7 Medical Conditions and the Lies Told about Them

Back in the day (aka my childhood), mothers and older people I knew usually relied on personal experience and information gotten from their parents and other well-meaning people to cure common illnesses. The thing is, because there wasn’t Google then, people had no way of verifying—without seeing a doctor—if those passed-on information were true. And because they believe the information to be true, they usually spread on the misconceptions. 

Below are some of the medical conditions I heard people around me told lies about at one time or another while I was growing up.

 Liar!

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Why You Should Watch Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

If you haven't yet seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, it's time you should. If you're not familiar with this film, it is a musical created and produced in 2008, during the Writers Guild of America's strike in 2007-2008. It is a three-part mini-series created for online release, written by Joss Whedon, his brothers Jed and Zack, and Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed's wife. The music and lyrics were provided by Joss and Jed.  

Dr. Horrible won several awards, including a Creative Arts Emmy. That should tell you that it's worth watching, right? Allow me to convince you more to include it in your list of films to watch. 

#1 The actors are great

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Go International with KFC’s New Rice Bowls Offerings

To those who are fond of KFC, or to those who simply want budget yet tasty meals, KFC’s latest Rice Bowls offerings would probably come as a welcome surprise. Not only are the dishes scrumptilicious, one serving is also enough to fill you up, making it worth your money. So aside from the usual fares, you now have additional meals to choose from when dining at KFC.

 Italian a la king

7 Deadly Bacteria that Could Be in Your Soil

Soil is host to different kinds of bacteria. And while some are helpful because they help recycle natural elements and compounds, make the soil rich and fertile, and speed up decomposition, living alongside them are the pathogenic kinds. Because bacteria are not visible to the naked eyes, we won’t know if the soil in our garden or in our yard is teeming with them. Perhaps this the reason why parents don’t want their children to play in the mud?

Below are 7 deadly bacteria that could be present in your soil.

1. Burkholderia pseudomallei

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RAS Syndrome: Do You Have It?

Are you familiar with RAS syndrome? Have you ever, even just once, said “… ATM machine”? How about “… PIN number”? If you have, sorry to say that you’re plagued by RAS syndrome. But don't worry; it's not fatal. Contagious—maybe...

2013: The Year that Was

In the years to come, Filipinos old enough to remember the events would look back to 2013 and still remember the catastrophes that occurred that year. In the last quarter of the year, so near the Christmas season, two extremely devastating events would occur one after another: first was the earthquake that had a magnitude of 7.2 and the other was the typhoon that was considered to be one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded.

Eid al-Adha fell on October 15 in 2013. Schools were closed and some employees did not have work, which was fortuitous because the aftermath would have been more horrible and devastating otherwise.

The day started like any ordinary day and all was well until the clock struck 8:12 in the morning and very strong tremors were felt. The earth movement lasted for about 34 seconds. In the aftermath, people were left feeling confused and terrified, especially in the wake of the aftershocks that continued to plague the affected areas for days afterwards.