Health and Lifestyle

Low intensity exercise linked to less severe strokes

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

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

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

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

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

Japan turns over BSL-3 lab to PH

Japan turns over BSL-3 lab to PH

September 3, 2018, 7:08 pm

MANILA-- The Japanese government turned over on Tuesday a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory under Japan’s grant aid to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) of the Department of Health (DOH) in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The turnover ceremony was attended by Japanese Embassy… Read More

EU's biz mission to aid PH healthcare, medical tech reform

EU's biz mission to aid PH healthcare, medical tech reform

September 3, 2018, 5:35 pm

MANILA -- The European Union (EU) Business Avenues launched on Monday a healthcare and medical technologies business mission to showcase solutions on different challenges brought about by the growing elderly population in the country. “This is an initiative of the European Union which will… Read More

Aussie researchers develop device to warn of impending heart attack

Aussie researchers develop device to warn of impending heart attack

September 3, 2018, 11:39 am

CANBERRA -- Australian National University (ANU) researchers have developed a bio-optics diagnostic device that can help prevent heart attacks and stroke, according to the researchers. The device can identify imminent and dangerous blood clots before they form, potentially saving patients from… Read More

The many benefits of breastfeeding

The many benefits of breastfeeding

August 31, 2018, 8:46 pm

MANILA – Ela Navarro, 37, decided to breastfeed her two children as soon as they were born because she wanted them to grow healthy and strong. "Nagsimula noong November 2014 sa aking panganay na anak. Sinabi ko sa aking sarili na gusto ko na kapag ako ay nagka-anak kailangan breastfeeding ang… Read More

New technology can help predict dangerous heart attacks

New technology can help predict dangerous heart attacks

August 30, 2018, 11:54 am

LONDON -- Researchers have developed a new technology that can flag patients at risk of deadly heart attacks, years before they occur, according to a study released on Tuesday by the University of Oxford. Researchers at the University of Oxford, working with colleagues in Germany and the United… Read More

American scientists develop gene therapy for blinding disease

American scientists develop gene therapy for blinding disease

August 28, 2018, 8:59 am

 WASHINGTON -- American scientists have developed a gene therapy in treating a form of eye disease that progressively robs people of their sight and peripheral vision before blindness develops. A study published on Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences described… Read More

Quitting smoking may lead to weight gain but reduce death risk

Quitting smoking may lead to weight gain but reduce death risk

August 20, 2018, 12:10 pm

BEIJING -- Quitting smoking may cause you to gain weight and initially lead to a higher risk of diabetes, but it will reduce the chances of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes, according to a new study.Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Harvard University found… Read More

New drugs put cancer cells into 'permanent sleep'

New drugs put cancer cells into 'permanent sleep'

August 7, 2018, 12:30 pm

SYDNEY -- Australian scientists said they have discovered a new type of drug that targets specific proteins to arrest the growth and spread of cancer, without the harmful side effects of conventional therapies. The drug, which put cancer cells into a "permanent sleep" without damaging DNA, have… Read More

Older people less likely to recognize errors they make

Older people less likely to recognize errors they make

August 6, 2018, 1:42 pm

WASHINGTON -- A new study published in the latest issue of Neurobiology of Aging showed that the older people get, the less apt they may be to recognize that they're made an error. Researchers from University of Iowa devised a simple, computerized test to gauge how readily young adults and older… Read More

DOH launches search for HIV/AIDS ambassadors

DOH launches search for HIV/AIDS ambassadors

August 2, 2018, 6:17 pm

MANILA--In a bid to increase the public awareness on ways to prevent HIV-AIDS among the youth, the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday launched the tri-beauty pageant for the HIV/AIDS advocacy ambassadors. Together with agency partners, the DOH launched the "Lhive Free Campaign", a search for… Read More

Close to 1K persons with HIV recorded in June

Close to 1K persons with HIV recorded in June

August 1, 2018, 6:04 pm

MANILA -- Almost 1,000 persons in the country were included on the list of reported new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for the month of June. According to the Department of Health (DOH) June 2018 HIV/AIDS Registry of the Philippines, a total of 993 new HIV cases have been recorded… Read More

Study shows why professional women keep low profile at workplace

Study shows why professional women keep low profile at workplace

July 30, 2018, 5:08 pm

SAN FRANCISCO -- Stanford University researchers have found that professional women are adopting a less assertive strategy to keep a low visible presence at the workplace to avoid conflict or balance work with family responsibilities. A new study, published in Sociological Perspectives, said this… Read More

Diagnosing, treating cancer with MRI: scientists

Diagnosing, treating cancer with MRI: scientists

July 30, 2018, 4:31 pm

MOSCOW -- Researchers from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI have recently developed a new type of contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based on biodegradable silicon nanoparticles that can be used for both diagnosing and treating cancer. The results of this research… Read More

Consumption of e-cigarettes, tobacco increases risk of oral cancer

Consumption of e-cigarettes, tobacco increases risk of oral cancer

July 30, 2018, 11:44 am

SAN FRANCISCO -- Scholars from University of California, San Francisco (UC San Francisco) have found that people who consume e-cigarettes and tobacco products are more likely to develop oral cancer, a US non-profit group advocating oral health said over the weekend. The International Association… Read More

Is it essential to have a food garden?

Is it essential to have a food garden?

July 24, 2018, 10:05 pm

MANILA -- One of the highlights of President Rodrigo Duterte's third State of the Nation Address was about access to universal health care. As ordinary citizens, how can we help ourselves maintain a healthy lifestyle so we could better avoid getting sick and be healthier? The National Nutrition… Read More