Health

Rising HIV/AIDS cases in Eastern Visayas alarming: DOH

PALO, Leyte -- The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed alarm over rising cases of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Eastern Visayas over the past two...

Dogs trained to monitor low blood sugar may save lives

CONCORD, CALIFORNIA — Dogs can be trained to sniff out drugs and explosives, so Mark Ruefenacht wondered if their exquisite sense of smell could be used to detect changes in a...

No available test kits to continue Dengvaxia doses: DOH

MANILA --An official of the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said the department cannot heed the call of a vaccine advocate to complete the anti-dengue Dengvaxia vaccine doses due to...

Eastern Visayas LGUs urged to help in DOH vaccine info drive

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has asked local government units in Eastern Visayas to help inform public on the value of immunization program after receiving reports that some...

One-third of global air pollution deaths in Asia Pacific: WHO

MANILA -- About one-third, or 2.2 million of the world’s 7 million premature deaths each year from household or indoor, and ambient or outdoor air pollution are in the Western Pacific region,...

Antibiotic resistance spreads at ‘shocking rate’ from animals to humans

LONDON — Scientists have expressed shock at the speed at which resistance to powerful antibiotics spreads from animals to humans, as new research has shown how genetic mutations in pathogens likely...

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