MANILA -- Suspected cases of leptospirosis nationwide rose 71.1 percent, reaching 910 from Jan. 1 to Aug. 5 this year compared to 532 cases in the same period last year, the Department...
MANILA --The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said that no new cases of suspected bird flu infection were detected as the surveillance period ends Sunday.
"No new case. Basically (we can...
The Department of Health (DOH) has pronounced on Friday the negative results of 34 samples cases of men and women from the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Pampanga who were suspected to...
MANILA, Aug. 10 -- The Philippines needs to invest more in quality education and health services in order to benefit from its demographics deemed an important factor driving the economy.
National Economic and...
The World Health Organization and the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) recommend that mothers breastfeed within the first hour after giving birth and continue until their children reach age 2, with supplemental...
MANILA, July 21 -- Some 1.5 million Filipinos will be protected from developing illnesses linked to smoking in the next five years with the trio of tobacco control policies now in...
