Aquino vows brighter, merrier Christmas
MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Christmas Eve vowed to work for a brighter, merrier, and more prosperous Christmas for Filipinos...
Indians alcohol poisoning, how it happens
More than 100 people have died after drinking toxic alcohol in the Indian state of West Bengal, in the latest example of fatal poisoning...
Sunlight 'stops chickenpox spreading'
Exposure to sunlight may help impede the spread of chickenpox, claim researchers.
The University of London team found chickenpox less common in regions with high...
Stakeholders ink support for ethical, GCP-compliant clinical trials
Stakeholders in health research convened and signed the Dasmarinas Declaration on Harmonization of Clinical Trials towards Good Clinical Practices (GCP) – enabled Philippines on...
African e-health 'moving in wrong direction'
Importing or copying the latest 'e-health' technology from developed countries may not be the best way forward for health services in Africa, a conference...
Bitter gourd cures diabetes
Bitter gourd, a plant long held to have anti-diabetic properties, is to be turned into tablets that Egyptian scientists hope will provide an alternative...
NCDs are sickness of poverty not of affluence
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of deaths worldwide. In 2008, of the 57 million deaths,...
Study reveals natural anti-hypertensive property of yam
Yam (Dioscorea alata Linn) locally known as “ube” is abundantly found in tropical and subtropical countries. It is considered an important crop because of...
When mosquito becomes dengue vectors
In the seminar OL trap: The DOST School-based OL Trap Program conducted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) at the Metrology Conference...
Chicken liver links to food poisoning
Over 90% of cases of a common form of food poisoning seen this year were due to people eating undercooked chicken liver pate, often...