Diarrhea Diaries
The fact that it affects quite a number of Pinoys every year makes people
think of it as nothing out of the ordinary. Unfortunately, diarrhea can be
deadly, especially among kids. Here are some important tips on the
management of this widespread problem.
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Flood Follies
It is usually blamed on wading in floodwater contaminated with the urine of
rats. However, leptospirosis can be transmitted in many other ways. Although
they may seem mild at first, infections resulting from this disease may lead
to organ damage.
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Guts Guardians
Adding substances to food that promote the growth of good bacteria in the
gut is gaining a lot of supporters. The support is deserved: a number of
studies have already shown how these substances—called prebiotics—not only
make the body more resistant to allergies, but can fight serious diseases as
well.
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Weight Warnings
Fat children may seem to most people cute; in fact, quite a number of
adults, mostly parents, think that if their kids are fat, they are also
healthy. But the truth is fat kids, if left that way, are at risk of
developing life-long health problems.
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Fearsome Flu
The symptoms associated with the flu—fever, weakness, and muscle and joint
pains—may seem mild at first. However, the flu has killed more people than
any other disease in history. But the good news is this: It can be fought—or
even prevented.
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Model Midwife
The 1800s may seem to us too long ago; but the life of a selfless midwife
and the period of history she lived in are successfully evoked in the book A
Midwife’s Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. More than that, it can serve as an
inspiration to all of us.
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Conception Control
Although the contraceptive pill is an effective way to help families manage
their size, injectable alternatives—such as depot medroxyprogesterone
acetate (DMPA)—have also been proven relatively safe and effective.
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Education Efforts
From two years to four years of formal education—this has been the call of
several midwife groups to improve the quality, as well as raise the status,
of midwifery in the country. But will this be enough?
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Male
Midwife
Did you know that a man could be a midwife? And male midwives are
technically known as accoucheurs? Here is the story of a man who chose a
profession usually seen as cornered by females—and how he is starting to
succeed.
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Battered Burden
As midwives, we not only have a duty in ensuring the safe delivery of
babies—we also have the responsibility to help keep women and children free
from physical and psychological abuse. Here are legal and practical ways to
help them recover.
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