By: Jose Maria Martinez

Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive eye disease affecting the optic nerve (connection of the eye to the brain). Left undetected and untreated, it plods a slow course towards permanent, irreversible blindness.  Accord...

Among cancers that affect both men and women, colon cancer (cancer of the large intestine) ranks as the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the Philippines. Anyone at any age can get colon cancer, but more than 90 pe...

By: Keith Romeo Aguilera

Obstructive sleep apnea or more commonly known by its acronym “OSA” is a condition wherein there is repeated choking occurring several times during sleep.  This often presents with snoring and the bed pa...

By: Giselle Gervacio

A stroke is a brain attack. It results when an artery supplying the brain is acutely blocked. It is the top killer in the United States and the second top cause of death and morbidity in the Philippines. It may be one of...