Durex University Digi-Townhall: bringing the timely message of Protection and Preparedness Education Online

Continuing with its mission of informing the public, especially the youth, about HIV awareness during a pandemic, Durex recently resumed its University Townhalls, now dubbed University Digi-Townhall, as part of their ongoing Protection & Preparedness Education (PPE) Campaign. Shifting the event to an online platform, what used to be held annually in various college campuses is now done virtually, still with subject matter experts as key resource persons and the Boys Night Out crew—Slick Rick, TonyToni, and Sam YG—as hosts.

Create New Experience: Ride To New Places

Whatever you have in mind for a New Year’s resolution, Travel is most probably one in your bucket list. But the question is, is it still possible?  

While some areas are being allowed for travel, always make sure to have your travel documents with you and ensure to observe safety protocols so you can make your 2021 resolution to “Ride to New Places,” a reality!  

2021 is about choosing the right way to live and be happy.  As the pandemic gave us lessons to learn, it also gave us the opportunity to live beyond the normal of what we used to do.  It detached the complacency of living the regular way of doing things.  And it even gave the ladies to explore beyond the usual way of spending their weekend – the leisure of Motorcycle Riding!  

From Hard Work to Fitspiration: Weight Management Tips to a Healthier Year Ahead

Achieving your ideal weight can be a challenge these days because we stay more at home, adhering to safety guidelines. But who says you have no chance of getting started in your fitness goals this year? 

The thing is, there are a lot of things you can do at home, especially with the surge of online programs that fitness facilities offer to cater to your needs. 

While some of these fitness centers are now operational, like the Santé Fitness Lab, a premier one-stop fitness center in Vermosa, Cavite, you may still opt to engage in online fitness sessions, particularly when there are no available fitness facilities in your area. Some other products and services can also help you in your journey to lead a healthier lifestyle and to live more and do more in life.

Do you need more? Take it from these two kick-ass individuals, who achieved their fitness goals while quarantining at home.

Keep Your House In Perfect Order With With These Upgraded Home Appliances from Samsung

With more time spent inside the home nowadays, maintaining clean and orderly home spaces have become important. Most everyday activities are now done indoors, such as exercising and working. Having piles  of dirty clothes or a cluttered kitchen while on work or play can be distracting. 

Additionally, hectic work-from-home schedules usually take time away from doing chores. By upgrading to more useful and trusted home appliances, however, maintaining cleanliness can be done efficiently. Achieve a house in perfect order with a few changes featuring some innovative appliances from Samsung Digital Appliances.

B. Braun Avitum brings Christmas smiles to Bahay Ni San Jose orphans

B. Braun Avitum Philippines, the country’s leading renal care provider and dialysis center, fulfilled once again its pledge to bring holiday cheer to the orphaned children of the Bahay Ni San Jose Orphanage and its affiliates, the Bethany House Sto. Niňo Orphanage and the St. Joseph Home for Special Children.

Now on its 12th year, the annual B. Braun for Children campaign this time benefited a total 118 children in the care of the orphanage network administered by the Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph. The sisters’ wards have either been neglected, abandoned, or orphaned at a young age. Some have special needs.

The charity is run in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation Philippines, whose goal it is to help grant the wishes of children afflicted with a critical illness.

CytoDyn Inc.’s Vyrologix™ (leronlimab-Vyrologix) shows impressive results in critically ill COVID-19 patients

CytoDyn Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company developing CCR5 inhibiting drug leronlimab- Vyrologix, showed impressive results in improving the immune function of critically ill COVID-19 patients in the United States.  

Leronlimab- Vyrologix is a humanized monoclonal antibody drug used to treat HIV patients. The drug is a C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) antagonist that protects healthy T cells from viral infection. The CCR5 receptor plays a crucial role in modulating immune cell trafficking to sites of inflammation. Because of the drug’s ability to mitigate the cytokine storm which is common in COVID-19 fatalities, it has become the basis for its study as a potential COVID-19 treatment.

Leronlimab- Vyrologix appears to be a powerful treatment with hardly any drug related serious adverse events. CytoDyn’s recent treatment of patients under eIND (Emergency Investigational New Drug) with leronlimab for COVID-19 infection have shown impressive results as the drug reduced the plasma viral load and restored the immune function by day 7.5, 

What Makes Motorcycles Fun? You Get A Lot of Friends!

The "new normal" provided people ways to continue accomplishing daily tasks and stay in touch with loved ones even amid the pandemic. Thanks to digital tools, such as video conferencing, people had a sense of human interaction, despite being physically distant.  

But since no man is an island, face-to-face interactions remain inevitable. For Honda Philippines Inc. (HPI), the No.1 motorcycle manufacturer in the Philippines, motorcycles are among the many "new normal" tools that safely bring people together. 

Motorcycles became essential tools in the "new normal" as they serve as a mode of transportation. They also make traveling during the quarantine conveniently and safely. Another benefit a motorcycle gives to riders is meeting new people and building camaraderie amid these difficult times. HPI shows us some of these instances, where connections between motorcycle riders helped themselves and the community.