Breakthroughs Today

Oral Sex Brings Cancer?

2012-01-26T09:33:00.000+08:00

A newsreport has it that oral sex can lead to cancer. Apparently, it is not the oral sex but the genital warts in the male partner. [Read Report]

The Body that Binds

2012-01-26T09:27:00.000+08:00

So much has been blamed on sugar over unremitting obesity. Sugar is just a biochemical tool in the process. The cause can be much deeper. IF YOU you think sweets sabotaged your, already-heavy weight, think again. A German study found out that it is not the reason. Instead, it is stress; the more acute the stress, the faster it piles up those unwanted bulges in the last places you want them.

And a Martian Meteorite Came

2012-01-19T14:35:00.000+08:00

When Martian visitors cannot come, would meteorites do? At about 2:00 AM (Morocco time), a fireball streaked the sky of Morocco on 18 July 2011. And the Meteoroleogical Society confirmed on 18 January 2012 that the red meteorite, seven kilograms in weight, was an authentic chunk of the red planet Mars. And Moroccans winded with an income of $500 to $1000 per gram as price for the pieces.

Vitamin D Drops in Narcolepsy

2012-01-18T20:02:00.001+08:00

A recent study pointed to a vitamin as a factor that may result to or contribute to the appearance of narcolepsy. A RESEARCH report published last year, uncovered a drop of vitamin D level in patients with narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC). Bertrand Carlander and six colleagues from the National Reference Network for Narcolepsy (NRNN) noted that vitamin D level in the blood of patients with

Where Hotheads Prevail

2012-01-11T12:06:00.001+08:00

Healthy feelings, and an effective way of managing these, can turn out very critical in such a highly primed environment as the stock market. IT IS easy to believe that health issues are off-limits in the “unemotional world of finance.” But if you had been into the stock market, it will not take long to see that people connected to it—brokers, market makers, dealers, and investors—are

Heart Attacks Now Predictable

2012-01-05T10:45:00.002+08:00

Certain things in life comes when we have the patience to wait for the right time. That same thing holds true in medical science and technology. Where cardiac events had been known for its bad reputation as a "thief in the night," right now it can be predicted with sensible accuracy. THE recent wave of science and technology developments in medicine, particularly in Japan, gave rise to a

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

2012-01-02T13:26:00.002+08:00

There beautiful memories coming out when the word Christmas is spoken. These are beautiful moments in our lives, even among those who simply have to dream about these memorable things in life. Christmas trees even among Asian countries like the Philippines are already part of those memories. But certain precautions be exercised when dealing with these memorable tress though. CHRISTMAS trees

Christmastime, Mistletoe and Wine

2011-12-21T16:12:00.003+08:00

There is more to Christmastime than the rejoicings, carols and the decorations. That something may also include some cursory look on what certain decorations can do to badly impact on your Yuletide health. This round; it is mistletoe and wine. Christmastime Although festive, Christmastime is best celebrated—unlike most festivities such as Pit Señor (although it is a feast of the Child

Coincidence and Presliced Peppers

2011-12-15T12:35:00.001+08:00

How could coincidence have something to do with presliced peppers? In life as well as in health, anything goes. Our practices in food preparation may have been proven very risky somewhere else. CALL IT coincidence. When the family had supper in a food court somewhere in Talisay City, we opted for the more oily middle-eastern inspired rice treat (the first time I tasted one) instead of

When Food loves Back

2011-12-08T00:10:00.001+08:00

Unrequited love can be a bed of heartaches. But getting loved in return may not be that good an idea at all when we are talking of food. The stake is as bad as a brain tumor itself. WHILE Francis Bacon believed that “in charity there is no excess,” when we talk of food, there are always those who simply eat in excess. In an earlier article, a review on many toxicity studies on MSG gave

Predisposed to Die

2011-12-02T14:32:00.001+08:00

Recent evidence that science obtained indicate that God may have placed in nature a biological clock when would certain people die and from what. But so far the indications are mere snipets that science managed to take a look. Science still have much work to do to keep up with the mysterious knowledge that God placed in all creations. OF COURSE, eventually we all die. English metaphysical

POST-PRESS: Six Provinces on Redtide Alert

2011-11-25T14:04:00.001+08:00

THE BUREAU OF Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) issued on Novembe 12 Shellfish Bulletin No. 25, reporting that six provinces around the country continue to be deadly for consumers. In Mindanao three provinces--Zamboanga Del Sure (Dumanquillas Bay), Zamboanga Del Norte and Misamis Occidental (along Murcielagos Bay)--are still positive of paralytic shellfish poison. Matarinao Bay in

Intimate Terrorism By Women

2011-11-24T13:27:00.001+08:00

Each day we learn of things we previously could not have learned. And each thing we learn makes the world around us a more complicated reality to observe. The same is true with domestic violence. In a world that has not fully shred its masochistic roots, men had been stereotyped as the violent aggressor in homes. Our Breakthroughs article this week will change that. WHEN I first threw a

