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Shaping up after the shakedown

Michelle Ciriacruz details how someone with Parkinson disease stands up and moves on. [More]

In Focus

Only a movie?

Epilepsy experts would like artists to be more thoughtful in coming up with novels and movies tackling epilepsy. By Paul de Guzman. [More]

Toxin treatment

The use of botulinum type A toxin in over 100 neurological conditions has led to significant developments in neurology. [More]

Treatment reminders

Dr. Roger Badillo elaborates on the role of cholinesterase inhibitors in the management of Alzheimer disease. [More]

Race against time

After a stroke, the clock starts ticking. Six hours are all doctors have within which they can make emergency and life-saving procedures make the most difference. Arleen Cababa writes about stroke management--from the ER to the acute-stroke unit. [More]

This way to the acute-stroke unit

Follow the steps that need to be taken in acute-stroke management. [More]

Attacking the attacker

Dr. Wednesday Sevilla details the important points concerning the prevention and management of stroke. [More]

The show goes on

Experiencing a stroke doesn't mean you have to give up on your sex life, say doctors. [More]

Mood in order

Mood disorders, writes Michelle Ciriacruz, should be taken seriously, because they make a lot of people suffer in silence. [More]

Are the kids all right?

Are antidepressants, asks Michelle Ciriacruz, putting kids in greater danger than protecting them? [More]

Specialty Highlights

End-organ protection with candesartan

Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Jorge Sison discusses the role of angiotensin-II blockade in preventing end-organ damage. [More]

Immunomodulation by dydrogesterone

Obstretics-Gynecology. Dr. Raj Raghupathy talks about immunomodulation with dydrogesterone in preventing failures in pregnancy. [More]

Early rehab, retraining key to vertigo management

Otorhinolaryngology. Dr. Michel Lacour enumerates six important points in the management of vertigo. [More]

H. pylori eradication may not be enough

Gastroenterology. Dr. Francis Megraud explains how rebamipide offers gastroprotective and antiinflammatory benefits. [More]

Empiric approach to antibiotic therapy

Infectious Diseases. Three experts highlight the empiric approach to antibiotic therapy in sepsis and nosocimial pneumonia. [More]

 

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WET, WILD, and WEAK

More than assisting in the delivery of babies, midwives have the responsibility to improve the health of the people of the community, particularly mothers and children. And during the rainy season, children are particularly prone to suffering from diseases that can be traced to water quality. Diarrhea and leptospirosis are just two of these problems—and we all need to exert the effort to protect kids from water-borne diseases.

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