Climatic Conditions Pose a Threat to Philippine Fishery Industry

Cybercrimes pose growing threat to medical devices.

S ecuring medical devices against cyberattacks or malware outbreaks and safeguarding protected health information (PHI) stored on devices or exchanged between a device and the provider’s network is a growing challenge for clinical engineers and hospital information technology (IT) professionals.1 This article will analyze two general trends with regard to their impact on a medical device securi...

Do nurse practitioners pose a threat to family physicians?: YES.

Do nurse practitioners pose a threat to family physicians?: NO.

Le Médecin de famille canadien Vol 55: january • janVier 2009 Admittedly, the concept of nurse practitioners is not new. As my colleague states, these professionals were originally created in an attempt to address the shortage of physicians, a shortage that in my view persists. Nurse practitioners have not been a panacea for this problem, which is undermining our profession. She also notes that...

A Dynamic Philippine Swine Industry: Key to Meeting Challenges and Technological Innovations

In recent years, the Philippines have seen a robust swine industry, with record high farm gate price per kg of live hogs. This augurs well for swine raisers considering the eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease as well as the absence of major disease outbreaks. The improved housing which resulted in the proliferation of tunnel ventilated houses was one of the contributory factors for such a phe...

An Analysis of the Philippine Electric Power Industry

This paper analyzes the Philippine electric power industry. First, it gives a brief history of the industry. Second, it assesses the interaction between the electric power industry and the Philippine economy. Third, it describes the structure of the industry as well as its major players. Fourth, it examines the industry’s legal and regulatory framework. And fifth, it discusses the problems and ...