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No need for lepto express lanes amid outbreak: DOH

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) said there is no need for hospitals to establish express lanes for leptospirosis cases. “The difference between dengue and leptospirosis cases is that the latter is...

Meds for diabetes, other ailments common to elderly cheaper soon

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Medicines for diabetes and other ailments common to the elderly will soon be exempted from the Value Added Tax (VAT) thus, will be cheaper, a Department of Finance...

Research Indicates Spiders Use Electric Fields to Take Flight

Since the 1800s, scientists have marveled at how spiders can take flight using their webbing. Charles Darwin remarked on the behavior when tiny spiders landed on the HMS Beagle, trailing lines of...

Dengue cases up 120% in Cordillera; blood donation urged

BAGUIO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) - Cordillera has recorded a spike of 120 percent in dengue cases during the first six months of the year. A report from the Regional...

36 lepto cases with 3 deaths reported in C. Luzon in 1st sem

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — A total of  36 leptospirosis cases, including three deaths, were recorded in Central Luzon from January to June this year, a bit lower compared to the...

Duque cites intensified awareness, testing to curb rise of AIDS cases

MANILA-- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday reiterated that intensified public awareness and voluntary testing for human immuno virus (HIV) would make a difference in preventing the spread of acquired...

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