DOH trains medical practitioners on quality disinfection and sterilization standards
The Standards Development Division of the Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with 3M Philippines hold a seminar on Quality Disinfection and Sterilization Standards...
Herbs and spices series: Basil
Going herbal, this is now the trend when it comes to beauty products, food supplements, medicine and even lifestyle. Everybody is now looking for...
Alzheimer's early signs mapped
This article was first published on BBC News
Scientists have assembled a "timeline" of the unseen progress of Alzheimer's before symptoms appear.
A team at Washington...
Garlic lowers bad cholesterol
Garlic, (Allium Sativum) locally known as “bawang,” is a bulbous plant widely used as spice. It contains Allicin, an active compound suspected to have...
Vaginal ring may help reduce HIV infections
This article was first published on SciDev.net by Lia Labuschagne.
A vaginal ring containing an antiviral drug is being tested in Africa and, if successful,...
Sugar can help grow artificial liver
This article was first published at BBC News
Researchers have moved a step closer to creating an artificial liver, after a US team created a...
US approves weight-loss pill, Belviq
This article was first published on BBC News
US health regulators have approved a weight-loss pill for the first time in 13 years.
Belviq, made by...
Experts develop GM mosquito vs malaria
This article was first published on wired on 13 June 2012
Scientists have developed a model for a genetically modified or GM mosquito, which produces...
Stress may trigger dimentia – says expert
This article was first published by BBC News by Michelle Roberts on 26 June 2012
UK experts are to begin a study to find out...
Battle against dengue now a priority in the Asia Pacific
Dengue recognizes no boundaries. The disease was started to only nine countries in 1970, but now becoming a problem to more than hundred of...