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Happy New Year to all!!!

Thank God for your blessings the past year and look forward to more of HIS abundant love this coming year 2007! Start the year right everyone !

Sam's Birthday Party at Jollibee

1-3 PM December 23, 2006 Jollibee, West Avenue Branch Thank you to all those who made the event successful and fun!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

May the blessing of God be with you all as you celebrate this joyful season!!!

Proper ear health

How to care for your ears Did you know there is a right and wrong way to clean the ear? If the ear doesn't get cleaned, or if it gets cleaned poorly or the wrong way, it can seriously damage your hearing! And once hearing is lost, it often can't be fixed . Here are some tips and instructions for caring for the ear. General Care Have your ENT doctor check your ears and hearing at least annually. Recognize the signs of hearing loss See your ENT doctor imediately if you injure your ears, if your ears hurt, or if you notice abnormal changes in your ears or hearing Cleaning of the Ear Be careful when cleaning your ears. Wipe your outer ear with a washcloth or tissue during or after showering. Don't put any small objects in your ears. Cotton swabs and other small objects can damage the sensitive parts of your ear. When using "cotton buds", clean the outer 1/3 of the canal only, as it is the only part of the canal producing earwax. Normally, earwax is removed...

Katatawanan II

Here's another sample of pinoy jokes online . Use the following words in a sentence: Schooling (phone rings).....Hello? Who SCHOOLING? (Who's Calling) Affect Maria is wearing AFFECT diamond ring. (A Fake) Adieu If you are ADIEU, the Arabs will kill you. (A Jew) Decanter You can order that medicine over DECANTER. (The Counter) Deletion The balat of DELETION is crispy. (The Lechon) Despise Who baked all DESPISE? (These Pies) Different and Differential I am looking for DIFFERENT of this boy to get DIFFERENTIAL consent so he can go to the picnic. (The Parent and The Parental) Chicken Not Bread If I put a bag over my wife's head then Chee kennot bread!" (She Cannot Breathe) Persuading The newly married couple will celebrate their PERSUADING anniversary next year. (First Wedding) Deposit When washing my hands, I always turn on DEPOSIT. (The Faucet) Deficit Before going into the pool, I always check how DEFICIT. (Deep Is It) Protestant I always ge...

Katatawanan

Here's a post I received from my yahoo!groups last year. I find it really funny. I hope you do too. Read on. PINOY LESSONS IN LINGUISTICS 1. Noong 1940's, kapag may bra ang babae, pinagbubulungan na at mababansagang malandi. Noon din ay may French perfume na ang tatak ay Eclat (silent T). Kaya ang taong maarte ay tinawag ng mga Pinoy na Eclat (pronounce the T). Ngayon kapag maraming tsetseburetse at kaartehan ganon din ang tawag, "Ang dami mo namang eklat." Kinalaunan, pinaikli pa ang eklat at naging ek-ek- "Ang tagal mo namang magdesisyon kung sasama ka o hindi! Ang dami mong ek-ek!" 2. Noong elementary ako, uso pa ang Wakasan, sinusubaybayan ko ang nobelang Tubig at Langis; ang Movie Especial na komiks kung saan kapanapanabik ang bawat eksena sa buhay ni Zuma na siya namang ama ni Galema. Sa komiks ang tawag sa babaeng nagbebenta ng panandaliang aliw ay baylerina. Kinalaunan, naging belyas, tapos naging English, hospitality girls tapos ngayon G...

A Lateral Saccular Cyst of the Larynx Presenting as Snoring in a 3-year old: A Case Report

*Winner, Philippine Medical Association National Case Report Contest 2004, PMA Annual Convention, Manila Hotel, Philippines Introduction Snoring in the adult has always been thought of as a benign condition, more of a nuisance than a medical problem. But if it is heard from a child, it is thought of as a significant indicator of an underlying pathology that needs to be looked into. Literature commonly associates it with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Ejercito, 1995; Krespi and Kacker, 2003). Specifically, it has been attributed to anatomic abnormalities such as a large lingual tonsil (Dundar, et al, 1996), laryngomalacia (Chetty, et al, 1994), and epiglottic prolapse (Woo, 1992). Other reported conditions include obesity, nasal obstruction (Chen and Kushida, 2003), unfavorable tongue to mandible relationship, pharyngeal hypotonia and pharyngeal space occupying tumors1. There has been no report attributing it to a laryngeal mass like the case presented. This is a case report of a 3-year...

