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Q uestion: I am 31 years old and my hair has become thinner. Every time I take a bath, a lot of strands fall off. What can be done to cure my hair loss? Answer: Normally, a person would lose 50-100 strands of hair every day. But he/she won’t get bald because hair is continually replaced. Baldness results when the loss of hair is greater than the production of hair. Medically, we call it alopecia. Alopecia totalis means total loss of scalp hair. Alopecia universalis is a condition where all body hair is lost universally, including the eyebrows and eyelashes. Alopecia areata means there are certain areas of bald patches on the head. The most common reason for baldness is hereditary. Blame your parents. There is a well-known male pattern of baldness, which creeps at the side of the head and then affects the crown of the head. In severe cases, some men have hair at the back and the sides only. Hair loss affects guys more often because of their high testosterone levels. Certain diseases like anemia and an underactive thyroid can cause hair loss. Unusual diets, crash diets, sudden weight loss, and vitamin deficiencies can damage your hair, too. Some women experience hair loss after childbirth, but their hair usually returns to normal in a year. Is there an infection? Lifestyle Feature ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: Dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and psoriasis can cause constant itching and scratching, leading again to falling hair. For these cases, Read More …

The head of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Virgilio Mendez called his own agency “a failure” after high-profile inmates taken out of the New Bilibid Prison managed to sneak in large sums of money while inside their detention cells at the NBI headquarters in Manila. “Papaano nakapasok yung pera na ‘yan, ang dami niyang dinaanan. Talagang we are a failure here. The NBI is a failure,” NBI director Virgilio Mendez said in a GMA News’ “24 Oras” report that aired on Monday. “Siguro because the facility is not ready for this,” he added. The NBI has confiscated over P700,000 from the inmates during its inspection on Dec. 28 and Dec. 29, 2014. The agency also found cash inside a trash can at the comfort room. Cash were also found hidden inside an “ampao” and in a pack of cigarette. The biggest amount seized amounting to about P350,000 was confiscated from Tony Co. A driver’s license with a name Wu Yuantuan, owned by Peter Co, was also confiscated. A total of P84,000 or 475 Canadian dollars was seized from Peter Co. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has already ordered an in-depth investigation. She said investigators are focusing on two theories. “Baka nakalagay dun sa mga pagkain, nakatago sa mga pagkain na somehow ‘di nila ininspeksyon. Sabi ko nga in the first place bakit pinayagan yung mga pagkain na yun,” De Lima said. Daily inspections are being done now to check if inmates have sneak in cash or contraband inside the Read More …

Anita Linda in the 2008 film Adela directed by Adolfo Alix Jr. As is the established pattern of Philippine movies, veteran actors need to kiss their careers goodbye once they reach within shouting distance of becoming a senior citizen. The premium on youth is such that there is an expiration date on young stars who are launched at 16, and after playing grandmother in the movies slowly fade away. This is a pattern accepted with happy exceptions like Gina Pareño, Eddie Garcia and Anita Linda. At her advanced age, Anita (Alice Lake in real life) had been content to live her life with daughter Francesca and her three children in Alabang Hills where Anita has stayed for 20 years, tending the garden and caring for her two cats. This was the schedule of her day-to-day life until Adela came along and changed her life immensely. Adela was the Cinemalaya entry of a woman going 90 and who celebrates her birthday alone when her children fail to visit her. The film directed by Adolfo Alix Jr. opened the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and went on to win the young Critics Circle Best Film of 2008. It gave Anita the Best Actress awards in the Southeast Asia Film Competition category of the Cinemanila International Film Festival and at the Gawad Tanglaw Awards by academicians. Anita winning the 1952 Maria Clara Best Actress award for her title role in Sisa The last movie where she was lead was the 1998 Ang Babae sa Bubungang Lata directed by the Read More …

VISITORS enjoy white water rafting down the Chico River TABUK CITY—Kalinga tourism brochures market the province as a destination for ink (indigenous tattooing), rafting (the Chico River white water rafting) and climbing (the province’s mountain vistas) that has attracted up to 40,000 visitors to Tabuk, one of the country’s youngest cities. This gradual improvement in tourism since 2001 has encouraged investors to develop a complementary hotel business for Tabuk, which became a city in 2007, having already been the province’s capital since the 1960s. Despite a 12-hour trip from Metro Manila, this city has served as the gateway to Kalinga’s myriad towns and cultures since its original settlers named it “Tobog,” or living stream. But tourism is a fairly new trade here. The province has been a major rice producer in the Cordillera region and Tabuk, for the most part, has had an agriculture-based economy, according to the city’s tourism development plan covering 2013 to 2016. For a time, the province also had to fend off a disparaging reputation for violence and conflict, due to accounts of bitter feuds among tribes or clans that took place decades ago. “Kalinga used to be described by outsiders as a violent community, but people who made the effort to visit Tabuk have been returning again and again once they realized that this characterization of the province was not true,” said Ben Chan, owner of the Grand Zion Garden Resort and Hotel, which opened in 2009. Chan, one of the city’s big investors, said Read More …

popular Sangley airport study out by mid 2015 Star-studded ‘royal wedding’ with a cast of a thousand Pacquiao drops New Year greeting to Floyd With barely any gov’t fund, trees grow in Tanay Why is Comelec delaying recall election? South African ship captain guilty of arms smuggling Complex times Alapag looms as Gilas Pilipinas deputy coach videos Philippine Arena’s 2015 New year’s eve countdown Chris Brown a no-show 2 Bocaue fireworks stores shut down for violations 40th MMFF Awards Night 2014 MMFF New Wave KOTA KINABALU–The anticipated heavy rainfall and strong winds over Sabah’s east coast and northern regions did not materialize when tropical storm Jangmi (Philippine name Seniang) dissipated without much incident over the Sulu Sea. The storm that had caused 54 deaths in the Philippines blew itself out on December 31, said Sabah Meteorological Department director Abdul Malek Tussin. He said the wet weather in the state was due to a confluence of a north-easterly monsoon and a cold surge of winds from Siberia. Malek said that while the cold surge was expected to ease off today, the rainy weather in Sabah was likely to persist for several more days. The department had earlier advised people in the east coast and northern regions to expect heavy rainfall and strong winds from Jangmi until Sunday. Tags: Jangmi Sabah Seniang Tropical Storm weather Related Stories: Australia investigates ‘paedophile’ father in Thai baby scandal Bangladesh ferry owner faces charges in sinking Bangladesh ferry owner faces charges in sinking Bangladesh ferry owner Read More …