Category: health

The health solution for the proper care and safety of premature babies

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Life might be the greatest gift every man receives, something we one must never take for granted. Sadly though, babies born premature struggle to keep the gift of life, which every one receives easily.

To help more premature babies develop fully and survive, Philippine distributor of leading global healthcare brands, HealthSolutions Enterprises, Inc., brings GE Healthcare’s Giraffe Omnibed – the latest, full-featured incubator and radiant warmer in one.

Combining the features of an incubator and radiant warmer, the Giraffe Omnibed helps provide an excellent, developmentally supportive and family-centered critical care environment for premature infants.

As an incubator, its Boost Air Curtain ability protects the infant from heat loss when either door is opened while its bi-directional airflow maintains thermal stability. As a radiant warmer, the infant receives uniform heat regardless of position, without warming the caregiver.

The Giraffe Omnibed was featured in the recently held 2nd International Neonatology Conference and 9th Annual Meeting of the Philippine Society of Newborn Medicine’s (PSNbM).

The annual conference, themed “Vignettes in Newborn Care: Best practices, best outcomes,” aims to improve the quality of neonatal care in the Philippines by providing medical equipment exhibits, lectures and training programs to doctors, paramedics, nurses and midwives.

Aside from the Giraffe Omnibed, other latest GE equipment and supplies featured in the event were the Giraffe Incubator, Lullaby Resus Prime, Lullaby Radiant Warmer, BiliSoft Phototherapy System, and Corometrics Fetal Monitor 170 and 250 series.

The latest of its kind, the GE Giraffe OmniBed is a full-featured incubator and a radiant warmer in one. It protects the infant from heat loss and ensures the infant receive uniform heat regardless of position without warming the caregiver. The GE Giraffe OmniBed is one of the newborn care equipment featured in Philippine Society of Newborn Medicine’s 2nd International Neonatology Conference and 9th Annual Meeting.

 

Creating 5-star family physicians through research

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Aimed at creating 5-star family physicians by providing research programs and trainings to medical residents, the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP), with the help of New Marketlink Pharmaceutical Corporation (NMPC), featured and awarded the best research presentations during PAFP’s 54th Anniversary and Annual Convention recently held at the Philippine International Convention Center.

The event, led by PAFP National President Dr. Alex Bienvenido Alip, Jr., is themed Managing Patients with Multi-Morbidities: Complexities in Family Practice. It aims to help family physicians manage patients with multiple co-morbidities like hypertension, diabetes and renal problems by providing them research-based and evidence-based patient care.

According to Dr. Ma. Victoria Pilares-Cruz, PAFP Research Committee chairman, PAFP’s research program orients medical residents on the basics of research and research protocols which they will need to acquire their certification and use them in their everyday practice as a physician after their residency training.

“Not all medical institutions have their own research committees. This is why through our research program, we go to different areas like Metro Manila, Davao, Iloilo and Cebu to train medical residents. In two years, we have successfully helped more than 80 residents,” said Dr. Cruz.

PAFP’s research program results are seen on its annual research poster and oral presentation which showcases best research papers from practitioners. This year, 20 papers are chosen for the poster presentation and six papers for the oral presentation.

Out of six participants in the oral presentation, first, second and third places received cash prizes while non-winners received special tokens. For the poster presentation Day 1 and Day 2 with eight participants each, top three papers and a Delegates’ Choice awardee were chosen from both days. Winning papers are also published in the next issue of the Filipino Family Physician Journal.

“Now, we have about 52 research programs nationwide. We will continue to pursue our program to reach even more residency trainees and help them progress in their careers. And this won’t be possible without our partner, NMPC. We’re really happy that they support our program,” Dr. Cruz said.

Sensodyne launches new campaign

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For 9 out of 10 Filipinos that suffer from delicate tooth or pangingilo, “delicate” is a little bit of an understatement to explain the fragile situation of their tooth.

Characterized by a brief, sharp, capturing ache, which many sensitivity/pangingilo victims typically select to only endure, the discomfort brought on by delicate tooth might solely final for a brief interval, however the emotional results of lacking out on these valuable moments together with your family members over meals and drinks has a far longer impression.

