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Keeping your Child Skin infection-free

10 / 17 / 18

Kids are very energetic, clumsy and can’t stay still in only one place, they move around a lot and get a bump or either scratches from things around them. Keeping them in the pink of health and strengthening their immune system is our main goal so they can always bounce back fast from getting sick….

Another school year has started, and parents are more than ever concerned about their child’s welfare, especially their health. Since they won’t be around to look after them all the time, they are naturally wary.

Their kids interact with other kids and do activities that will most likely get their hands dirty and make them prone to certain skin infections. With their fragile skin at their young age, parents will necessarily do everything to protect their children from contracting skin infections.

Dr. Maria Lourdes Palmero, FPDS, explained that there are three forms of skin infections that parents should watch out for in their kids: bacterial, fungal and viral. She said the infections are based on etiology or the kind of organisms that cause it.

Bacterial infection is the most common, she said, caused mainly by Staphylococcus aureus, with minor skin infections such as impetigo or “mamaso” that usually has noticeable golden-yellow crusting that multiplies over time. There can also be folliculitis or small deposits of pus, usually in the hair follicles; then there’s furunculosis or “pigsa” in the vernacular, plus carbunculosis.

For fungal infections, there’s ringworm that is common to children; on the feet, it is called “alipunga” or tinea pedis; on the hands, tinea manum; on the face, tinea faciale; and on the groin, tinea cruris or “hadhad.” In terms of viral infections, it’s the common warts or verruca vulgaris, known in the vernacular as “kulugo” that may be seen more often in children.

Dr. Palmero explained the most common mode of transmission is through contact with an infected person but of course there are other factors. “Food is not a factor, but the environment, specifically the heat or moisture, may be associated to development of fungal infections. A child’s immune status can also be a factor; or if a child has skin barrier issues, like eczema or extremely dry skin, infection may be more easily acquired. These factors make the child prone to infections since organisms can easily enter the skin. Infectious agents may also come from other sources such as animal or pet fur, or even from soil.”

As interactions among kids happen mostly in school, Dr. Palmero said awareness and hygiene are key. “Kids in school who touch things everywhere should have a habit of frequent hand washing to lessen transmission of skin infection. Moisturization also helps to guarantee the skin’s barrier function so they don’t get infected easily.”

To know if their child has bacterial skin infection, parents can look for blisters with golden-yellow crusting that’s slightly moist. If there are small deposits of pus in the skin, that may be folliculitis; or if with nodules, child may have boils. For fungal skin infection, there’s usually a round patch with central clearing (ringworm). For viral warts, there’s usually rough lesions  on the hands or feet.

“These are the common presentations to watch out for; but if there’s increasing severity, parents may notice symptoms like loss of appetite, fever, or body malaise, where the child feels tired or weak. This means the infection is progressing. Fever is the most important sign of worsening infection” Dr. Palmero continues.

She emphasized that parents should have basic ideas on the form of treatment for skin infections. For superficial bacterial skin infections), best options are topical medications that contain mupirocin. But if the infection comes with fever or if it prolongs, Dr. Palmero said it’s best to see a doctor. “Depending on the severity, seek doctor’s advice for systemic treatment, which can be oral or through IV (intravenous) that is administered directly through the bloodstream.”

Fungal infections merit a different medication, mostly the antifungals, such as clotrimazoles or the allylamines. For viral warts, salicylic acid may be used. Again, the treatment depends on the severity of the infection.

Dr. Palmero stresses one piece of advice for parents, though. Aside from teaching their kids proper hygiene, she said there are pediatric dermatologists in the Philippines that they can consult and rely on for advice to keep their kids infection-free. She said for the most effective and safe medical, surgical and cosmetic treatments for the skin, hair and nails, it is better to consult a dermatologist, preferably a member of the Philippine Dermatological Society (PDS), the country’s dermatology authority.

“The problem is many parents resort to self-diagnosis and self-medication. They give drugs that’s most of the time not really warranted. What’s scary is that what they’re doing may worsen the situation and prolong the child’s suffering from infection,” Dra. Palmero stated.

For more about First Aid for Kids follow them on  Instagram (firstaidforkidsph) or www.facebook.com/firstaidforkidsph.   For topical medications that contain mupirocin, visit Foskina at www.glenmarkpharma.com.

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5 Best Waste Management Methods Around The World

10 / 28 / 16

All around the world, people are becoming more and more educated about the damage that’s being done to the environment by humans. When people think about how they can help the environment, they usually consider how they can reduce their carbon footprint by using less electricity. That may mean remembering to turn the lights off, only driving when necessary, or even having solar panels installed on their property’s roof.

However, while minimising the effects of global warming are extremely important, looking after the precious resources the world has to offer is also crucial.

Most developed countries have populations that consume as much as they can afford, but all that consumption results in a lot of waste. The problem is, that waste needs to be disposed of some way or another, but simply throwing everything into landfills is far from ideal.

As a result, people are being urged to recycle as much as they possibly can, and in many countries, people are supplied with recycling bins so that they can easily separate their general waste from materials that could be used again.

