During a recent trip to Baguio, I visited a friend who has no-
ticeably lost some unwanted pounds. She said part of the reason for her weight loss is yacon, which she said is very effective in relieving hunger. She showed me a yacon. It looked like a large ‘kamote’ but it tasted like turnip. Please write about this food product in your column. Is it true that it has many medicinal properties? —Norma J., Pasay City.
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Five out of 10 Filipino babies go through more than one diaper change every night.
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A one-dose antibiotic for respiratory tract infections was recently approved by the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD), making the Philippines the first country outside the United States where the drug will be marketed. The two-gram dose treatment aims to promote strict compliance of the medication and prevent future resistance to the drug.
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According to a study, intelligence quotient or IQ has increased tremendously - over 20 points - since it was measured in the early part of the century suggesting that parents and health care professionals have done an unprecedented job in making children smarter.
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It is very important to differentiate real from fake medicine. Medicine bought from unscrupulous vendors may not only aggravate one’s health condition,but can also lead to untimely death.
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