Health and Lifestyle
‘Ospital ng Imus’ reports 1st childbirth
October 20, 2018, 10:10 am
IMUS CITY, Cavite – The ‘Ospital ng Imus’ (ONI), the city’s first public hospital that opened barely a week ago, has had its first successful childbirth, a local official announced Friday. A baby girl, weighing 1.95 kg., was born to Rachel Barcelon and John Ray Fajardo at 9:09 a.m. on… Read More
Social media buffers depression among older adults with pain: study
October 19, 2018, 10:26 pm
CHICAGO -- A study of the University of Michigan (UM) has reported that using social media can reduce the negative health effects of curtailed social contact among seniors with pain. UM researchers used data from a nationally representative survey involving more than 3,400 Medicare beneficiaries… Read More
Inclusive sex education to solve early pregnancy, HIV in teens
October 19, 2018, 7:26 pm
MANILA -- A women's health and rights advocacy group has been pushing for a comprehensive sex education to combat the prevalence of teen pregnancy and HIV among Filipino adolescents. "We observed that our education on sex is more focused on contraceptive and not as a life perspective. We believe… Read More
Family planning bolsters economic, social success: UN
October 17, 2018, 7:08 pm
MANILA – Effective family planning is key to a country’s economic and social development, an official of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said Wednesday. “Economic progress will arise if couples have the power to choose having fewer children,” UNFPA Country Representative Iori… Read More
Spine also needs proper care: expert
October 17, 2018, 2:11 pm
MANILA – The spine requires proper care, just like the heart and brain, a health expert said Tuesday in line with the celebration of World Spine Day. "The back or the spine is as important as the other organs because damage to it can limit your productivity, mobility, quality of life,"… Read More
Group raises awareness on rare type of arthritis
October 16, 2018, 6:32 pm
MANILA – In line with the Tuesday's celebration of the World Spine Day, a health advocacy group is now raising awareness about a rare form of arthritis which affects the spine. The disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), is so rare that it only affects 2 percent of the global population, according… Read More
Trend shows most American millennials prefer to stay single
October 9, 2018, 12:43 pm
WASHINGTON -- Most American millennials ages 18-25 are making the choice to live life solo intentionally, according to a USA Today report on Monday, citing a new survey by the dating app Tinder. The survey found 72 percent of more than 1,000 single American youths Tinder questioned "have made a… Read More
WHO vows tighter, broader actions against tobacco
October 8, 2018, 6:20 pm
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled a global strategy on Saturday to scale up the tobacco control agenda over the next few years, and to prevent further interference by the tobacco industry in public health policies. The strategy, titled the Medium-Term Strategic Framework… Read More
Kidapawan City launches twin programs to combat malnutrition
October 3, 2018, 6:16 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The city government of Kidapawan, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA), simultaneously launched on Tuesday the National Feeding Program-Community Based-Dairy Project and "Gulayan sa Barangay" program, both aimed at reducing malnutrition among children. Mayor… Read More
DOH-Bicol monitors 300% rise in measles cases
October 2, 2018, 11:37 pm
LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Health (DOH) regional office in Bicol is closely monitoring the number of measles cases after recording a 300-percent increase this year compared to last year. The DOH recorded 239 cases of measles from January to September this year in the six provinces of Bicol… Read More
SoCot gov’t hospitals set up isolation rooms for rabies patients
October 1, 2018, 9:15 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) of South Cotabato is working on the establishment of special isolation facilities for rabies patients in all government hospitals in the area. John Codilla, IPHO’s rabies program coordinator, said Monday they issued a… Read More
Tips to prevent rabies in dogs
September 30, 2018, 5:42 pm
MANILA -- Most dog owners in the country still lack proper knowledge about rabies. This is the observation of Rey del Napoles, program manager of Humane Society International-Philippines, when he visits one community after another to vaccinate dogs and cats against rabies. “Hindi po totoo ang… Read More
10 minutes of exercise a day may improve memory
September 27, 2018, 12:21 pm
LOS ANGELES -- Exercise could not only benefit your body, but also improve your memory, researchers found recently. In their paper published on Monday, researchers from the University of California, Irvine in the United States and the University of Tsukuba in Japan introduced their experiment and… Read More
Group bats for community-based approach vs. rabies
September 24, 2018, 5:51 pm
MANILA -- An advocacy group promoting animal welfare pushes for a compassionate and community-centered approach in eradicating rabies in the country. During a dog vaccination drive in Payatas, Quezon City on Monday, Humane Society International (HSI) senior director of Companion Animal and… Read More
Harmful use of alcohol kills over 3M each year: WHO
September 24, 2018, 3:06 pm
GENEVA -- Harmful use of alcohol killed more than 3 million people worldwide in 2016, or one in 20 deaths, representing over 5 percent of the global disease burden, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. The report, entitled Global Status Report on Alcohol… Read More
Low intensity exercise linked to less severe strokes
September 24, 2018, 12:33 pm
WASHINGTON -- Walking for at least 35 minutes a day may lead to less severe strokes, a study published on Wednesday in the journal Neurology showed. "While exercise benefits health in many ways, our research suggests that even simply getting in a small amount of physical activity each week may… Read More
TB: deadly but curable
September 21, 2018, 1:07 am
MANILA – Bonifacio Bunyol took two simultaneous jobs in the 1980s to support his family. He was a member of the pest control team of the New Airport Company. In 1983, Bunyol, then in high school, also took construction jobs. “Hindi ko na po matandaan kung ilang taon pero nung 1980s nasa pest… Read More
World far from ending TB by 2030 with 1.6-M deaths in 2017: WHO
September 20, 2018, 12:52 pm
UNITED NATIONS -- Fewer people fell ill and died from tuberculosis (TB) in 2017 but countries are still not doing enough to end the world's deadliest infectious disease by 2030, a World Health Organization (WHO) report warned Monday. In 2017, some 1.6 million people died from TB among about 10… Read More
The process and health benefits of blood donation
September 9, 2018, 9:02 pm
MANILA -- After realizing the value of donated blood to an ailing loved one, Sharmila Navarro decided to be a regular blood donor. “I started almost two years ago, Jan. 28, 2017, because I saw the need for it when my cousin had undergone chemotherapy. Also, I have friends who are regular… Read More
E-cigarettes not scientifically proven safe: ASEAN alliance
September 9, 2018, 5:57 pm
MANILA -- An alliance promoting tobacco control said the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is not scientifically proven to be less harmful than smoking regular cigarettes. “The fact that it is said less harmful proves that it is still harmful, posing dangers on health. It has not been… Read More