“Having delicate tooth can imply something from getting a light twinge to having extreme discomfort that may final for a number of hours. It may also be an early warning signal of extra critical dental issues.” stated Dr. Rannier Reyes of the Philippine Periodontal Society.

Sensitive tooth happens when the layer of enamel turns into skinny and exposes the softer dentine beneath. This mushy layer makes up the inside a part of the tooth resulting in the tooth’s nerve middle and triggers the ache you are feeling.

In 2015, GSK and Sensodyne takes the advocacy a notch greater with the launch of “Great Little Moments” digital marketing campaign which inspires Filipinos not solely to “Say No to Ngilo,” but in addition share their experiences after changing to Sensodyne and the way they’re able to absolutely take pleasure in their nice little moments sensitivity-free.

“With the beginning of the summer time season, everyone seems to be now on the lookout for someplace or one thing cool, be it on the seashore, the pool and even only a fast respite from the warmth with some chilly drinks or a cone of ice cream, however when you have delicate tooth, having fun with these chilly treats is usually a bit tough,” says Heather Pelier, Incoming Consumer Healthcare General Manager, GSK Philippines.

With the launch of the brand new marketing campaign, GSK is introducing the brand new Sensodyne Mouthwash to enrich its toothpaste and full its professional sensitivity routine to assist shoppers put an finish to tooth sensitivity.

Sensodyne Mouthwash has all the advantages of a daily mouthwash like offering lasting freshening impact, and fluoride to strengthen tooth and shield towards decay. It’s alcohol-free plus it provides pangingilo aid. It has two variants (Cool Mint and Extra Fresh 250mL) at Php165 SRP. The mouthwash is distributed in main supermarkets and drugstores nationwide.

Generika opens new outlet in Cavite

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Generika’s newest and one of its biggest branches formally opened at The District Mall, Dasmariñas, Cavite! Wider product selection is made available for the consumers ranging from personal care, to health and wellness, refreshments & many other additional products and services. The store has a very inviting ambiance to customers not to mention the warmth and friendliness of our store personnel. This is also Generika’s first store with a self-service area for customers.

Alongside the grand opening of the Generika outlet is the third and last day of Generika Drugstore’s Health and Wellness Fair, a health-themed event for the whole family, happening at the mall’s activity area! We’d like to thank our sponsors–Glorious Marketing Industrial, Pryce Pharma, CCM Pharma, SR Foods, Pascual Consumer Healthcare Corp, Remed Pharma, SureChoice Pharma, and Rej Diamond for helping us stage this successful event.

The Medical City inaugurates the Women’s Health Floor

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Women of all ages and stages of their life can now enjoy, in one convenient location, a full range of consultative and treatment services with the recent opening of the Women’s Health Floor at The Medical City.

Joining the Women’s Health Care Center (WHCC) which has been on the 6th Floor since 2010, are the Breast Center, Lactation Clinic and the Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Program Office.

“The new and improved WHCC is now part of the Women’s Health Floor and we are now ready to provide a wholistic program for women,” says Dr. Lyra Ruth Chua, director of WHCC.

The WHCC features both diagnostic and therapeutic services, such as Transvaginal ultrasound, Pap smear and Colposcopy, that specifically address women’s health care concerns. It is a One-Stop Clinic for Assessment of Risk, or OSCAR—a concept that is the first of its kind in the Philippines.

“At the WHCC-OSCAR, patients are thoroughly assessed for any female health care risk in a single location, as the Center is equipped with all the necessary technologies and staff, as opposed to relying on clinics and laboratories in various parts of TMC,” says Dr. Chua.

WHCC also has an operating room for minor surgeries, new specialty clinics like infertility clinic, preterm birth prevention clinic, CEO (Cervix, Endometrium, and Ovarian) clinic, menopause clinic, and Pelvic Floor clinic. WHCC also has new services like service offerings of WHCC such as First Trimester Screening for Congenital Abnormalities and Pre-eclampsia.

The Women’s Health Floor is manned by highly-skilled doctors and staff who are passionate about helping women achieve their goals for personal health.

“We don’t just have the technology, we also have the outcomes and the kind of service that make patients coming out of the Women’s Health Floor smile regardless of the diagnosis because they are happy, they are respected and treated as partners,” says Dr. Eugene F. Ramos, TMC Senior Vice President for Medical Services Group.