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Desperate Housewives, indeed
by Dr. Philip S. Chua
A terrible slur against Filipino physicians and the Philippine medical schools was made by lead actress Teri Hatcher’s character, Susan, in the trashy TV sitcom “Desperate Housewives” aired on ABC7 Sunday last week.
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Is aspirin bad for children?
by Dr. Philip S. Chua
I am allergic to cholesterol lowering drugs, and I am contemplating to get chelation treatment. Is this effective in dissolving hardening of the arteries?
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Destroying our planet
by Dr. Philip S. Chua
Our planet would be at an imminent grave risk of being destroyed, if Global Warming, more appropriately termed Climate Change, continues unabated.
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Diabesity: A massive epidemic
by Dr. Philip S. Chua
A relatively new descriptive term combining two closely related disease entities, diabetes and obesity, is spreading like wildfire in the clinical setting, posing great challenges, not only to the patient and the physician but also to society and human race as a whole.
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Health queries
by Dr. Philip S. Chua
No, Viagra, the wonder drug that has revolutionized the management of male erectile dysfunction (inability to have effective erection) is not addicting.
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Grapefruit and pills
by Dr. Philip S. Chua
Many prescription drugs are adversely affected by grapefruit juice. The potential side effects of such grapefruit-drug interaction may be serious, or may reduce the potency or efficacy of some life-saving medications.
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Dangers of potato chips
by Dr. Philip S. Chua
The Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), based in California, has filed notices with the Attorney General of the State against the following potato chip companies: Lay’s potato chip maker PepsiCo Inc., Pringles maker Proctor & Gamble Co, Cape Cod potato chip parent Lance Inc., and Kettle Chips maker Kettle Foods Inc.
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Socialized medicine: 'A sicko'
by Dr. Philip S. Chua
The infamous low-budget and controversial movie producer, Michael Moore, arch-critic of US President Bush, came out with a new docu-film, "Sicko," released July 27, 2007, denouncing the US Healthcare system and advocating Socialized Medicine.
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