By glitch, on October 4th, 2008
The melamine tainted milk from China creates worldwide milk scare. Philippine authorities prohibited the importing and sale of Chinese milk started last September 24. DOH together with BFAD conducted melamine test to all dairy products, imported or locally made dairy products.
Melamine also known as tripolycyanmide can caused kidney stones, renal failures and even fatalities. The chemical appeared to have been added to milk in order to cause it to appear to have a higher protein content.
As of now, these milks have found positive for melamine:
Mengniu Milk
Greenfood Yili Fresh Milk
Its all over the news that DOH said that we should wait [...]
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By glitch, on May 30th, 2008
As we spend our day in Trinoma, there’s an exhibit that caught my attention. I seldom checked the exhibit in the mall, neither did I go to the mall to see an exhibit. The banner says National Kidney Institute are giving free kidney check such as urinalysis, FBS (fasting blood sugar) and BP on May 30, 31 and June 1 for first 100 patients to welcome the month of June, National Kidney Month with the theme: 25 Taong Pangunguna Sa Serbisyo Para Sa Kalusugan Ng Bato Ng Sambayanang Pilipino. Kidney health information streamers were displayed, there were lots of people [...]
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By glitch, on May 28th, 2008
My father woke us up and asked me to brought him to the hospital. Being a kidney transplant patient, he was prone to illness and diseases. An isolation room in the hospital is like a home to him. We got used to the scent of hospital, the smell of antibacterial, alcohol, medicine, bleached bedsheets for two years after his kidney transplant operation. In other words, the day is just one of those days.
This time, he had difficulty in breathing. His nephrologist guarded all the possible complications, my tatay (father) is 57. My dad underwent dialysis for almost a year before [...]
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By glitch, on April 5th, 2008
Summer in a tropical country should be full of outdoor activities such as swimming, wakeboarding, kiteboarding, surfing, cycling and many more. There should be lots of fun with these activities. Summer is also considered as kidney stone season when people have the highest risk of obtaining a kidney stone during this season.
Kidney stones are made of salts and minerals in the urine that stick together to form small “pebbles.” They can be as small as grains of sand or as large as golf balls. Sounds simple but the “profound degree of pain” can radiate down the side and belly and [...]
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