Health

Contraceptive implant not abortifacient: POPCOM

MANILA -- The contraceptive implant distributed by the Department of Health (DOH) to women who want to limit or have intervals in childbearing is non-abortifacient. This, according to Commission on Population (POPCOM) in...

LGUs urged to practice ‘4S’ to fight dengue

ILOILO CITY -- Local government units should strengthen their practice of “4S” to combat the spread of dengue in Iloilo province. The “4S” stands for Search and destroy mosquito breeding places; use Self-protection...

DOH chief hails Bulacan blood donors as ‘life savers’

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque recognized blood donors from Bulacan as "life savers" during the blood galloners awarding ceremony at the Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center here...

Psychology Researchers Explore How Vaccine Beliefs Are Formed

The scientific community has long acknowledged that vaccines work and have saved millions of lives. However, a vocal community, particularly in the U.S., believes that vaccines expose children to health risks...

Antibodies Could Knock Out Ebola Virus

In 1995, a patient sick with the Ebola virus, in what was then called Zaire and is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, miraculously recovered from this deadly disease. At...

Distribution of anti-dengue mosquito net rolls to schools eyed

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is eyeing to distribute mosquito net rolls to schools in some municipalities of Antique province that are plagued by dengue. IPHO...

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