There are stories that feed the fantasy of genetic invincibility that rehashes family fables for everyone to hear saying, “After all, we are a family of good stock and illness has never been a concern to us, so we can live and eat as we please”. However, newer studies are indicative that when it comes to longevity, genes of the sturdy kind contribute only twenty percent of our total well being.
Normally, the passage of air from the nose and mouth on one end and the lungs on the other, should be clear and free. Now in snoring, partial obstruction of the air pathway occurs. As air passes, soft tissues at the back of the mouth and throat vibrate causing the noisy sounds call snoring.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is introducing vermi technology or the use of cultured earthworms on a nationwide scale for composting and fish feeding to cut back on fish cost as feeds, increase livelihood opportunities in the regions and reduce environmental pollution.
Advocates of climate change who have seen the use of motored or engine run vehicles as one of the major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, a simple solution has emerged: get people to ride a bicycle, they not only help conserve energy but they also help themselves to be fit and healthy.
Spanish language is the second most used language in international communication and one of the official languages of the United Nations and its organizations. By speaking this language you will be actually communicating with almost five hundred million people worldwide.
The prostate is an organ located inside the lower abdomen at the base of the penis just below the bladder and in front of the rectum, is just like the size of the pea. It can grow to the size of a golf ball in adults that surround the urethra, the tube through which urine and semen exit the body. All prostrate virtually enlarge with age since their old cells do not die of as fast as new cells grow.
Adolescents after their first cigarette very soon can experienced a loss of autonomy over tobacco according to a family health and community medicine specialist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. The specialist who studies tobacco dependence, described a typical teenage smoker, a fourteen year old girl who smoke only occasionally about three cigarettes a week.
Ideally all patients needing dialysis deserve to be treated in the best dialysis facility. One with state of the art equipment, manned by courteous doctors, nurses and technicians experienced and adept in dialysis services, govern by policies consistent with world class safety and infection control, in a setting that is accessible even by public transport and affordable even to lower wage earners.
Recent studies show that a baby’s brain and spinal column may be irreversibly impaired even before a woman realizes that she is pregnant. This can lead to neural tube defects, spina bifida and anercephaly. Based on randomized trials, at least half the cases of neural tube defects could be prevented if women consumed sufficient amount of folate or the B vitamin folic acid before conception and during early pregnancy.
It has been an accepted practice that fertilizer application whether organic or chemical can increase crop yields. However, what farmers are aware of are the major nutrients such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (K), and potassium (K). What has been mostly taken for granted are the micronutrients which are very important in crop production.
