Health and Lifestyle
Health programs are suffering: DOH
February 2, 2018, 8:18 pm
MANILA -- A health official on Friday lamented that the Dengvaxia scare has affected the government’s health programs, especially its immunization program. "We're having a lot of difficulty. Our regional offices are calling us, our local government unit mayors… We had a deworming this January… Read More
WHO raises alarm over high level of antibiotic resistance worldwide
February 1, 2018, 7:28 pm
MANILA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed alarm over the high levels of antibiotic resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections found in high- and low-income countries. In a statement, director of WHO’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Secretariat, Dr. Marc Sprenger,… Read More
PH market ‘flooded’ with fake meds, beauty products: FDA
February 1, 2018, 1:39 pm
MANILA -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that the Philippine market is flooded with unregistered and fake pharmaceutical and beauty products, made locally or sourced from abroad. "The public or the consumers must always be vigilant against these fake medicines for they may be… Read More
Dengvaxia scare affects deworming program in Region 9
January 31, 2018, 6:50 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) revealed that the Dengvaxia scare has affected the outcome of the agency’s program on National School Deworming Month that ended Wednesday. Dr. Joshua Brillantes, DOH assistant regional director, disclosed that 60 percent of the parents of the… Read More
DOH launches ‘Train Wrap’ to boost health awareness
January 30, 2018, 8:31 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) launched Tuesday its first-ever "Train Wrap" project at the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 (LRT 2) to give its health campaign a big boost. "The objective is to make sure that our health programs and the various public health programs are brought… Read More
Genetic change possibly behind recent Zika outbreaks
January 30, 2018, 12:33 pm
SAN FRANCISCO -- What caused the Zika virus, which had lain low since its discovery in the forests of Uganda in the 1940s, to trigger such severe outbreaks in recent times? A group of researchers says a gene mutation detected after 2012 could have enhanced the virus' power to overcome immunity in… Read More
Body clock disruptions occur years before memory loss in Alzheimer's
January 30, 2018, 12:30 pm
CHICAGO -- Body clock disruptions occur years before memory loss for people with Alzheimer's disease, US researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found. The researchers tracked circadian rhythms in 189 cognitively normal, older adults with an average age of 66. Some had positron emission… Read More
DOH deworms 200k school kids in Region 9
January 25, 2018, 10:24 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) said the agency has already dewormed more than 200,000 school children in its on-going National School Deworming Month here in Region 9. The National School Deworming Month commenced on Jan. 1 and will end on January 31. Nieto Fernandez, DOH… Read More
10K HIV-positive cases recorded in Jan.-Nov. 2017
January 25, 2018, 8:32 pm
MANILA – Some 10,111 people were found to be infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) from January to November last year, with 1,277 found to be suffering from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the Department of Health’s Epidemiology Bureau reported Thursday. A total of… Read More
Flu infection may raise risk of heart attack: study
January 25, 2018, 11:46 am
WASHINGTON -- The risk of a heart attack may be increased six-fold within the first week after detection of laboratory-confirmed influenza infection, a new study said Wednesday. Researchers in Canada looked at nearly 20,000 Ontario adult cases of laboratory-confirmed influenza infection from 2009… Read More
PH losing P220-B yearly due to malnutrition
January 24, 2018, 8:33 pm
MANILA – More than 29,000 children are dying annually due to the high prevalence of undernutrition in the country, a UNICEF study has stated. "This is about 38 percent of all deaths among Filipino children under five," UNICEF Philippines nutrition specialist, Joris Van Hees, said during the… Read More
NYC sues drug companies for USD500-M over opioid epidemic
January 24, 2018, 12:05 pm
NEW YORK – The US’ biggest city, New York City (NYC), on Tuesday sued big drug companies that make or distribute prescription opioids, blaming them for their part in the city's ongoing deadly opioid epidemic. The lawsuit aims to recover half a billion US dollars in current and future costs… Read More
US-based Pinoy doctors to hold free surgical mission in Palawan
January 21, 2018, 10:29 am
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- A US-based association of Filipino physicians is set to conduct the first-ever medical and surgical mission in Palawan for this year at the newly-constructed Aborlan Medicare Hospital (AMH) in Barangay Ramon Magsaysay in the town of Aborlan. The medical mission… Read More
Aussie researchers help develop new blood test for cancer
January 19, 2018, 2:11 pm
SYDNEY -- Australian researchers said Friday they have helped develop a new blood test for the early detection of eight common cancers, in a move that could diagnose tumors before they spread and increase patients' chances of survival. Associate Prof. Jeanne Tie and Prof. Peter Gibbs, from… Read More
Pullout of unused Dengvaxia starts: DOH
January 19, 2018, 1:01 pm
MANILA – A Department of Health (DOH) official confirmed that the pullout of more than a million doses of the dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, has begun and will continue until Monday. “Nag-umpisa nang magkuha sa ating mga bodega sa RITM, PCMC, sa NCR office ng DOH at Region 4 and Region 7 (They… Read More
DOH officials deny allegations of corruption
January 19, 2018, 8:32 am
MANILA -- A total of 13 officials of the Department of Health (DOH) issued a statement late Wednesday, denying allegations of corruption over the procurement of the controversial dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia. The officials, led by Undersecretary Mario Villaverde, said they “categorically deny”… Read More
UP-PGH to present initial report on Dengvaxia-linked deaths Friday
January 18, 2018, 7:28 pm
MANILA – The health department is expecting to receive the preliminary result of the review on the cause of death of 14 recipients of the Dengvaxia vaccine on Friday, an official said Thursday. "Yung first 14 cases na ni-refer natin sa PGH (Philippine General Hospital), ang pangako nila ay by… Read More
5 more deaths linked to Dengvaxia for referral to UP-PGH
January 17, 2018, 12:03 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) will refer five new cases of deaths linked to the use of the dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, to the panel of experts from the University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH). "At least five cases are for referral (to the panel) for… Read More
Duque welcomes P1.4-B refund for unused Dengvaxia
January 16, 2018, 12:24 pm
MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has welcomed Sanofi Pasteur’s move to refund the government PHP1.4 billion for the unused doses of the controversial dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, in the health department’s public immunization program. "We will ask for a full refund eventually. But… Read More
New gene linked to diabetes, low blood sugar found in same family
January 16, 2018, 10:22 am
WASHINGTON -- A new gene thought to be critical in the regulation of insulin, the key hormone in diabetes, has been found in a family with both high and low blood sugar conditions, researchers said Monday. The research, carried out at Queen Mary University of London, University of Exeter and… Read More
