A recent study in the UK gives light to the mystery why mosquitoes are drawn to certain people and not to others. I am one who is always followed by mosquitoes wherever I go, with every tissue of my skin (no matter how hard I try to conceal it) a potential garden for the blood [...]
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September 2, 2009Wounded Healers
August 29, 2009All healers are wounded. This is one reflection in the recent training cum workshop on mental health and psychosocial support that we’ve organized/attended. Therefore, it is important that we, as service providers, keep a deep sense of self-awareness and control as we face life’s adversities before we’re able to relieve the sufferings of others. Like a rope that’s [...]
Bruxism
July 12, 2009That’s right. It’s a medical term for the condition when you unconsciously grind your teeth against other teeth. They say it’s due to stress–your subconscious telling you to slow things down a bit.
I have bruxism–so when the dentist happened to check on my teeth again, after a filling, I was reminded to get myself a [...]
Airness
July 4, 2009A letter to the editor of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine recently explained the epidemiology of the current A (H1N1) pandemic in relation to international air travel. The study analyzed flight patterns, especially the destinations of travelers from Mexico. It showed that countries which are the common destinations, like the US and Canada, [...]
RONALD P. LAW, M.D., M.P.H.
June 3, 2009Judgment day has come! I passed our Comprehensive Exam for MPH! After 2 years of juggling work and studies, after 6 weeks of toiling in the field, and after less than a week of review, I made it! This signifies the start of my career in Public Health, more than having a valid reason to [...]
Fieldwork Blues
April 25, 2009Been blogless for many weeks now because of fieldwork for MPH. Our group is assigned in Pila, Laguna, the Vigan of Laguna because it is home to a lot of heritage houses and a museum. We’ve been here last year for our Laguna Loop tour; but this time, it’s all work. This is the culmination [...]
My first Toastmaster experience
January 13, 2009I finally got to attend our club’s Toastmasters meeting, the first for this year, as a guest (I haven’t submitted my application form and haven’t paid the membership dues). Full of new-year optimism, the meeting was packed by members, new and old, and guests like me. Even before the program was over, I thought that it is [...]
Run Still, Ron Law, for 2009!
January 1, 2009Happy new year to all!
Quite uncommonly does the rain interfere with the celebration of the new year. But last night, it did, significantly reducing the number of firecracker-related injuries. Hope the rain is auspicious, bringing us blessings that can last us the whole year through. The year of the ox, as I’ve checked, is not [...]
Two eyes are better than one
December 31, 2008Our charms for 2009. Both have the one-eye DZI bead, our birth signs’ common lucky bead, as the centerpiece. Hope the year of the ox brings good luck, fortune and health to both of us. Welcome 2009!
Yearender Snapshots
December 30, 20082008 is about to be replaced by a new year. So reflections and resolutions are the things to make now. But before these, here are some recent snapshots:
My Hon’s gift to me, “Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews” which I started reading. I find the book very enjoyable and informative. Reading it is transcendent: it kinda deepens [...]
