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GERD is the acronym for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. More »

No, DWI is not a government agency, it’s not even related to alcohol (that’s a DUI, by the way), but DWI is a new way to measure the brutality of a conflict or war both current and historical. More »

I admit, I never liked statistics. Who does? I can guess right on that most people you know–friends, relatives, family members–don’t usually do hard-core statistics most of their daily lives. Probably you’ve heard of “bias”, “average”, “range”, “incidence”, “prevalence”. They’re common everyday words that we can use most of the time. But what about “median”, “standard deviation”, “relative risk”, “odds ratio”, or even “cohort studies” among others? More »

Either you haven’t used it or have been using Firefox as your browser in Windows, Mac, or Linux for a time, then I do recommend that you upgrade (or try out) the most current version 3.5 of this popular free and open-source browser.

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Previously, I had the opportunity to mention two studies related to sleep and hypertension and/or heart disease. First was the HYENA study (Hypertension and Exposure to Noise near Airports) published in the European Heart Journal where researchers found that moderate noise even in sleep can elevate blood pressure. The second study was with Japanese patients and reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine, where researchers found that people who consistently sleep less than 7 hours of duration can increase their chance of heart disease. More »

A Filipino Infectious Disease specialist from San Lazaro Hospital, Dr. Alexis Dimapilis, was interviewed by Ms. Pinky Webb in ABS-CBN’s Umagang Kay Ganda, a daily morning TV show for Filipinos.

Note:  This is an interview spoken in mixed Tagalog and English.

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