Health

DOH cautions public vs. use of e-cigarettes, vapes

MANILA — The Department of Health DOH urged the public on Saturday to be vigilant when buying consumer products sold online like e-cigarettes and vaping devices. This, after a vaping device exploded while...

Scientists Set Out to Map Genome of All Life Forms on Earth

Scientists across the world have set an ambitious goal for themselves: to sequence the genome of every known life form on Earth within the next decade. The Earth BioGenome Project, launched this...

Fathers’ Exercise Impacts the Health of Their Children

Many people know that a woman's health, including her diet and exercise habits, can impact the health of her baby even before she gets pregnant. But, until recently, little was known...

UN: Nearly Half-Billion People Undernourished in Asia-Pacific Region

GENEVA — Four U.N. specialized agencies warn that many parts of Asia and the Pacific suffer from alarmingly high levels of malnutrition and hunger. This is the first time the Food and...

Rescue Robot to Help Revive Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — For the first time an underwater robot is to be used to plant baby coral to parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef damaged by mass bleaching, as scientists plan...

Many Parents Misinformed About the Flu Shot

WASHINGTON — The 2017 flu season was particularly bad in the Northern Hemisphere. Nearly 80,000 people died in the U.S., including 180 children. Already this year, the virus has claimed the life...

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