Exotic As a Werewolf

2011-11-17T14:39:00.001+08:00

Are werewolves real? Are they just a figment of a fictionist's imagination? Are they evil incarnate? Or, are they simply unfortunate victims of a rare mental condition? Either way science is a neophyte in this realm, and may never find the answer at least for another millenium. LYCANTHROPY is an exotic topic in mental health. Psychiatrists are stomped by it because there are simply very few

POST-PRESS: Leptospirosis Tripled in the Philippines

2011-11-14T17:43:00.001+08:00

The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) reported that cases of leptospirosis nationwided increased by more than 200 percent in just 10 months this year. Almost half (43.61%) reported cases came from western Visayas. [READ MORE]

POST-PRESS: NaPro Technology Brings First Child from Infertile Parents

2011-11-09T01:27:00.000+08:00

Participants of the Fifth International Pro-Life Congress met for the first time Gabriel, a 14-month-old healthy baby boy, and product of the first successful natural treatment of infertility. The Natural Procreative (NaPro) Technology achieved the feat without using in vitro fertilization, the standard method today in treating infertility. [READ MORE]

Battered Men

2011-11-09T00:36:00.001+08:00

There is a gender discrimination that most people are not aware of, or simply refuse to recognize: discrimination against battered men. Despite cultural modernism, people still hold the stereotype of dominating men and submissive women. And here's where the problem gets hidden for very, very long. RENOWNED TV comedian Bill Cosby said: “Any husband, who says, ‘My wife and I are completely

Bad Dreams, Bad Money

2011-11-02T01:24:00.002+08:00

Sometimes dreams can be more than just some nocturnal fantasies of the mind. They can be warnings for disasters to come, or perhaps a means to talk to an angel. POPULAR author John Farris wrote in his novel, The Fury and the Power (2003): “There is always too much to see when you are awake. Dreams are the refreshments of the weary eye, as well as the actuality of other layers of

Sleeping On the Job

2011-10-26T23:55:00.002+08:00

Funny stories surround narcolepsy, both from those who watch narcoleptics fell into dreamland in the snap of a finger, and from the narcoleptics themselves if they happen to have a sense of humor themselves. “PATCH, have you heard of narcolepsy?” "Would you take care of this one for me, please?" Narcolepsy is a long-running sleep disorder resulting from problems in human nerves. It

Running with Your Heart

2011-10-18T23:56:00.002+08:00

Enduring physical fitness programs begins with fascination. And when fascination finds support from a biologically sound way of pushing the self to test its physical limits, it results into truly fun and painless training that makes stopping a non-issue after all. A HEALTHY fascination with physical fitness has seized Cebu City lately. You can see that with the increasing number of Cebuanos

A Pink with a Capital 'H'

2011-10-13T10:33:00.000+08:00

The survivors of breast cancer are living testimonies of the brave spirit of the females. Breakthroughs salutes them this Pink Month of October! THIS Pink Month of October again reminds us the struggles of Filipinas against the deadly breast cancer. And I applaud the tenacity of those who survived the difficult battle for their lives. Such an indomitable feminine spirit! The Philippine

A Hope that Lives On

2011-10-05T17:44:00.002+08:00

Preserving a persons capability to procreate is one of the worst nightmares when facing cancer disease and its subsequent treatments. Current medical science and technology somehow have done its part in attempting to preserve human fertility for the time when the person becomes free from the deadly cancer disease. CHARLES Allen said: “When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you’

POST-PRESS: Listeria Outbreak Hits 18 US States

2011-10-03T15:32:00.001+08:00

Listeria bacteria infect Cantaloupes causing the deadliest food-borne ever in the United States, involving 18 states so far reported. Colorado and Mexico took the hardest hit. Already 13 people died since the outbreak started in September. The melons involved in the current outbreak, "Rocky Ford" brand cantaloupes sold by Jensen Farms, were recalled on Sept. 14. [READ REPORT]

A "New" Aphrodisiac On the Way

2011-09-28T13:44:00.000+08:00

When human nature fails to sustain sexual satisfaction, maybe a help from nature at large can do the trick. It is trickery though until safety concerns can be confirmed on the positive side. MOST likely, this new herbal aphrodisiac has not yet hit the town. But knowing the reputation of the Philippines in its love for natural food supplements with therapeutic claims, this new product may not

A 'Dance' Toward Public Health

2011-09-21T09:56:00.001+08:00

Cebu Press Freedom Week kicks of this week to remind both readers and journalists on the essential role that the press plays in the local community. Breakthroughs joins the celebration with an inside look of health and science journalism as practiced in a developed country like the United States. There is not much difference in certain ways. LET us pause this week from hard medical science to