Health

House pushes for cleaner public toilets

MANILA -- The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution calling for the construction and hygienic maintenance of public toilets within the eastern and western nautical highways in the country. According to a...

UP-PGH to validate deaths linked to Dengvaxia

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday announced that it will partner with the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) to validate independently allegations of death due...

Parents worried over possible Dengvaxia ill-effects to their children

IMUS CITY, Cavite -- Parents of 121,219 children who were vaccinated with Dengvaxia in Cavite province expressed apprehension over the harmful effects of the vaccine to their children. In interviews with PNA...

Study: There’s no fail-safe way to prevent Dementia

A new study has dashed hopes that people may be able to protect themselves from dementia through medicine, diet or exercise. "To put it simply, all evidence indicates that there is no...

DOH on Code White starting Thursday

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) will start monitoring firecracker-related injuries on Thursday. "We will start our Code White by Dec. 21, 2017 and it will last until Jan. 5, 2018,"...

2 dead due to Dengvaxia vaccine: PAO

MANILA -- The Public Attorneys Office (PAO) on Tuesday confirmed that there were two victims who died due to Dengvaxia, the world's first-ever dengue vaccine which was found to cause health...

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