Sam

Her name is hebrew which means "Listener of God" and a "Flock of God, belonging to God". Her complete name would then mean "one who belongs to God, and listens to HIM" as well. She is our second daughter, simply called Sam!

Monty

My eldest daughter. We call her Monty. It's the name of Brendan Fraser's character in "With Honors" which is one of my favorite movies. It is supposed to be a short for "Montgomery" which is a name we should have given our first child if it was a boy. It turned out to be a girl so we searched for a name that would still have "Monty" as nickname. We came up with French name which means "noble" and a word of unknown origin meaning "Peace".

THE AETNA EXPERIENCE

It has been 2 months since I last set foot on the floor Despite the comfort that I regained back and so much more My Aetna experience is something I can’t forget forevermore… March 6 was the day it all began Driven by adventure, a dream not part of my life plan I trodded on a path my colleagues won’t probably understand, But, what started as odd turned out to be fun. American literature was the first topic at hand Pronunciation and accent were a must to understand, Together with Pat and Polly, Andy was the man It was like going back to elementary 1 – 0 – 1. Then came medical terminologies and American health insurance Meeting Amar, Prashant, Venu and the other brilliant Indians was a humbling chance, Familiarizing with the system called Rumba which is different from the dance Dealing with terms like copay, deductible, co-insurance and all the other ones. Of course the people I worked with were all so charming The tres marias Vernon, Audi, and JP were extremely en...

Your teeth can kill you!

In recent years there has been a reawakening of the dangers of oral infections and their potential disastrous effects on systemic health. Dead and infected teeth are often treated 'conservatively' in modern dentistry by performing a treatment called Root Canal Therapy. As dentists, we are indoctrinated that it is better to save a tooth at any cost - although the real costs to individual health and the society at large are usually totally overlooked by the teaching institutions. This may at first seem surprising considering that dentistry is touted as a health providing profession. On the other hand, if the dental profession were to accept the reality of Focal Infection (and the potential sources of this oral infection), we would have to reassess some of the fundamental treatment concepts being taught and practiced in dentistry. As filipinos, we often put our dental health low in our priorities. The saying " okay lang bungi or sira ang ngipin, basta kumakain araw-araw...

The Quest

Soaring up like an eagle Spreading wings to fly Trudging nowhere, probing for any An expedition the heart goes through Going in directions the mind leads Opening doors hoping to get in Lighting up candles that brightens the dark Wishing to see the glory within Chasing the wind Looking for the end of the rainbow Counting the stars Ah, endless, unbound! That is life An inexhaustible quest It is for the tranquility of mind The fundamental nature of living. Copyright ©2006 .Poetry.com

Esophageal and Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies:A 10-Year Retrospective Study

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES : To review the clinical profile of foreign body ingestion and aspiration. To assess predisposing conditions. To evaluate esophagoscopy and bronchoscopy as management To determine outcome and complications. STUDY DESIGN : Cross-sectional Study SETTING : Government Tertiary Medical Center METHODS AND PATIENTS : Using the medical record registry, a retrospective analysis of all patients admitted at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology for foreign body ingestion and aspiration from April 1993 toApri12003 was done. RESULTS : Of 648 patients, 632 (98%) were cases of foreign body ingestion and 16(2%) cases were foreign body aspiration. 484 (75%) were pediatric patients ( CONCLUSION : The clinical profile of 648 cases of esophageal and tracheobronchial foreign bodies for the past 10 years was described. Majority of the patients belong to the pediatric age group, similar to those reported in literature. Diagnoses were established based on history and sy...

Geast of my Life!

I looked back and saw my life Full of blessings intertwined with strife My dreams and what i did may not have jived But altogether I had a wonderful life! Born to a family of seven We had a home gifted by heaven In sickness and in health never was it shaken Even in the demise of my father, it was not weaken. A doctor is what I have become Despite some obstacles, I have overcome Service to humanity for the Glory of His kingdom The mission of my life til my Lord will come. Copyright ©2006. Poetry.com