Health

Mystery illness causing paralysis in children baffles doctors

Federal and state health officials are baffled by a mysterious and rare illness that seems to target children, causing paralysis. As of Tuesday, 62 cases of what doctors are calling acute flaccid...

Limited health programs launch during election period: DOH

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) will limit the launching of programs during this election season. This, according to DOH Assistant Secretary Enrique Tayag on Tuesday saying the the move aims...

Group raises awareness on rare type of arthritis

MANILA – In line with the Tuesday's celebration of the World Spine Day, a health advocacy group is now raising awareness about a rare form of arthritis which affects the spine. The disease,...

Age should not hinder productivity, DOH exec tells elderlies

LUMBAN, Laguna – An official of the Department of Health (DOH) called on senior citizens of this town to make the most of the extended lives afforded by modern medicine, to pursue...

Researchers find bright sides to some invasive species

EDGEWATER, MARYLAND — Off the shores of Newfoundland, Canada, an ecosystem is unraveling at the hands (or pincers) of an invasive crab. Some 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) to the south, the same invasive...

E. Visayas mental disorder cases alarming: DOH

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) expressed alarm over mental health cases in Eastern Visayas with men belonging to the working class comprising the majority of the patients. DOH Eastern Visayas...

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