GENEVA -- A latest report by UN agencies on Thursday warned that at current trends of child mortality, nearly 60 million children could die before their fifth birthday between 2017 and 2030, half being newborns.The report, Levels and Trends in Child Mortality 2017, was jointly released by the UN... Read More
ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) here is calling on parents to have their children undergo the newborn screening (NBS) program for early detection of disorders that can lead to mental retardation and death.Dr. Reynilyn Reyes, DOH head of family, health and nutrition cluster in Western... Read More
WASHINGTON -- An experimental treatment involving injection of engineered proteins significantly lowered body weight, blood insulin, and cholesterol levels in obese mice, rats and monkeys, according to a study published Wednesday in the US journal Science Translational Medicine.The results could... Read More
MANILA -- The Philippine General Hospital (PGH), together with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Philippine Society for Orphan Disorders (PSOD), expressed hope that the Department of Health would soon complete the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Republic Act No. 10747 or... Read More
MANILA -- Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Asia has sought the scrapping of House of Representatives Bill No. 2286 that seeks to repeal the ban on incineration and amend the Philippine Clean Air Act to allow the re-entry of Waste-to-Energy incineration technologies in the country.In a news release... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has placed all hospitals in Metro Manila under "Code White" on Monday in anticipation of any health emergencies that may arise due to the transport strike staged by the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON)."Code white alert is... Read More
MANILA -- Newly appointed officer-in-charge of the Department of Health (DOH), Dr. Herminigildo Valle, said Friday he will continue “the great programs" that the agency has set in place.In an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA), Valle said he will improve and ensure PhilHealth... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) announced Thursday that Undersecretary Herminigildo Valle has been designated by Malacañang Palace as department officer-in-charge.According to DOH spokesperson, Dr. Corazon Flores, the appointment of Dr. Valle was issued through a memorandum from the... Read More
MANILA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that having unfavorable work environments could lead to physical and mental health problems."There are many risk factors for mental health that may be present in the working environment. Most risks relate to interactions between type of work, the... Read More
WASHINGTON -- Two experimental Ebola vaccines can safely elicit immune responses by one month after initial vaccination that last for at least one year, results from a large clinical trial in Liberia showed Wednesday.The trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine and conducted by a... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Health’s (DOH) office in the Mimaropa region has distributed free dentures to indigent senior citizens in Odiongan municipality, Romblon province in celebration of “Elderly Filipino Week”.“This is our way of expressing our gratitude to our... Read More
MANILA -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday reassured the public that the conduct of evaluation and reevaluation of contraceptives, including those covered by a Supreme Court (SC) order, “is aboveboard and transparent.”Results of the process “will be fully compliant... Read More
MANILA -- Customers of technology and innovations company, Acer Philippines, have until October 15 to grab an exclusive bag from fashion brand Salvatore Mann when they purchase select Acer products.For every purchase of select Acer laptops and projectors, customers can get exclusive Salvatore Mann... Read More
SANAA -- The death toll of the Cholera epidemic in war-ravaged Yemen has risen to 2,151 since it broke out in late April, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday.A total of 800,626 people from 22 provinces out of total 23 have been infected, WHO said in a statement distributed to the local... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday partnered with non-governmental organization (NGO), World Vision, to monitor and report violations of the country’s breastfeeding laws through text and mobile applications.Health Secretary Dr. Paulyn Ubial said the partnership involves the... Read More
MANILA -- The Department of Health’s (DOH) office in the Mimaropa region is using “Telemedicine” in assessing the health of people believed to have been exposed to residues of mine tailings left behind by the 1996 Marcopper mining disaster.Head of Marinduque’s provincial... Read More
MANILA -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cautioning the public against consuming eight unregistered food supplements with therapeutic claims under the trademark "Healing Galing", being sold and advertised in a webpage.In its Advisory No. 2017-275, the agency named the food products that... Read More
BOAC, Marinduque – A Beema bamboo nursery was opened at the Marinduque State College (MSC) here Tuesday to propagate this type of bamboo tree that would help absorb toxic substances left by the Marcopper mining disaster in Marinduque province back in 1996.The initiative was led by the... Read More
MANILA -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against using unregistered home self-test kits for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that are sold online.Based on its Advisory 2017-271, the FDA identified the product as the One Step Cassette Style HIV 1+2 Rapid Screen Test... Read More
MANILA -- Vaccination remains to be the most effective way to prevent and control Japanese encephalitis (JE), the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) said Monday.In a statement, the two groups noted that while they agree that such... Read More
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