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Study: Greenland’s Ice Melting Faster than Previously Thought

VOA News Greenland's ice is melting faster than previously thought, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study found that most of Greenland's rapid ice...

US Pacific Northwest Sees Measles Outbreak

VOA News Officials in the Pacific Northwest state of Washington have declared a measles outbreak after at least 22 people, including 20 children, have become infected with the disease since Jan. 1. "It's...

8 Iloilo universities throw support to ‘Blood Olympics’

By Perla Lena/PNA ILOILO CITY -- Eight universities in Iloilo province accepted the challenge to donate blood as part of the second “Dinagyang Blood Olympics” organized by the Iloilo chapter of the Philippine...

Group bats for passage of higher tobacco tax bill

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- A health advocacy group is pushing for the passage of the tobacco tax bill that would increase the excise tax on tobacco to PHP60 from the current...

PH medical execs urge senators to pass P60 tobacco tax bill

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- A total of 30 leaders of Philippine medical societies on Friday urged the Senate to pass a tobacco tax of at least PHP60 per pack before the...

No Meningococcemia outbreak in PH: DOH

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said there is no meningococcemia outbreak nationwide. The department made the statement following the death of a two-year-old girl who exhibited...

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