Health and Lifestyle
Institutionalization of National Center for Geriatric Health pushed
May 24, 2018, 8:04 am
MANILA -- The head of the National Center for Geriatric Health (NCGH) is appealing to the Department of Health (DOH) to help enact a law that would institutionalize the hospital's operations, stressing the importance of providing care for the elderly. Dr. Melhammid Tomawis, chairman of the NCGH,… Read More
Newborns with birth defects on rise: research
May 23, 2018, 1:05 pm
SEOUL -- The number of babies born with defects in 2014 was 1.6 times the 2008 figure, with the rate rising every year, research showed Wednesday. According to the research by Inha University School of Medicine, 563 out of 10,000 newborns had some sort of internal or external problem with their… Read More
Healthy diet helps treat depression, saves money
May 22, 2018, 10:04 pm
SYDNEY -- A healthy Mediterranean diet may not only help treat depression, but also can save consumers and patients money as a more cost-effective treatment, according to latest Australian research. "Our new analysis looked at comparative costs in things like counseling, healthcare visits (or… Read More
Exercising 4 to 5 times a week keeps heart healthy, young
May 22, 2018, 2:41 pm
MOSCOW -- A new study released on Sunday by the Journal of Physiology concluded that the best way to keep your ticker healthy and youthful is by exercising some four to five days a week for at least 30 minutes. The study, called The Effect of Lifelong Exercise Frequency on Arterial Stiffness,… Read More
US FDA approves new drug for persistent headache
May 18, 2018, 8:49 pm
WASHINGTON -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Thursday a new drug for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults. "Aimovig", with generic name "erenumab-aooe", is the first FDA-approved preventive migraine treatment in a new class of drugs that work by blocking the… Read More
Federalism key to better health service delivery : gov't doc
May 17, 2018, 7:42 pm
MANILA -- A former Doctor to the Barrio (DTTB) in Mindanao on Thursday said that the shift to federalism from the current unitary system of government will be beneficial in improving the country's health system. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA), Dr. Melhammid "Prince" Tomawis… Read More
106 HIV cases in March due to paid sex : HARP
May 17, 2018, 7:41 pm
MANILA -- More than 100 individuals who were found positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) last March had engaged in transactional sex. According to the Department of Health's (DOH) March 2018 HIV/AIDS Registry of the Philippines (HARP), of the 912 HIV cases reported last March, 106… Read More
Male depression may cause infertility
May 17, 2018, 3:57 pm
WASHINGTON -- A study published Thursday in the journal Fertility and Sterility showed that among couples receiving infertility treatment, depression in the male partner was linked to lower pregnancy chances. The study also linked a class of antidepressants known as non-selective serotonin… Read More
DOH records over 900 new HIV cases in March
May 16, 2018, 8:10 pm
MANILA -- More than 900 new cases of human-immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been reported in March, a Department of Health (DOH) report showed. According to the department's March 2018 HIV/AIDS Registry, there were 912 new HIV cases reported across the country on the said period. "About one-third… Read More
DOH to voters: Brace for 'hot' village polls Monday
May 13, 2018, 3:02 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reminded the public to ensure that they are in good health condition while casting their votes in Monday's barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections as hot weather is expected to be felt across the country. In an advisory, the DOH said those… Read More
Duque backs HIV-AIDS info drive in youth elections' platform
May 11, 2018, 8:24 pm
MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Friday the upcoming Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) election can also be an opportunity for the youth to broaden the campaign on the public awareness on HIV-AIDS prevention in the country. “It might be appropriate in this upcoming barangay… Read More
DOH readies personnel for psycho-social intervention in Calabarzon
May 10, 2018, 6:02 pm
MANILA --The Department of Health (DOH) has started training around 400 personnel in Calabarzon to undergo a three-day training and prepare them in holding psychosocial intervention activities to Dengvaxia recipients and family members, an official said Thursday. "The rationale for this is to… Read More
New US regulation takes on obesity, orders menus to list calories
May 9, 2018, 1:50 pm
WASHINGTON -- A US regulation that went into effect Monday directs chain restaurants to label calories on their menus, in an effort to encourage people to consume in moderation. The rule, rolled out in 2014, applies to restaurant chains with 20 or more establishments that offer similar food items.… Read More
PhilHealth chief wants to sit down with Duterte
May 8, 2018, 10:18 pm
MANILA – Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) interim president Ma. Jude dela Serna on Tuesday said that she is seeking an audience with President Rodrigo R. Duterte so she could air her side on the Commission on Audit (COA) report regarding her questionable trips and hotel stays… Read More
Fasting improves stem cells' regenerative capacity
May 8, 2018, 12:32 pm
WASHINGTON -- American biologists found that a 24-hour fast can reverse the age-related loss of intestinal stem cell function that can regenerate new intestinal cells. The study, published on Thursday in the journal Cell Stem Cell, revealed that fasting dramatically improves stem cells' ability to… Read More
No available test kits to continue Dengvaxia doses: DOH
May 4, 2018, 7:30 pm
MANILA --An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said the department cannot heed the call of a vaccine advocate to complete the anti-dengue Dengvaxia vaccine doses due to the unavailability of test kits. "That will not happen in the next 1 or 2 years. We will only consider it then… Read More
Study links gray hair with immune system activity, viral infection
May 4, 2018, 12:15 pm
WASHINGTON -- A new study on mice, published on Thursday in the open access journal PLOS Biology, offered insights into why some people's hair may turn gray in response to a serious illness or chronic stress. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Alabama,… Read More
‘Tip-of-the-tongue’ moments not associated with memory loss
May 3, 2018, 12:06 pm
LONDON -- The research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed that healthy older people who exercise regularly are less likely to experience a "tip-of-the-tongue" moment when it comes to remembering things. The study, the first of its kind to investigate the relationship between aerobic… Read More
One-third of global air pollution deaths in Asia Pacific: WHO
May 2, 2018, 12:54 pm
MANILA -- About one-third, or 2.2 million of the world’s 7 million premature deaths each year from household or indoor, and ambient or outdoor air pollution are in the Western Pacific region, said the World Health Organization (WHO). These new estimates show that nine out of 10 people in the… Read More
DSWD to resume giving of transpo cash aid on May 1
April 30, 2018, 8:25 pm
MANILA --The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday said that it will resume tomorrow, May 1, giving transportation cash assistance to workers in Boracay who opt to return to their home towns while the island resort is being rehabilitated. "We will resume tomorrow (May 1),"… Read More
