Health@Heart

Health@Heart: WHY IS LOVEMAKING GOOD FOR US?

By PHILIP S. CHUA, MD, FACS, FPCS Scientific evidences suggest that clean sex is good for us in more ways than one. Here are some of the dozen reasons why it is so.

Health@Heart: VASELINE: IS IT SAFE?

By PHILIP S. CHUA, MD, FACS, FPCS Almost every home has Vaseline jelly or some other items with petroleum in it, like lip stick, lip moisturizer, other cosmetics, paint, shoe/leather polish, nylons, ink, roof shingles, etc. One of its famous forms is Vaseline jelly, as skin protector (sh...

Health@Heart: DRUG CAN DESTROY A NATION

BY PHILIP S. CHUA MD, MD, FACS, FPCS The illegal drug problem here and abroad is not a modern crisis. Almost 3 centuries ago, an illegal drug brought down an empire, the Imperial China. If not drastically eliminated, illegal drug trafficking and use, a massive cancer in the Philippines, co...

HEALTH@HEART: DRUG CAN DESTROY A NATION

By Philip S. Chua MD, FACS, FPCS The illegal drug problem here and abroad is not a modern crisis. Almost 3 centuries ago, an illegal drug brought down an empire, the Imperial China. If not drastically eliminated, illegal drug trafficking and use, a massive cancer in the Philippines,...

Heart to Heart: What are you voting for?

Heart to Heart By Philip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS On Monday, May 9, 2016, the Filipinos at home and abroad will decide the fate of the Philippines and its people. The health and future of our nation are literally in the hands of our people who will cast their vote at this important piv...

Heart to Heart: THE UNINVITED CELEBRAT0R

Heart to Heart By Phil S. Chua*, MD, FACS, FPCS When international superstar Marilyn Monroe, in her sexy tight-fitting gown, in May of 1962, sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President,” the attention of the world was momentarily on her, but John F. Kennedy, 45, on whose honor the party was being...

Heart to Heart: Are We Masochistic or Stupid?

Heart to Heart By Phil S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS As a Filipino overseas who loves his homeland, I am puzzled, sad, and disenchanted to see our beloved Philippines hopelessly entrenched in a quagmire and culture of graft and corruption