For patients with cardiovascular disorders, adherence to medication goes a long way in ensuring that their health is in its tiptop condition. However, 60 percent of these patients are not complying with the medication as prescribed by their doctors, according to a study. Published in the American Heart Association, the study revealed that non adherence to medication remains to be a major problem...
The idea of close family ties is widespread among Filipinos as evidenced in their habits and practices. Filipinos value the concept of extended families with in-laws living in one household or overseas worker who overcome loneliness in order to support the family or of caring for the elderly members at home instead of packing them off to a hospice for the aged. But...
