Lalanhan
Among the Ati in Guimaras, the bottles containing woods, seeds, and medicinal plant parts infused in coconut oil are decorated with mineral stones and crucifixes to symbolize well-being. These are used as multi-purpose healing oil.
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A Vaccine for Manila
Smallpox is one of the most deadly diseases in history, and most people who got sick with it usually die. A vaccine was finally invented in 1796 by Edward Jenner, and in 1803, the King Charles IV of Spain sent an expedition to Manila with the project of vaccinating as many people as possible in the city. Refrigerators were not yet invented during those days, so the vaccine was carried by children.
In our modern world, antibiotics are important for treating diseases caused by bacteria, but Smallpox is not caused by bacteria; it is caused by viruses. As such, vaccines are very important because they prevent people from getting viruses. What vaccines did you get when you were little?
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Diseases in Manila
An epidemic is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. In the history of Manila, one of the most deadly was the diseases known as Smallpox and Cholera. Smallpox is caused by viruses, while cholera is caused by bacteria from dirty water.
Sanitation and vaccination are very important in preventing disease. However, during the Spanish colonial era, this was not yet understood, and vaccines were not yet invented. As a result, many people died.
We are very lucky to live in our modern world where clean drinking water is available in our fridges, and vaccines are easy to get for kids. When did you last drink a glass of water? To be healthy, make sure to drink clean water regularly!
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This Diabetes Awareness Week let us take a look at the food that does not taste like diabetes:
VEGETABLES
-nonstarchy: includes broccoli, carrots, greens, peppers, and tomatoes
-starchy: includes potatoes, corn, green peas
FRUITS
-includes oranges, melon, berries, apples, bananas, and grapes
GRAINS
-includes wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, quinoa
-should compose half of your grains for the day
PROTEIN
-includes lean meat, chicken or turkey without the skin, fish, eggs, nuts, and peanuts, dried beans, and certain peas, such as chickpeas and split peas
-also includes meat substitutes, such as tofu
DAIRY (nonfat or low fat)
-includes yogurt, cheese, and milk or lactose-free milk for those who have lactose intolerance
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Sarcoma Cancer Awareness Month
Although relatively rare, Sarcomas are deadly, especially soft tissue sarcomas. The primary reason for this is the delayed diagnosis and advanced disease, or metastasis, at presentation.
Early-stage sarcomas lack distinct symptoms that would potentially allow for early diagnosis. In addition to being a deadly disease, sarcomas also occur more frequently in young adults and adolescents than other cancers.
Thus, despite lower incidence rates, the years of life lost can often be substantial.
Source: National Cancer Institute
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Philippine Medicine Day (Proclamation No. 407, s. 1953)
September 15 is Philippine Medicine Day.
Philippine Medicine Day was established to remind our countrymen of the importance of treatment and the duty of the government to keep Filipinos safe.
Itinatag ang pagdiriwang na ito upang ipaalala sa ating mga kababayan ang kahalagahan ng paggagamot at ang tungkulin ng pamahalaan na mapanatiling ligtas ang mga Pilipino.
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Ginhawa inventor to receive visionary award for medical research.
The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) will confer the 2021 Geminiano De Ocampo Visionary Award for Medical Research (GTOVAMR) to Dr. Camilo C. Roa, a retired professor who invented the low-cost, high-quality portable ventilator for COVID-19.
Dr. Roa, together with Dr. Abundio Balgos, his protégé at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine, received funding support from the government to develop Ginhawa (Reliefvent), which is 40% cheaper than the ones available commercially.
Dr. Roa hopes to finish three variations of Ginhawa 2 (a redesigned prototype) for numerous patients with respiratory failure, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He also invented the respiratory pig lung model made from locally sourced materials like the transparent chest cavity model made of plexiglass, complete with a “breathing” lung (freshly harvested porcine lung), and colored water glass manometers to monitor the pleural pressures.
In honor of National Scientist Geminiano T. De Ocampo, the GTOVAMR aims to recognize clinician-researchers who have made significant contributions to medical research and clinical practice that have significantly impacted Filipinos lives.
Dr. De Ocampo was a visionary acknowledged as the Father of Modern Ophthalmology.
He was the first Filipino to perform the first successful corneal transplantation and design a corneal dissector in 1956.
He established in 1965 the first eye hospital and research institution for basic ophthalmology, now known as the Philippine Eye Research Institute.
Source: https://piagov.wordpress.com/2021/09/14/ginhawa-inventor-to-receive-visionary-award-for-medical-research-%ef%bf%bc/
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Oldest Filipino to get vaccinated with AstraZeneca?
Tomasa V. Amurao, 101 years old, fondly called “Nanay Po” from Barangay Talon Dos is the oldest Las Piñas resident to get a shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine on April 1, 2021.
Dr. Benjamir Cabrera, Nanay Po’s grandson, says her grandmother has a medical clearance to get vaccinated.
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