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Johnson & Johnson’s Stock Falls After Report on Asbestos in Baby Powder

VOA News Johnson & Johnson saw its stocks suffer their biggest drop in 16 years, following a media report that alleged the company concealed for decades that trace amounts of asbestos was...

PH Blood Center urges public to be donors

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA 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...

DOH advises public to keep food safe this holiday season

By Perla Lena/PNA ILOILO CITY -- With everybody busy preparing for this holiday season, the Department of Health–Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Western Visayas is reminding the public to always put premium...

HIV patient strives to make life normal

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- Twenty-nine-year-old call center agent Kiko (not his real name) has been battling human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for two years now. While he has experienced difficult times...

Youth urged to be screened, tested for HIV/AIDS

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/PNA MANILA -- The National Youth Council (NYC) screened its staff on Thursday for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to better promote the World...

Quezon City kicks off drive vs. obesity, diabetes

By Perfecto Raymundo, Jr. - PNA MANILA -- The local government of Quezon City on Thursday launched a campaign dubbed as “#healthierQC” at the Nicanor Reyes Jr. Hall, FEU-Diliman, Quezon City. The “#healthierQC”...

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