Health

1 injured by ‘piccolo’ on 1st day of DOH monitoring

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday recorded the holiday season’s first injury from a firecracker – an 11-year-old boy from Pasig City who hurt his hand while lighting a piccolo. According...

Pangasinan dengue cases up 27%

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Ten towns in this province have been placed on the watchlist for dengue due to increased number of cases. This was disclosed by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Anna Ma....

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...

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