Health and Lifestyle
PhilHealth educates Cebuanos on universal health care bill
December 17, 2018, 8:07 pm
CEBU CITY – Top officials from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will be in Cebu on Tuesday to educate the residents here on the role of the Universal Health Care (UHC) bill in PhilHealth. PhilHealth acting president and chief executive officer Dr. Roy Ferrer will be joined by… Read More
DOH inspects Tondo hospital readiness for New Year's Day
December 17, 2018, 6:33 pm
Department of Health Undersecretary and Public Health Service Team officer-in-charge Myrna Cabotaje urges the public to simply watch the fireworks display to prevent being a victim fireworks-related injuries. (PNA photo by Ma. Teresa Montemayor)MANILA -- An official of the Department of Health… Read More
Apheresis: A new way to donate blood
December 17, 2018, 4:24 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Blood Center (PBC) has introduced apheresis, a new way to donate blood, in the aim to save more lives by providing free blood and blood products. Simply called apheresis, this type of blood donation makes use of an apheresis machine which draws only the needed blood… Read More
Breastfeeding linked to smaller waistline of mothers
December 17, 2018, 11:45 am
A woman nurses her child, during a public event to promote the benefits of breastfeeding, during the World Breastfeeding Week held in Palma de Mallorca, on October 7, 2018. (Photo by Jaime Reina/AFP)WASHINGTON -- Breastfeeding may have one more benefit for mothers. A study showed that… Read More
PH blood center to launch nucleic acid amplification test in 2019
December 14, 2018, 2:54 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Blood Center (PBC) is set to launch next year a quiz that would solve the issue of re-testing done by private hospitals on donated blood. PBC head Dr. Andres Bonifacio said the nucleic acid amplification test would allow for the detection of applicant donors who are… Read More
PH Blood Center urges public to be donors
December 13, 2018, 7:16 pm
MANILA -- To save more lives and to encourage more people to donate blood, the Philippine Blood Center (PBC) on Thursday held an open forum for all its partner government agencies and private organizations. “Our goal in PBC is to have enough blood supply in all hospitals in the country and we… Read More
Cigarette price at P20 per stick can stop youth from smoking
December 12, 2018, 11:20 pm
MANILA -- Studies show that smoking or tobacco use remains to be the biggest preventable cause of death, disabilities and diseases across nations. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 7 million deaths due to tobacco use worldwide annually. About 260,000 of these cases are… Read More
New blood test could save millions from blindness
December 12, 2018, 12:48 pm
CANBERRA – Australian scientists have developed a blood test capable of saving millions of people around the world from going blind. Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) on Wednesday revealed that their new blood test can detect patients at risk of dry age-related macular… Read More
Alcoholic beverages can counter lambanog poisoning: Duque
December 12, 2018, 12:05 pm
MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said drinking another alcohol is the antidote for lambanog poisoning. In a television interview Monday night, Duque explained it is not the methanol in lambanog that causes the poisoning and death among its drinkers but its by-product called formic… Read More
Vit. C good for lungs of babies whose moms smoke while preggy
December 11, 2018, 4:01 pm
WASHINGTON -- A study showed that Vitamin C might reduce the harm done to lungs in infants born to mothers who smoke during their pregnancy. The randomized, controlled trial published recently in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine revealed that at three months of age, the… Read More
Trauma remains leading cause of death in PH
December 5, 2018, 9:20 pm
MANILA -- Trauma remains one of the leading causes of death in the country despite the increased availability of life-saving equipment and ambulances in most hospitals, an expert said on Tuesday. In a press briefing, Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS) President Alejandro Dizon explained that the… Read More
A single workout can burn energy in two days: study
December 5, 2018, 10:59 am
WASHINGTON -- Chinese and American scientists found that a single workout could activate neurons in mice that influence metabolism for up to two days and those effects last longer with more training. The study, published on Tuesday in the journal Molecular Metabolism, offered new insight into the… Read More
Rx for physicians: Be lifelong learners to serve patients better
December 4, 2018, 7:26 pm
MANILA -- If physicians were to be given prescriptions as to their profession, it would be a maintenance dose of lifelong learning to serve their patients better. Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS) President Alejandro Dizon says a true physician must commit to continuing education for the rest… Read More
Stem cells do not exist in adult hearts
December 4, 2018, 12:01 pm
WASHINGTON -- A study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reached a disappointing conclusion: heart stem cells that might have repaired the heart muscle after a heart attack did not exist in adults. It offered scientific evidence to a decision made in October… Read More
GenSan unveils enhanced HIV/AIDS treatment center
December 3, 2018, 6:39 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The city government unveiled over the weekend an enhanced treatment hub for people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Dubbed "Rainbow Center for Revitalization", the facility was formally inaugurated at the local… Read More
Most patients not 100% honest with doctors
December 3, 2018, 11:46 am
CHICAGO -- Between 60 and 80 percent of people surveyed have not been forthcoming with their doctors about information that could be relevant to their health, according to a study. Insights into the doctor-patient relationship came from a national online survey of two populations. One survey… Read More
Cancer among adults preventable, expert says
December 2, 2018, 8:06 pm
MANILA -- Some cancers are genetic in origin but most cancers, especially those among adults, are acquired and can be prevented, an expert says. Dennis Sacdalan, head of the Cancer Center of Manila Medical Center, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in an interview that there are cancers in… Read More
Heart disease, early complication of type 2 diabetes
November 29, 2018, 6:58 pm
MANILA — Cardiovascular conditions or diseases are intimately related to diabetes, an expert said Thursday. “While data from our Department of Health show that heart disease is the leading cause of death and diabetes is just ranked number six, all cardiovascular may have a background of… Read More
FDA approves new drug for blood cancer
November 29, 2018, 5:18 pm
WASHINGTON -- The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Wednesday a new drug, Xospata, for the treatment of adult patients who have relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with an FLT3 mutation. AML is a rapidly progressing cancer that crowds out normal cells in… Read More
DOH urges midwives to focus more on pregnancy, childbirth
November 29, 2018, 12:36 pm
MANILA – Department of Health (DOH)-Calabarzon Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo on Monday urged midwives to focus their health care services more on pregnancy and child birth to at least reduce maternal/childbirth deaths in the country. Addressing some 254 midwives from Cavite, Laguna,… Read More