN News - By ANNA BUENO, Newsbreak | 03/15/2009 4:18 PM When 52-year old Nancy Mateo was diagnosed with acute glomerulonephritis—an inflammation of the kidneys—she was devastated.

Washington Post - President Obama meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the Oval Office, and interpreters work behind them. Lula told reporters last week that he hoped to see the United States work to ease what he says have often been hostile ...

Samar welcomes NARS program

Philippine Information Agency - By Ninfa B. Quirante Catbalogan City (March 14) -- Samar, one of the poorest provinces in the Visayas and in so dire need of better health services welcomes the Nurses Assigned in Rural Service (NARS) program.

Philippine Information Agency - by Rey Anthony Chiu Tagbilaran City (14 March) -- Governor Erico Aumentado signed last week an executive order naming March and April as dog registration and vaccination months in Bohol in a renewed strategy to fight and eradicate rabies here.

Keep the pressure down

Old Age Begins at 27, Study Finds

A primer on allergy

Trust sets up first organ donation committee to increase number of ...

Nurse owes her life to a rare gift

Obama Targets Food Safety

Samar welcomes NARS program

Bohol guv names March-April dog registration months