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DOH bares 40 fireworks injuries after week of surveillance

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported a total of 40 fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) since it started its nationwide surveillance last week. The FWRIs were recorded by...

DOH reports 11 more fireworks-related injuries

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor /PNA MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 11 more fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) in Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula and the National Capital Region (NCR). The...

DOH reminds public: Eat healthy this holiday season

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- Overindulgence in food during this time of the year is an inevitable part of the festive season but an official of the Department of Health (DOH) has...

DOH reports 3 more fireworks injuries, ingestion

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported two more fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) and one case of fireworks ingestion in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Autonomous...

DOH reports 2018’s first fireworks-related injury

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported this year’s first fireworks-related case involving a 12-year-old boy in Nueva Ecija, who lost his left hand’s middle finger...

Public advised to eat moderately this Yuletide season

By Cindy Ferrer/PNA ILOILO CITY -- With parties being held left and right to celebrate Christmas, people tend to overeat and forget about their diet. Dr. Patricia Grace Trabado, chief of the Provincial Health...

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