Health

• What is complementary medicine?

  Treatments used along with standard medical treatments but not considered standard treatments
• How does complementary medicine differ from alternative medicine?

  Complementary medicine is used alongside standard treatments, while alternative medicine is used instead of them
• Give an example of complementary medicine.

  Using acupuncture to help lessen some side effects of cancer treatment
• What is alternative medicine?

  Treatment used instead of standard medical treatments
• What is an example of alternative medicine?

  Using a special diet to treat cancer instead of anti-cancer drugs
• What are alternative modalities?

  Modalities approved by the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Healthcare (PITAHC)
• What is herbal medicine?

  A type of dietary supplement sold as tablets, capsules, powders, teas, extracts, and fresh or dried plants
• What are the 10 herbal medicines approved by the DOH?

  1. Sambong
  2. Akapulko
  3. Niyog-niyogan
  4. Tsaang Gubat
  5. Ampalaya
  6. Lagundi
  7. Ulasimang Bato
  8. Bawang
  9. Bayabas

  10. Yerba Buena
• What is acupuncture?

  A form of energy medicine where long thin needles are inserted to specific parts of the body to affect the energy flow
• What is the believed purpose of acupuncture?

  To treat musculoskeletal dysfunctions
• What is Ventusa cupping massage therapy?

  A therapy done by placing inverted glasses that have been flamed on specific points in the body
• What is the believed benefit of Ventusa cupping massage therapy?

  To relieve muscle and joint pains
• What is reflexology?

  A practice similar to acupuncture that focuses on treating specific disorders through massaging the soles of the feet
• How does acupressure differ from acupuncture?


  Acupressure uses hands to apply pressure, while acupuncture uses needles
• What is nutrition therapy?

  Approaches treatment of a medical condition by providing a tailored diet for the patient
• What are consumer protection laws?

  • Forms of government regulation
  • Aim to protect the rights and interests of consumers
  • Promote general welfare
  • Establish standards of conduct for business and industry
• What are the 8 consumer rights?

  1. Basic Needs
  2. Safety
  3. Information
  4. Choose
  5. Representation
  6. Redress
  7. Consumer Education
  8. Healthy Environment
• What does the right to basic needs entail?

  To be guaranteed survival, adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care, education, and sanitation
• What does the right to safety protect consumers from?

  Against the marketing of goods or services that are hazardous to health and life
• What does the right to information ensure?

  Protection against fraudulent or misleading advertising and provision of necessary facts for informed choices
• What does the right to choose guarantee consumers?

  The ability to choose products at competitive prices with an assurance of satisfactory quality
• What does the right to representation allow consumers to do?

  Express consumer interests in the making and execution of government policies
• What does the right to redress provide for consumers?

  Compensation for misrepresentation, shoddy goods, or unsatisfactory services
• What does the right to consumer education entail?

  Acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to be an informed consumer
• What does the right to a healthy environment ensure?

  To live and work in an environment that is neither threatening nor dangerous
• What are some government agencies that help protect consumers?

  1. DTI – Department of Trade and Industry
  2. FDA – Food and Drug Administration
  3. DOH - Department of Health
  4. NFA - National Food Authority
  5. DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources
  6. DSWD - Department of Social Welfare and Development
  7. FTC - Federal Trade Commission
  8. ICPEN - International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network
  9. UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

  10. OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation

  11. CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission
• What is the purpose of the Philippine Competition Law/Act (RA 10667)?

  To promote and protect a competitive market and the well-being of consumers
• When was the Philippine Competition Law/Act passed?

  In 2015
• What are the expected outcomes of the Philippine Competition Law/Act?

  To improve consumer protection, accelerate investment, and create more inclusive economic growth
• How does the enforcement of the Philippine Competition Law help consumers?

  By ensuring markets are open and free, challenging anti-competitive practices
• What characterizes a competent market?

  A market with multiple buyers and sellers, driving prices lower and offering more choices
• What are the benefits of competition in the market?

  Promotes entrepreneurial spirit, encourages private investments, facilitates technology development, and enhances resource productivity