Community
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MSG Causing Obesity
Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG) is causing obesity. This is the headline grabbing so much attention these days. I thought I would take a deeper look into what MSG is, why it is bad for you, what names it goes by, and where you will find it. So what is MSG? Mono Sodium Glutamate is a [...]
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Nurses’ Shoe
Politics and Freedom of Speech has always been a part of the Filipino culture, it rouses at the same time when our ancestors have learned to wipe their own asses for sanitation. Though all of the mentioned are well exercised by the people (privileged or not), they are not practiced with full diligence and perpetual [...]
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Community, Nurse-Patient Relationships, Nursing in a Different Land
Nursing Heroes
When disaster strikes, heroes emerge. Nurses do great things every day. MENCHU DELUNA SANCHEZ, a Filipino registered nurse in NYU-Langone, organized a group of medical professionals to carry 20 critical babies down nine flights of stairs, with illuminations from cellphones to guide their way.
As part of their daily lives, they care for their patients under-paid and under-staffed. But in extreme circumstances, a few nurses shine more than others. It is so heartwarming that the nurses are finally getting their spotlight.
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Community, General, NEWS, Personal Stories
SENSELESS
Twenty innocent children, along with six adults, killed by gunfire in Newtown, Connecticut.
It is a senseless tragedy that defies any explanation or understanding. And because this time, the kids fell victim to one man’s insanity, the nation shares in the heartbreak.
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Community, FEATURED, General, NEWS
ANG NARS: The Voice and Strength of Filipino Nurses
With the recent news articles and television airtime featuring ANG NARS Inc., the approved party-list group for nurses by the COMELEC for the 2013 national elections, thousands of nurses became awakened and inspired, and more determined than ever. Read below to see why you should support ANG NARS, and its battle as advocates of Filipino [...]
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Communication, Community, Health, Mental, Nurse-Patient Relationships, TIPS
How Can We Eradicate Stigma of Mental Illness?
With the recent portrayals of famous actors and actresses on characters with mental illness, Filipinos are once again given examples of different characteristics of a mentally ill person. While some may doubt the accuracy of the depictions shown, the general reaction towards the mentally ill is negative, ranging from the words frightening, harmful, and violent. [...]
