Philippine News

When most people think about the dangers of being at sea, they think of sunburn, lack of fresh water, or sharks. In this article titled...

When you overindulge during the holidays, you not only gain weight, you can also overtax your digestive system as well as lose sleep and...

“Nobody wants to be lonely,” may be a line from a pop song, but it’s also a fairly universal truth. Chronic loneliness is a term to...

Cholesterol 101: An introduction If you’re reading this, you probably care about your health and the role cholesterol can play. That’s an...

Despite its long history, Pilates is a new concept to many people. The lack of Pilates knowledge and know-how prevents a lot of seniors...

Is It Safe to Exercise if I Have Asthma? One of the goals of asthma treatment is to help you maintain a normal and healthy lifestyle,...

Despite what its name implies, heartburn has nothing to do with your heart. Rather, it's a burning sensation in your chest that occurs...

Overview Canker sores, also called aphthous ulcers, are small, shallow lesions that develop on the soft tissues in your mouth or at the...

Overview Joints are the parts of your body where your bones meet. Joints allow the bones of your skeleton to move. Joints include:...

High blood pressure is one of the most common conditions around the world, but does high blood pressure cause neck pain as well? Half the...

Cardiovascular endurance is a measure of how well you can do exercises that involve your whole body at moderate to high intensity for an...

Although the pneumonia vaccine can’t prevent all cases, it can lower your chances of catching the disease. And if you’ve had the shot and...

Septicemia, commonly referred to as blood poisoning, is an infection that is mainly caused when large amounts of bacteria enter your...

So you put on extra pounds during the pandemic. And your cholesterol's too high. And maybe you need to do a better job managing blood...

Oftentimes, diarrhea is caused by our body’s natural immune response to an unwanted microorganism in the gut. During an episode of...

Dentures may not be natural teeth, but that doesn’t make them any easier to care for. In fact, they require some extra maintenance...

Finding the time and space to exercise is sometimes difficult. For seafarers, strength-training resources may be limited, and while not...

After a month of overindulgence, to go cold turkey on sugar, carbs or alcohol, or to set yourself a big weight loss challenge. It’s a...

Back pain is one of the most common physical ailments. Studies show that eight in 10 Americans have back pain at some point in their...

If you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, you're not alone. Many people struggle with sleep — and that's a problem since...