Health and Lifestyle
FDA website to include data on counterfeit, unregistered products
October 4, 2024, 9:32 pm
MANILA – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that its official website would include comprehensive data on counterfeit and unregistered products seized by the Technical Working Group (TWG) Oplan Katharos from January to August 2024. In a public advisory on Friday night, the FDA… Read More
Filipino healthcare professionals bag TFT Middle East awards
September 28, 2024, 3:26 pm
DUBAI – A total of 129 Filipino healthcare professionals reaped recognitions in the Top Healthcare Professionals in the Middle East Awards 2024 here, organized by New Perspective Media (NPM) Group, publisher of The Filipino Times. Of the 605 nominations, 129 went to Filipinos for their… Read More
FDA strengthens regulation of traditional meds, health supplements
September 28, 2024, 11:29 am
MANILA – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established a technical working group (TWG) to intensify its regulatory oversight on traditional medicines and health supplements. The TWG “Taskforce Thomson" would provide regulation policies on traditional medicines and health supplements… Read More
Rabies cases hike by 23%
September 27, 2024, 12:53 pm
MANILA – The number of rabies cases nationwide increased by 23 percent or a total of 354 from Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. The total was higher than the 287 cases logged during the same period in 2023. Data also showed that in August, an increase in rabies… Read More
Flu-like cases on the decline, but public told not to be complacent
September 27, 2024, 12:00 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said cases of influenza-like Illness (ILI) from Jan. 1 to Sept. 14 are 15 percent lower at 117,372 compared to the same period last year. Cases recorded for the same period last year were 137,980, DOH data show. A total of 126 deaths due to ILI… Read More
FDA enforces stricter safety checks, approval of medical devices
September 26, 2024, 9:52 pm
MANILA – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established a technical working group (TWG) to strengthen its regulation of medical devices. Task Force Obsidian is tasked with the development of clear and comprehensive policies and guidelines for the classification of medical devices… Read More
Group wants September declared as Alcohol Harms Awareness Month
September 26, 2024, 7:45 pm Updated on September 26, 2024, 11:01 pm
MANILA – A group of health advocates has called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to designate September as Alcohol Harms Awareness Month. In a media forum on Thursday, the Sin Tax Coalition said the government could mitigate the health, societal, and psychological harms of alcohol through… Read More
Health expert wants to include men in HPV infection control
September 26, 2024, 5:00 pm
MANILA – Men can also get human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, a health issue that is common among women as it often leads to cervical cancer. In a media forum on Thursday, Philippine Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology vice president Martha Millar-Aquino said the male… Read More
DOH in Ilocos calls for vigilance vs. Mpox
September 25, 2024, 10:05 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Cleanliness and good hygiene are key in preventing Mpox, according to an official of the Department of Health - Center for Health Development in Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1). Dr. Magnolia Brabante, DOH-CHD-1 epidemiology and surveillance unit head, said the region remains… Read More
Public warned vs. toxic whitening creams sold online
September 25, 2024, 4:23 pm
MANILA – An advocacy group promoting sound chemicals and waste management has warned Filipinos against seven skin whitening creams sold online. In a news release Wednesday, BAN Toxics said the seven products are China-made and are available for sale on online shopping sites Shopee and Lazada… Read More
200K Ilocos Region learners eyed for school-based vaccination
September 24, 2024, 8:20 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – About 95 percent of Grades 1 and 7, and female Grade 4 public school students from the Ilocos Region are eyed for the resumption of the school-based immunization program from October to November. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, head of the Department of Health - Center for Health… Read More
Study: Higher risk of depression for wives of men with ADHD
September 20, 2024, 12:37 pm
JERUSALEM – Women whose husbands have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are at a greater risk of experiencing depression, according to Israeli researchers. A study conducted by Hebrew University researchers Dana Zeides Taubin, Haya Fogel-Grinvald, and Prof. Adina Maeir found a… Read More
Leyte villagers welcome opening of town's 1st hospital
September 19, 2024, 2:48 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Residents of San Miguel town in Leyte province do not have to travel to the city anymore to avail health services with the opening of the first hospital in their locality. Mayor Norman Sabdao said in a phone interview Thursday that after two years of construction, the hospital… Read More
Malaysia reports 1 more mpox case, toll hits 10
September 17, 2024, 8:39 pm
ISTANBUL – Malaysia on Tuesday reported one more case of mpox, taking the overall toll to 10, the country’s Health Ministry said. The ministry said on X it received 58 suspected cases of mpox this year and a confirmed case of clade II variant. There is no recent travel history of the patient,… Read More
Dengue cases up 316% in Eastern Visayas
September 17, 2024, 5:56 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Cases of dengue fever have been rising in Eastern Visayas, with 11,624 persons infected and 23 deaths as of the first week of September, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday. This is 316 percent higher than the 2,796 cases logged during the same period in 2023 with… Read More
Death toll in Sudan cholera outbreak reaches 315
September 17, 2024, 1:41 pm
KHARTOUM, Sudan – The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Sudan has risen to 315, while fatalities from floods and heavy rains has reached 225, the country's health authorities said Monday. The Health Ministry said in a statement that 266 new cholera cases were registered, bringing the total… Read More
Morocco postpones int’l public health meet due to mpox outbreak
September 15, 2024, 9:39 am
RABAT, Morocco –The Moroccan Health Ministry announced on Friday that an international event on public health, set to be held in the country this November, has been postponed due to concerns over the mpox outbreak. The decision to delay the 4th International Conference on Public Health was made… Read More
DOH warns public vs. supposedly imported mpox vax
September 13, 2024, 2:34 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday warned the public against the purchase of "supposed" vaccines for mpox (formerly monkeypox). In a statement, the DOH said there may be groups or individuals "offering supposed mpox vaccines imported from abroad". "They have been brought into the… Read More
DOH: No mpox cases in Bicol
September 13, 2024, 11:19 am
LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Health - Center for Health Development in Bicol (DOH-CHD-5) said no cases of mpox were detected or being monitored in the six provinces in the region. "We don't have a case yet; although we don't, we are always monitoring our region. Effective and continuous… Read More
PHIC Antique reaches out to barangays for Konsulta registration
September 12, 2024, 6:57 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) goes full-swing in reaching out to members down to the barangays for the Konsultasyong Sulit Tama (Konsulta) program. Junie Sabusap, PhilHealth Antique head, said in an interview Thursday that they are now… Read More
