During the rainy season when floods are very common, one should be extra cautious of the health risks brought by flooding.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), flooding or “baha” can increase the prevalence of communicable diseases which can be water or vector-borne.

WHO explains that water-borne diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera, and leptospirosis are brought by water contamination, the major risk factor associated with flooding. The incidents of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and yellow fever, on the other hand, increases due to standing water that serves as breeding sites for mosquitoes.

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The ‘dignity’ of people with mental health conditions should be respected

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One should be mindful of the fact that the arrival of the National Mental Health Week this October made no difference for those people who are suffering from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, and other mental health conditions.

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Male breast cancer is rare, but it happens.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) states that breast cancer is the most usual cause of cancer deaths among women with more than 500,000 deaths in 2012. In the recent estimates, one in 1000 men has the risk of getting the disease. In the Philippines, it is the most common disease for both sexes combined, according to the Philippine Cancer Society (PCS).