Health

Corporate Pledge to Deal With Plastic Draws Mixed Reaction

More than 250 corporate signatories joined together to try and deal with plastic pollution in an announcement timed to coincide with the 5th Annual "Our Ocean Conference" in Bali, Indonesia. Under terms...

Lung cancer is curable: expert

MANILA -- Lung cancer is treatable, and chemotherapy is not the only way to cure it, a health expert said Tuesday. “People can still be treated from lung cancer, but the treatment goals...

Top 3 killer diseases in PH

MANILA -- All Saints’ Day and All Souls' Day – the season to think not only of the dead but also of dying. Based on a popular myth, death and sickness came out...

Public urged to take care of their health this ‘Undas’

ILOILO CITY -- The regional director of the Department of Health-Center for Health Development in Western Visayas has underscored the need for the public to take good care of their health as...

DOH-Bicol on ‘code white’ for ‘Undas’

LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Health (DOH) regional office in Bicol placed all government hospitals in the region under “code white alert” or “on-call” mode during the traditional celebration of All...

Experts, patients create website to boost lung cancer awareness

MANILA -- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among Filipinos yet many are unaware of the best practices on treating and preventing it. “The awareness to prevent it and the...

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