Of course, in some situations, separating a huge amount of waste into what can and can’t be recycled can be a monumental task, and that’s where hiring a skip bin comes in useful.

Bin hire provides people with a way to dispose of their waste responsibly without having to do any of the hard work. In situations where bins can’t accommodate the huge amount of waste a homeowner has to deal with, good skip hire companies will provide a bin and then dispose of its contents responsibly.

Recover Bin supply skip bins in Perth WA that can be filled with a huge amount of waste which then gets disposed of in the most responsible way. Below, this article will take a look at five of the most common waste disposal methods that are used around the world.

  • Landfill – Though most countries are increasingly trying to avoid using landfills, they remain the most popular method of disposing of waste.
  • Incineration – This is where certain metals are heated to extremely high temperatures in order to reduce the amount of space they take up, therefore reducing the stress on landfills.
  • Recycling – This is a process that involves turning old waste into new products as to avoid filling landfills.
  • Composting –The remains of plants and some kitchen waste can be turned into nutrient-rich food for plants.
  • Recover energy – This is a series of complicated processes that convert non-recyclable waste into heat, electricity or fuel.

Unfortunately, the majority of countries around the world are still very far away from managing waste in the most efficient way possible. There is still too much waste unnecessarily being thrown into landfills, and that’s something that needs to be stopped so that the world’s natural resources don’t run out. That’s why it’s always a good idea for homeowners to find a reputable company for skip hire when they have too much waste to dispose of responsibly by themselves.

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House Cleaning 101

10 / 16 / 13

How do you clean your house? For us, I do have a schedule for house general cleaning. Once a month, I make it a point to keep every nook and spic and span! But of course, having two very active kids in the house- my 9 years old Grade four daughter and 7 years old grade one son, it is but a challenge to keep things in order.

For daily basis of cleaning (cleaning things out religiously everyday) would include;

  • sweeping the floor, dusting off appliance and furniture like the top of our refrigerator which holds off our most of our coffee essentials like milk  and coffee containers, electric kettle, etc. So it really needs some wiping every now and then to keep it clean.
  • cleaning and wiping the bed headboard, it needs dusting off everyday.
  • washing the dishes (3x times a day every after meal) we don’t have dishwasher so off we need to do cleaning immediately.
  • emptying the trash, we see to it that trash cans are emptied out every night to avoid rats raiding our trash bins. lol!

For weekly schedule would include:

  • Doing our week’s pile of laundry every Saturday or Sunday. I do wash our undies everyday (every night) and kid’s school uniform (every other day).
  • Bathroom cleaning schedule. brushing off the wall and floor tiles, thorough disinfection of toilet bowl (Though I get to clean it on daily basis) changing shower curtain.

Of course, thank goodness to my cleaning supplies as I really get effectively clean out the mess at home. One more tip is to use environment friendly and natural made cleaning materials and supplies for the safety of you and your family’s health. Going green is the key to a clean and healthy environment.

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Rest Day

7 / 28 / 10

I was absent from work yesterday because I was not feeling well. Last Monday upon reaching home, DH called me up asking me to accompany Tita Belle to BSA Tower in front of GB5 where DH’s sister and family were checked-in . DH was also there together w/ Nicco. We reached the hotel around 7 p.m and they were waiting for us as we are set to have the dinner. A woman in her mid twenties came in at the elevator when we were going down. She was all dressed up and looked elegant. But only to be dismay as we ( oh yes, people around us inside the elevator) saw some hair popping out from her under arms.

She badly needs some laser hair removal to save her from embarrassing situations like that. She noticed that all were eyes on her and hurriedly went out the next floor. Oh well, woman should be careful enough on things like that and should always make sure that one has to observe proper hygiene too. We has a sumptuous dinner at Via Mare and indulged on Filipino cuisines. I so love the dessert as I had Halo-halo with Ube ice cream on top. We did all enjoy the night and we went home past twelve midnight. I was really dead tired and so I was not able to report to work the next day.

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Unwanted Hair

4 / 6 / 10

Us girls faces many physical changes as we grow up, during our teenage years is the most crucial stage as we get to experience the said transition during this time and we get to adapt with the necessary changes in order for us to understand ourselves more. From having your menstrual period to having that zits on your face plus added up is the unwanted hairs on our body, especially those armpit hairs which is very awful looking.

I remember stumbling upon this photo of the celebrity Jessica Alba few months ago while she was in Saturday’s Art Of Elysium gala in Los Angeles with his hubby Cash Warren. Showing off her armpit being zoomed and few fine hairs seems to appear.


Being a celebrity, they should be wary enough to know and part of their everyday lives are the that cameras and paparazzi taking a snap on them. And I believe that part of our personal hygiene is to get rid of those unwanted hairs by plucking or even getting some permanent hair removal through laser if we have the budget which I think is more convenient and more neat as it won’t re grow again having that smooth and hair free armpits. Saves you from embarrassment right?!

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