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Guide to Saving Your Baby’s Stem Cells

Saving a baby’s stem cells often seems strange to some people, but it is actually a wise idea that can provide many benefits. In addition to improving the quality of life Chardon OH-based it also has the potential of saving your child’s life someday.

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What Are Stem Cells?

Stem cells are raw, immature materials that grow in the body. These cells have the ability to regenerate and transform into other types of cells. Should your child ever need them due to a sickness or disease later in life, such as a blood disorder or cancer, stem cells can be utilized to help treat the condition. In some cases, it can be used for other family members, as well.

How Do You Save Your Baby’s Cells?

Saving the stem cells is a simple process. You find a stem cell bank that you trust to send you a stem cell collection kit that you’ll give to your doctor. When your baby is born, the doctor can then collect the stem cells, and you’ll arrange to have them sent to the stem cell bank. You’ll pay a fee each year to keep the cells stored and protected.

What Types of Conditions and Diseases Can Stem Cells Be Used For?

So far, there are over 70 known uses for stem cells, which include disorders in bone marrow, spinal cord injuries, immune deficiencies, leukemia, and more. And there is a great deal of research being done to determine the effects on other issues, like cerebral palsy, diabetes, liver conditions, and even aging of the brain. Studies are consistently turning up new ways that saving stem cells can help children and their families for years to come.

While this field is still growing, research has already shown several benefits for saving your baby’s stem cells. If you’re still uncertain about the process, speak with your OB/GYN to learn more.

Fully Vaccinated

Are you one of those who took the available vaccine in your locality? Congratulations! You did a great job in protecting yourself and the people around you. Covid19 vaccine provides an extra layer of protection in the absence of Covid19 medicine.

Taken at a vaccination site inside a mall in Quezon City

Besides the administration of the Covid19 vaccine, people are encouraged to observe the minimum health protocol: such as the washing of hands; wearing of face mask; and social distancing when you are in a public place.

At home, our family practices the minimum health protocol. We wear face masks when we are a little under the weather. We don’t know what afflicts us, so we wear a face mask to be safe. We don’t eat together. And we sleep in separate rooms.

Taken inside a public school in Quezon City

Hubby, myself, and our daughter are fully vaccinated. Our son will have his second dose on the 26th. I’m glad that we were allowed to get the vaccine at the right time. Many still await their vaccine schedule in our area.

Three of us belong to the A3 category, so we must be vaccinated to avoid possible hospitalization due to severe Covid19.

Get the available Covid19 vaccine if you are not vaccinated yet. Protect yourself, the people you care about, and those you meet outside your homes.

Children Expose the Harms of Tobacco Using Art

Twelve Filipino child artists were awarded on Thursday by children’s rights groups in a poster-making competition aimed to demonstrate the dangers of tobacco companies and their products. 

The competition ‘Sigarilyo: Panganib sa Bayan Ko’ (‘Cigarettes: Danger to My Nation’) was launched by Child Rights Network (CRN) Philippines, Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD), Gitib, Inc., and ImagineLaw this August. The said competition received more than 200 entries from age groups 10-14 years old and 15-17 years old for both digital and traditional poster-making categories. 

‘Paralyzing Addiction’ by 12-year-old Kaye Sarmiento of Cavite wins first place in a digital poster-making competition by children’s rights groups to illustrate the death caused by the tobacco industry. 

Twelve-year-old Kaye Sarmiento won first place in her age group in the digital category for ‘Paralyzing Addiction’. Jun Ivanne Dalman’s digital poster ‘Tobacco Destroys, Destroy Tobacco’ placed first in his age group. 

In the traditional poster-making category that allowed the use of physical materials such as watercolor and acrylic, 12-year-old John Henry Luna Jr.’s poster ‘Mulat na Bulag’ won first place in the 10-14-year-old age group while Errol Caringal’s ‘The Outturns of Ash’ gained the top prize in the 15-17 age group.  

