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Should children be called obese?
CHICAGO (AP) – Is it okay for doctors and parents to tell children and teens that they’re fat?

Efficacy of chemo drug for gastric cancer cited
The first phase III study investigating Capecitabine as first-line treatment in advanced gastric (stomach) cancer successfully met its primary endpoint, Roche recently announced.

Campaign launched to combat child malnutrition in RP
Malnutrition is a serious global health problem, annually claiming 5.5 million children under five years of age. The Philippines, with three million children below five who are undernourished, is one of the countries with the largest number.

Pre-selecting the sex of a baby
I know that it is now possible to find out the sex of a baby long before it is born through ultrasound examination, but is there a way to pre-select the sex of a baby? My husband and I have a daughter and we want our next child to be a boy. What can we do to ensure that our next baby will be a boy? By the way, is an ultrasound examination harmless? — Gina L., Manila


 

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