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The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Saturday night that 32,617 out of 77,901 nursing examinees passed the Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination last June 6 and 7. Golda Manto Yap of the Felipe R. Verallo Memorial Foundation in Bogo, Cebu topped the list. The June nursing board examination was administered in Manila and 10 other regional offices including Baguio, Cebu, Da
Below are from the FAQ about the Influenza A H1N1 virus. What can I do? Updated 11 June 2009 What can I do to protect myself from catching influenza A(H1N1)? The main route of transmission of the new influenza A(H1N1) virus seems to be similar to seasonal influenza, via droplets that are expelled by speaking, sneezing or coughing. You can prevent getting infected by avoiding close contact with peo
Tags: Influenza A H1N1, pandemic, virus, world health organizationIn less 6 weeks, Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, announced that she elevated the pandemic alert from Phase 5 to Phase 6. It means that the Influenza A H1N1 virus have sustained community outbreak in many countries and in 2 different WHO regions. “Moving to pandemic phase six level does not imply we will see increase in number of deaths or very severe case
Tags: A H1N1, influenza vaccine, Influenza virus, world health organizationResearchers found a way to cure blindness through contact lenses cultured with stem cells. Three patients had their sight restored in less than one month after undergoing the procedure. Stem cells were extracted from their good eye, cultured them in contact lenses for ten days, and were given to the patients. After using the cultured contact lenses for 10 to 14 days, the stem cells began recoloniz
Tags: Blindness, Contact Lenses, Curing Blindness, Stem CellsKlippel-Trenaunay syndrome is characterized by a triad of port-wine stain, varicose veins, and bony and soft tissue hypertrophy involving an extremity. The syndrome was first described in 1900 by two French physicians named Klippel and Trenaunay. They termed the syndrome “naevus vasculosus osteohypertrophicus.” In 1907, Parkes Weber, unaware of Klippel and Trenaunay’s report, de
Tags: Carla Sosenko, Casey Martin, klippel trenaunay syndrome, Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome, port-wine stain, varicose veins, www.emedicine.comLast Friday, millions of viewers were inspired after watching Farrah’s Story on NBC. It’s a two hour documentary film about Farrah Fawcett’s battle with Anal Cancer. Here are some facts about Anal Cancer Anal cancer is a type of cancer that arises from the anus, the opening at the rear end of our gastrointestinal system. The American Cancer Society’s most recent estimat
Tags: American Cancer Society, anal cancer, anal Pap, Farrah Fawcett, Human Papilloma Virus, MRIPfizer, the world’s premier biopharmaceutical company, announced today that they are giving away 70 primary care medicines to recently unemployed loyal customers and families for 12 months. The medicines include diabetes drugs, anti infectives, and antidepressants, plus brands such as Lipitor, Celebrex and even Viagra. People who qualify will receive their Pfizer medicines for free for up to
Tags: celebrex, diabetes, drug, free, free medication, insurance, lipitor, MAINTAIN, Medicines Assistance for Those who Are in Need, pfizer, prescription, unemployed, viagra, www.pfizer.com, www.PfizerHelpfulAnswers.comChocolate has always been in the top 5 comfort food of most people. It’s comforting to know that in these times of hardships, Mars is giving away free real chocolate to 250,000 people at realchocolate.com every Friday through September. We get to enjoy M&M’s, Snickers, Twix, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way and Dove for free! Eating chocolate has plenty of benefits. It stimulates endorphi
Tags: antioxidants, chocolate, comfort food, endorphins, flavonoids, free coupons, free radicals, high blood pressure, mars candy, nitric oxide, realchocolate.comAs of 16:00 GMT, 5 May 2009, 21 countries have officially reported 1490 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection. Mexico has reported 822 laboratory confirmed human cases of infection, including 29 deaths. The United States has reported 403 laboratory confirmed human cases, including one death. The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths – Austria (1), Canada
Tags: cdc, H1N1, influenza, Influenza A, swine flu, WHOAs cases of swine influenza cases gradually rise, we must arm ourselves with the proper knowledge on how to reduce its transmission and illness severity. Watch these videos from the Centers of Disease Prevention and Control. This video is intended for the general public. It demonstrates how to put on and take off disposable respirators that are to be used in areas affected by the influenza outbrea
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