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Melatonin may also help cancer cure

Melatonin is the hormone primarily responsible for regulating sleep for humans and animals alike. Other than just being the determinant of when we should be asleep or awake,scientific studies suggest the possibility that it might also beneficial in the prevention and cure for cancer. Based on the review article "Melatonin...

No more sleepless nights

Melatonin helps improve the quality of one’s sleep and life While the Philippines is becoming a home of the largest call center industry in the world, more and more Filipinos are suffering from stress, physical pains, and sleep deprivation brought about by working at night. If not properly addressed, this...

Alcohol drinkers need to be protected of liver complications

Filipinos love to celebrate and every celebration is almost always accompanied by consumption of alcoholic beverages. Even without an occasion to celebrate, some would drink alcohol almost daily after work. Although small amount of alcohol is still considered safe and without any serious unfavorable effects, excessive drinking may be hazardous...

Metabolic syndrome and fatty liver

Excessive drinking comes with a price. In a report by the World Health Organization Global Status on Alcohol and Health, it said that there is a dual relationship between alcohol consumption and diabetes mellitus; and the development of fatty liver. Dr. Jane Ricaforte-Campos, an internist-gastroenterologist, said that problems of fatty...