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Monkeypox spread? No cause for alarm—yet
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Monkeypox spread? No cause for alarm—yet

As if Covid-19 were not enough to worry about, now comes monkeypox.  For pandemic-fatigued Filipinos, it comes across as another point of concern, especially because it causes flu-like symptoms as well as horrendous-looking rashes that can spread across the body and form large blisters filled with white pus-like fluid. It does looks biblical, like something...

Staying fit has its ups and downs, but don’t quit
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Staying fit has its ups and downs, but don’t quit

For someone who has been battling obesity, type 2 diabetes, liver disease and depression for years, trying to stay fit is a constant challenge made more difficult as I grow older—and simply because I love to eat. Being overweight isn’t the same as being obese. The World Health Organization defines both overweight and obesity as...