The municipality of Sogod held its 44th Nutrition Month, with the culmination of the event on July 31, 2018. The theme for the event was “Ugaling Magtanim, Sapat na Nutrition Aanihin.” To boost the theme, the Rural Health Unit of Sogod who spearheaded the event in cooperation with the Bontoc Multipurpose Credit Cooperative, invited Southern Leyte State University faculty member Dr. Romecita Rosolada to give a seminar on Nutrition and Organic Gardening to the hundreds of Sogod residents in attendance at the Culmination Program.
August 1, 2018
Department of Health (DOH) Nutrition Program Manager, Felicita Borata and National Tuberculosis Program Nurse Coordinator, Caryl Lapriza share some health information particularly on the Importance of Breastfeeding and the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis, to some Barangay residents of the 5 barangays in Quarry District of Tacloban City.
The barangay health forum which was initiated by the Philippine Information Agency, Leyte Provincial Office was held last June 11, 2018 at the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU).
June 20, 2018
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have published a clinical review that finds a consistent increase of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The review appears April 23 on the front page of the British Medical Journal, a leading science journal. Journal articles serve to alert health providers to new medical information providers may use to help determine treatment for their patients.
June 19, 2018
Vitamin B5, also called pantothenic acid and pantothenate, is vital to living a healthy life. Like all B complex vitamins, B5 helps the body convert food into energy. B5 is naturally found in many food sources. “Pantothenic,” in fact, means “from everywhere,” because the vitamin is available in so many food sources.
Benefits
Vitamin B5 provides a multitude of benefits to the human body. It is found in living cells as a coenzyme A (CoA), which is vital to numerous chemical reactions, according to a study published in the journal Vitamins and Hormones.
June 12, 2018