José Rizal (1861-1896) is one of the most revered figures in Philippine history. He was a multifaceted intellectual and a political activist, best known for his political writings that inspired the Philippine revolution and ultimately led to his execution by the Spanish colonizers. Rizal was also a physician who trained in ophthalmology under 2 prominent European ophthalmologists, Louis de Weck...

objective: to determine the impact of a national intervention program on some pregnancy complications in iran. materials and methods: this multicenter study was conducted in governmental sector in 14 provinces in iran between 2003 and 2005. intervention included education of all maternal health care providers including gynecologists, general physicians, and midwifes in the governmental sector. ...

The problems faced by the Philippine Commonwealth government at the end of the Second World War included not only those resulting from actual hostilities, but many problems arising from the failure of the Public Health program before the war broke out. In 1941 this program had deteriorated badly and equipment was already obsolete. As a consequence, the danger of large-scale epidemics was great ...

The national genetic improvement program (GIP) is one major component of the Carabao Development Program in the Philippines. The main objective of which is to produce genetically superior buffaloes that will produce milk and meat to provide additional livelihood to the farming communities through dairy-based enterprise and to be able to contribute to the national dairy industry. The use of assi...

The Philippine Heart Association, the Philippine Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society, and the Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, collaborated to develop the 2015 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia in the Philippines (2015 CPG). These guidelines are meant to update the 2005 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Dyslipidemia in th...

The paper examined the value system in Philippine firms against the backdrop of Eastern-Western cultural dynamics in East Asia. The Asian milieu presents co-existence of cultural stasis and unease -balance and tension between Eastern values and Western ideas. Successful Asian countries demonstrated their ability to blend conflicting cultures and highlight certain values in order to promote nati...

– We present updated accounts on the status and distribution of all known species of freshwater turtles in the Philippines, including information on taxonomy, natural history, exploitation, and conservation status. Six species of native nonmarine turtles (Dogania subplana, Pelochelys cantorii, Cuora amboinensis, Cyclemys dentata, Heosemys spinosa, and Siebenrockiella leytensis) are recognized f...