Smartphone users 'risking health'
This article was first published on BBC News on 18 June 2012
Smartphone users and other people who love to play their high tech gadget...
Philippine yam a good source of vitamin E
This article was first published on PCHRD website by Ciaren Hipolito
Research continues to unravel more medicinal properties of purple yam (Dioscorea alata) locally known...
Man dies every six seconds due to smoking – WHO
This article was first published at PCHRD website by Rachel Nadal
Tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats globally. According to the...
‘SMS blast’ for dengue warning and real-time reporting launched in ASEAN Dengue DAY
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique Ona introduced a new strategy on ‘specific targeting’ of dengue using information technology during the ASEAN Dengue Day...
ASEAN Dengue Day celebration calls for unity towards a dengue-free community
In response to the increasing threat of dengue in the Asia Pacific region, member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) marked...
DOH raises dengue alert due to rainy season
“As rainy season starts, dengue cases may start to soar,” warned Department of Health (DOH) Assistant Secretary Enrique Tayag during the Colloquium on Current...
Telomere from old fathers 'extends life' to offspring
Delaying fatherhood may offer survival advantages, say US scientists who have found children with older fathers and grandfathers appear to be "genetically programmed" to...
Pampanga to host ASEAN Dengue Summit 2012
The city of SAN FERNANDO in Pampanga will host the Philippine observance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dengue Summit on June...
Hypertension among Filipinos is increasing
“21 percent of Filipino adults are hypertensive,” said Dr. Dante Morales, President of the Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH) during the National Hypertension Awareness...
Hand washing saves lives and reduces transfer of disease
Hand washing facts.
Germs are everywhere. We acquire germs by touching contaminated objects or surfaces and transmit it through our hands.
According to the United States...