Health and Lifestyle

Spine also needs proper care: expert

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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