Cases of deaths due to rabies is at alarming rate for 2007. Only halfway through the first quarter of the year, Iloilo Provincial Health Office already recorded 5 deaths due to rabies according to this Inquirer.net story. Already half of 11 cases for 2006.

One of the reason pointed out was eating rabid animals.

Also, Trabado lamented that despite the IPHO’s campaign to ban the eating of dog meat, people in far-flung municipalities find dog meat irresistible.

Eating a rabid animal exposes a person to the risk of being afflicted by rabies.

Trabado said dog bites caused 90 percent of the rabies cases, while cats, monkeys and other animals were responsible for the rest of the cases. Full story at Inquirer.net website.

Ever wonder why certain bottled water tastes or priced differently from the others? With a little researching here's what I've gathered.

Purified/Filtered Water

Purified water goes through stages of purification. There are what you call plain purification and reverse osmosis purification. Plain purification, as the name suggests, goes through a number purifiers/filters until the product is deemed clean enough to drink. Each stage removes certain elements from the water.

Reverse osmosis purification employs the same method as plain purification only it adds another step in the process. It uses reverse osmosis technology to further cleanse the water of harmful elements by forcing water out of its cell using extreme pressure. Reverse osmosis method produced more waste water than plain purification. It's goal is to take as much elements from the water as possible.

You might think otherwise but Men's Health says you're not close enough. They've listed 15 things you don't know about your penis.

14. No brain is necessary for ejaculation. That order comes from the spinal cord. Finding a living vessel for said ejaculation, however, takes hours of careful thought and, often, considerable amounts of alcohol.

15. The most common cause of penile rupture: vigorous masturbation. Some risks are just worth taking.