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According to heart experts, this is because of SEX-HDL. The antidote: TLC and some drugs. 


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"No drug can ever be effective unless they are taken religiously," says Dr. Gregorio Patacsil Jr., president of the Philippine Society of Hypertension. "It may be the ‘missing link’ why some medical problems are not adequately controlled."


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Arrested by the NBI at his Makati City office was Reynaldo Patacsil. According to NBI agents, Patacsil and his companions, who were not identified, have already been charged with estafa before the Department of Justice.


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Cynthia Villar, ertswhile chairperson of the Congressional Spouses Foundation (CSF), said she is confident that Las Piñas residents will give her the mandate to serve them.


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13-M Pinoys have hypertension

By Sheila Crisostomo | February 4, 2004 - 12:00am

Some 13 million Filipinos are suffering from hypertension but only half of them know about the illness, doctors from the Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH) said yesterday. "Hypertension can lead to various...

Headlines

Statin therapy needed for CVD prevention

July 31, 2003 - 12:00am

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a life-long disease and requires a life-long treatment. Such is the advice of heart experts as they discussed the role of the statin class of drugs in the treatment of cholesterol...

Science and Environment

Heart disease: Blame it on ‘SEX-HDL’

By Kathy Alcala | April 10, 2003 - 12:00am

With all the drugs available to combat the risks of heart disease, why is it still the leading cause of death in the world, especially in developing countries like the Philippines? According to heart experts, this...

Science and Environment

Experts urge ‘TLC’ for heart disease

By Kathy Alcala | December 12, 2002 - 12:00am

With all the drugs available to combat the risks of heart disease, why is it still the leading cause of death in the world, especially in developing countries like the Philippines? According to heart experts, this...

Science and Environment

Patient compliance: The ‘missing link’

November 21, 2002 - 12:00am

Despite all the medical breakthroughs yielding new drugs that are more effective and associated with less side-effects, effective control of cardiovascular diseases appears to be an elusive dream. "No drug...

Science and Environment

Defeated Congress bet nabbed in Las Piñas

September 26, 2001 - 12:00am

Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation arrested last Monday night a defeated congressional bet in Las Piñas and at least four of his companions for allegedly engaging in foreign exchange trading without...

Metro

Villar wife to run for Congress

By Rainier Allan Ronda | March 5, 2001 - 12:00am

Former Speaker and senatorial aspirant Manuel Villar’s wife is bidding to "inherit" his Las Piñas congressional seat this coming May 14 elections in what appears to be a three-cornered fight. Cynthia...

Metro