“Tobacco companies are targeting children and young people as the next generation of consumers of their deadly products to sustain their business,” said Romeo Dongeto, executive director of PLCPD and co-convener of CRN Philippines. 

“These artworks remind us to take time and listen to children and young people in their clamor for a  tobacco-free future,” he added. 

“We have to remind grown-ups constantly: there are 117,000 deaths every year due to tobacco-related illnesses in the Philippines, 269 billion pesos in annual socio-economic losses, 12.5% student-smokers as of 2019, and 23.8% adult smokers,” said ImagineLaw Executive Director Atty. Sophia San Luis.

‘Mulat na Bulag’ by 12-year-old John Henry Luna, Jr. of Quezon City exposes the harms caused by the tobacco industry.

“Children can reduce complex problems into the simplest truths: tobacco companies are harmful and deadly. Tobacco companies are neither friends nor allies,” she also said. 

The other finalists in the traditional poster-making category are the following: Second Place, 10-14-year-old Age Group: ‘Pag-iwas sa Mapanganib na Sigarilyo, Isang Babala para sa Sambayanang Pilipino’ by Elyzza Jane V. Caringal (13 years old) of Batangas; Third Place, 10-14-year-old Age Group: ‘Nagkakaisang Kabataan upang Sigarilyo ay Wakasan’ by Kyle Brondial Espinosa (13 years old) of Bataan; Second Place, 15-17-year-old Age Group: ‘Don’t Let Tobacco Burn Your Future Into Ashes by John Estrael J. Ballera (17 years old) from San Pedro City, Laguna; and Third Place, 15-17-year-old Age Group: ‘Deadly stick’ by Zara Gen G. Velasco (16 years old) from Nueva Ecija.

The other finalists in the digital poster-making category are the following: Second Place, 10-14-year-old Age Group: ‘Sigarilyo ay huwag susubukan dahil ito ay magdadala ng kadiliman sa sarili at sa bayan’ by Bai Alija Zacaria (14 years old) of North Cotabato; Third Place, 10-14-year-old Age Group: ‘Ill Effects of Cigarettes’ by Gerald Timothy M. Cruz (11 years old) of Zamboanga City; Second Place, 15-17-year-old Age Group: ‘Ang Industriya ng Tobacco’ by Lander John Salango (17 years old) of Cavite; and Third Place, 15-17-year-old Age Group: ‘Cremation’ by Imma Christel Ehlan Carranza Quimbo (16 years old) of Cavite. 

Winners received cash prizes and certificates.

Drains Can Keep Your Machines From Having Water on the Brain

A lot of complex machines produce a lot of moisture as they operate. High temperatures can produce water vapor that gets contaminated when it touches the confines of the pipes and the inner workings of the machine. A buildup of moisture can cause machines to shut down completely. Here is why condensers are important in case you ever need Donaldson compressed air filters.

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Designed to Trap the Water

There are three main types of compressed air filters. First on the list is the vapor removal filter. They are found in Condensate drains are a type of compressed air system. These filters are designed to behave like an exit for the water vapor produced along with evaporator coils. Once water vapor has condensed in a machine, the draining filter captures and guides the water out to prevent buildup. These types of drains and filters are common in your air conditioning units. 

Coalescing Filters

These filters trap water, aerosols, and oils and prevent them from reentering the air. They are very efficient at trapping contaminants and if you leave them in for too long of a period they can obstruct airflow through whatever machine they are in. This is because the filter will have trapped so much unwanted debris pure air won’t flow throw as easily.

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Dry Filters

Dry Filters focus on removing corrosion particles and waste produced in the aftermath of using a drying substance on a machine. They work in the same vein as coalescing filters but focus on dry air and work in different parts of complex mechanics.

Knowing the kind of filter you need is essential to making sure everything from your furnace to your car engine works optimally. Filters might seem simple at first, but they support the health of your electronically powered devices and literally clean the air you breathe.