Health and Lifestyle

 Zambo  Press Club, West Metro hold medical mission

Zambo Press Club, West Metro hold medical mission

October 28, 2017, 9:13 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The West Metro Medical Center (West Metro) and Zamboanga Press Club, Inc. (ZPCI) on Saturday conducted a medical mission that benefited 46 members and dependents of the ZPCI. Of the total beneficiaries, 36 were adults and the remaining 10 were children who availed of the free… Read More

Duque to prioritize rebuilding of Marawi’s health infra

Duque to prioritize rebuilding of Marawi’s health infra

October 27, 2017, 6:53 pm

MANILA – Newly-appointed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said his department will give priority to the rebuilding of health infrastructure damaged during the five-month siege of Marawi City. "Ang priority program natin ngayon (Our priority program at present) is to help rebuild Marawi… Read More

PhilHealth issues new policy on claims for 3 diseases

PhilHealth issues new policy on claims for 3 diseases

October 27, 2017, 2:01 pm

MANILA -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) no longer requires the length of stay in hospital as basis for reimbursing claims for pneumonia, acute gastroenteritis, and urinary tract infection (UTI). Circular No. 2017-0028, signed by Dr. Celestina dela Serna, PhilHealth interim… Read More

Study points to new approach to tackling antibiotic resistance

Study points to new approach to tackling antibiotic resistance

October 27, 2017, 1:15 pm

CHICAGO -- A key difference between the way immune cells attack bacteria and the way antibiotics do may provide a roadmap for combatting the rising threat of drug-resistant pathogens. Researchers of the University of Michigan (UM), in collaboration with colleagues at Harvard University, have… Read More

DOH welcomes Duque’s appointment as health chief

DOH welcomes Duque’s appointment as health chief

October 26, 2017, 5:46 pm

MANILA – Malacañang’s appointment of former Department of Health (DOH) and Civil Service Commission (CSC) chief, Francisco Duque III, as interim Health Secretary on Thursday has drawn positive reactions. In a text message, Undersecretary Herminigildo Valle, who has served as DOH… Read More

New York bans e-cigarettes in workplaces

New York bans e-cigarettes in workplaces

October 25, 2017, 2:36 pm

NEW YORK -- Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and vaping are being banned in bars, restaurants and most workplaces in the US state of New York under a new law that takes effect in 30 days. "These products are marketed as a healthier alternative to cigarettes but the reality is they also carry… Read More

Mimaropa may not be polio-free: DOH

Mimaropa may not be polio-free: DOH

October 25, 2017, 12:26 pm

MANILA – The head of the Department of Health’s (DOH) office in Mimaropa said Tuesday his office continues to push for polio vaccination, especially in remote areas, as he doubted that the region is polio-free. Mimaropa covers Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan.… Read More

Wheelchairs found in PhilPost await delivery: DOH

Wheelchairs found in PhilPost await delivery: DOH

October 25, 2017, 11:29 am

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) has clarified a news report on “dozens of wheelchairs (that) were found dumped” by the department at the Philippine Postal Corp. (PhilPost) office in Quezon City. In a press statement, the DOH said the wheelchairs at the PhilPost warehouse were the… Read More

Red tide alert still up in 6 East Visayas bays

Red tide alert still up in 6 East Visayas bays

October 24, 2017, 7:00 pm

TACLOBAN CITY-- Six bays in Eastern Visayas are still positive of red tide toxins, prompting the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to raise a stern warning against shellfish consumption. These red tide-infested areas are Irong-irong Bay, Maqueda Bay, Villareal Bay, and Daram waters… Read More

Health caravan conducts 121 surgeries in Mimaropa

Health caravan conducts 121 surgeries in Mimaropa

October 24, 2017, 6:55 pm

MANILA -- The Department of Health’s (DOH) office in the Mimaropa region had provided a total of 121 surgical operations – 51 major and 70 minor -- since its caravan, “ToDOH Alaga, May TSekAP Na, May Operasyon Pa!”, began at the Dr. Damian Reyes Provincial Hospital in Boac, Marinduque last… Read More

Cancer-killing molecules found

Cancer-killing molecules found

October 24, 2017, 1:09 pm

CHICAGO -- Specific molecules called suicide RNA molecules can trigger a mechanism where it not only prevents cancer cells from becoming resistant to them, but also eliminates multiple genes that cancer cells need to survive, researchers at the US Northwestern University (NU) have discovered. NU… Read More

DOH to strengthen services of Marawi’s Amai Pakpak hospital

DOH to strengthen services of Marawi’s Amai Pakpak hospital

October 24, 2017, 12:52 pm

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) will reinforce the operation of the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi, Lanao del Sur as part of government efforts to prepare for the return of residents, now that the city has been liberated from terrorists linked to the Maute Group. Dr. Gloria Balboa,… Read More

PGH introduces osteoporosis management models

PGH introduces osteoporosis management models

October 21, 2017, 6:42 pm

MANILA--The Department of Orthopedics of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) along with the UP-PGH Alumni Association on Friday led the launching of its Orthogeriatric Multidisciplinary Fracture Management Model and Fracture Liaison Service for management of… Read More

Monday is ‘Senior Citizen Free Movie Day’ at SM City Puerto Princesa

Monday is ‘Senior Citizen Free Movie Day’ at SM City Puerto Princesa

October 21, 2017, 12:39 pm

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Every Monday is a day senior citizens here could look forward to as it has been declared “Senior Citizen Free Movie Day”. SM Prime Holdings Inc., which manages and operates SM City Puerto Princesa, announced Friday that by simply showing their ID cards issued… Read More

PhilHealth, Pampanga ink deal to give JOs, PBCs health insurance

PhilHealth, Pampanga ink deal to give JOs, PBCs health insurance

October 20, 2017, 8:14 pm

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- The provincial government of Pampanga and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to provide social protection and health insurance to job order workers (JOs) and project-based contractors (PBCs) in the… Read More

UN warns of rising newborn mortality in the  future

UN warns of rising newborn mortality in the future

October 19, 2017, 5:51 pm

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

 DOH advocates for increased newborn screening

DOH advocates for increased newborn screening

October 19, 2017, 5:14 pm

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… Read More

New obesity treatment lowers body weight in animal study

New obesity treatment lowers body weight in animal study

October 19, 2017, 1:50 pm

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

PGH awaits IRR on rare disease law

PGH awaits IRR on rare disease law

October 19, 2017, 1:28 pm

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

Group lobbies to block return of incinerators

Group lobbies to block return of incinerators

October 18, 2017, 11:09 am

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