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• Ophthalmologist


  A specialist in the branch of medicine concerned with disorders and diseases of the eye
• Dermatologist


  A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders
• Cardiologist


  A doctor who specializes in the study and treatment of heart disease and heart abnormalities
• Pulmonologist


  A medical specialty that deals with disorders involving the respiratory tract
• Neurologist


  A medical specialist in the treatment of disorders of the nervous system
• Gastroenterologist


  A specialist with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive system
• Laughing actually strengthens the immune system making us stronger and better to fight off diseases
• Benefits of laughing

  • Humour can change your mood instantly
  • Laughing stimulates the brain, left and right hemispheres
  • Laughter helps us to retain more information
• Humour is proven to be contagious
• Depression and anxiety are almost non-existent with laughter
• Standard care involves medical doctors and allied health professionals such as nurses and physical therapists
• Complementary and alternative medicine is not part of standard care
• Major domains of CAM

  • Biology-based practices including taking herbal medicine and special diets and vitamins
  • Energy medicine using magnetic fields and biofields
  • Manipulative and body-based practices focusing on body movement and therapy
  • Mind-body medicine involving mental exercises
• DOH approved herbal medicine Ampalaya for independent diabetic patients
• Akapulko - for treating ringworm
• Bawang - for blood pressure control
• Bayabas - for non-infection
• Lagundi-for treating cough and asthma
• Niyog-niyogan -for the expulsion of intestinal worms with anti-cancer health benefits
• Sambong -for urinary stones
• Tsaang gubat - mouthwash
• Pansit-pansitan - for arthritis
• Yerba buena- muscle and joints pain
• Examples of CAM (complementary and alternative medicine)

  1. Acupuncture-form of energy
  2. Ventosa - by placing invertal glasses
  3. Reflexology - treating specific order through massaging heads and ears.
  4. 4. Acupressure- use hands to apply pressure one certain points of the body.
  5. 5. Nutrition therapy - providing a tailored diet for the patients
• Quackery is practicing medicine or Other accredited health professions by a dishonest or an incompetent person with little or no professional preparation to do what he claims he can do
• quackery is a false claim for a cure
• 3 types of quackery:

  • Medical quackery - Includes cure, treatments, and remedies to various health conditions that are drugless or bloodless in nature

  • Nutrition quackery - Promotion of food pads and other nutritional practices that claim to be all natural.

  • Device quackery - Use of miraculous gadgets that are believed to cure certain health conditions
• It is a big business, a huge amount of money spent on fraudulent health products and services
• It multiplies and spreads fast
• It thrives on individuals who are diagnosed with illnesses that are known to have no cure
• How to identify quackery

  1. Folve credentials - Claim to be a college or university holder or unrelated to health or might be falsified

  2. Immediate Results - Be suspicious if a salesperson promises immediate guaranteed results

  3. Sales pitch - Look for words and phrases such as miracle, secret remedy, breakthrough, clinical studies, and cure for all

  4. Mail-order Sales - Be cautious of mail orders and money-back guarantees

  5. Lack of medical support - Some quacks claim that certain medical associations are against them only because the organizations will not profit from the sale of their products
• Quacks do not subject their products to thorough scientific testing. The product is rushed onto the market to make money as quickly as possible
• The most vulnerable consumer of quackery is the uninformed consumer who does not know the facts about health trends and issues
• Health-related Laws in the Philippines

  • Consumer Act of the Philippines (CA 9394) - A national policy that aims to protect the interests of consumers and buyers of products and services, promote consumers' general welfare, and maintain standards of conduct for both the business and industrial sectors
  • Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1999 (EA 8423) - An act creating the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC) to accelerate the development of traditional and alternative health care in the Philippines, providing for a traditional and alternative health care development and fund for other purposes
  • Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RA 10354) - Guarantees universal access to methods such as contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care
• Reproductive health responds to the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease relating to the reproductive system and its functions
• Pillars of reproductive health include informed choice to ensure the health of the mother and the child, an effective and quality reproductive health care services, which are ethically and medically sound
• I have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to do so
• To ensure the health of the mother and the child, an effective and quality reproductive health-care services, which are ethically and medically safe, legal, accessible, and affordable, shall be given primacy
• Respect for life
• This act recognizes that abortion is illegal and punishable by law. However, mothers who will be identified to have aborted an unborn child will be served with part-abortive treatment and counseling in a humane, nonjudgmental, and compassionate manner