Coke Zero - Just Sharing

Hey everyone. I am sharing this to at least slow down the rumors on Coke Zero. It's not that I'm the ultimate loyalist of Coke. But friends and relatives have been asking me about aspartame so here are some facts for your info and peace of mind. Mind the second to the last paragraph. Aspartame is also being used in other products that we normally consume. Thanks!!!

What is aspartame? Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used in over 6,000 products in over 100 countries worldwide. It is used in low-calorie food and beverages to substitute for the sweetness of regular sugar but without the calories...[cont]

It has been proven safe by many international health agencies, including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Other organizations which have approved its safety are Europe’s Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (JECFA), the Scientific Committee for Food of the European Union (SCF), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the US National Cancer Institute (NCI).

According to the Aspartame Information Center, “In 1981, when the US FDA first approved aspartame, it noted: "Few compounds have withstood such detailed testing and repeated, close scrutiny, and the process through which aspartame has gone should provide the public with additional confidence of its safety." FDA has affirmed the safety of aspartame 26 times over a period of 23 years (www.aspartame.org.... 2006).”

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MMGH: Where I found my LOVE.

MMGH or the Medical Mission Hospital in Tagum City was the first hospital were I worked as a volunteer nurse way back in 1999. It was there that I found my love for Operating Room. The hospital is now a tertiary hospital as it was a secondary one when I started there. Recently during my vacation, I had the chance to see my friends there again. I was so glad that I visited them and bonded with the old and new staffs...[con't] I remember my days in the operating room where lot of memories were to cherish and people to reminisce.

Mnemonic Series No. 21: Causes of HYPERKALEMIA

The HYPERKALEMIA "Machine" - Causes of Increased Serum K+

M - Medications - ACE inhibitors, NSAIDS

A - Acidosis - Metabolic and respiratory

C - Cellular destruction - Burns, traumatic injury

H - Hypoaldosteronism, hemolysis

I - Intake - Excesssive

N - Nephrons, renal failure

E - Excretion - Impaired

MURDER

Signs and Symptoms of Increased Serum K+

• M - Muscle weakness

• U - Urine, oliguria, anuria

• R- Respiratory distress

• D - Decreased cardiac contractility

• E - ECG changes

• R - Reflexes, hyperreflexia, or areflexia
  (flaccid)

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A Glimpse of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in Davao City

Davao City, same with other countries has few prestigious nursing schools... here are some of it.

Davao Doctors College Address: Gen. Malvar Street, DC Contact Nos.: (082) 221-1074 / 222-0850/ Fax: (082) 221-1074 Email:admin@davaodoctors.edu.ph

San Pedro College

Address:12 C. De Guzman Street, Davao City Contact Nos.:(082) 2210257/Fax: (082) 226-4461 Email:srpat@spcnet.edu.ph

Ateneo de Davao University

Address: Roxas Avenue, 8016 Davao CityPhilippines

Tel (82) 221.2411 local 8253Fax (82)226.4116

e-Mail: webdev.addu@gmail.com

University of Mindanao

Address: Bolton Street, Davao City Contact Nos.:(082) 226-3526 / Fax: (082) 226-3527 Email: um@mozcom.com

Brokenshire College

Address: Madapo, Davao City

Tel. No.: (63)(082) 227-2105, 227-3538, or 222-4085

e-mail: admissions@brokenshire.edu.ph

Davao Medical School Foundation

Address: Medical School Drive, Bajada, Davao City 8000

Tel: +63 82 226 2344, Fax: +63 82 82 221 2617

website: http://www.dmsf.edu.ph/

I'm Home! I'm Home! I'm in Davao!

Finally, after long planning I was able to have the vacation I really wanted! I am in my hometown Davao!

I took the earliest flight at 4:15 am and I arrived exactly as expected. The flight from Manila to Davao is an hour and forty five minutes.

I miss the local coffee shops I used to hanged out with my friends. One of them is Kasagingan (the meaning of the word is a land filled with banana trees). You cannot see any single banana tree here but the concept is all about banana including their coffee flavors and menu. I ordered toron (sliced banana wrapped in a lumpia wrapper) and a cup of cappuccino. They called the toron as Banana Fantastic. They added belgian choco or caramel syrup on top of it.

The tables and chairs outside are under a roof made to shape like a banana tree and it is very beautiful during the night because of the different lights they put around it. (Sorry it's 11:00 am right now so I cannot show you some pics...)

Moreover, the coffee is excellent and the price is very cheap. And yes! Kasagingan is a wifi hot spot and its for free!

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