By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday warned the public against swimming in Manila Bay.
In a statement, the DOH said it supports the government's recent rehabilitation...
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA
MANILA -- No matter how you take tobacco into your body — through smoking or inhaling secondhand smoke — it affects not only your lungs but also your...
By Perla Lena/PNA
ILOILO CITY -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will subject to proper consultation the request of the City Health Office (CHO) to pass a resolution “to hire only non-smoking personnel...
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA
MANILA -- Maricel Galang, 43, has been battling goiter since she was a teenager. While the disease kept her from doing certain physical activities, it did not keep her...
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA
MANILA -- No appetite and sluggish -- this is how Lilibeth Mosende described her four-year-old niece, Hazel, a year ago when she had schistosomiasis.
Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic...
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday urged the public and government officials to stop spreading baseless allegations against the agency over the Dengvaxia controversy.
Health Secretary Francisco...
