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The Uruguayan Senate has passed legislation to decriminalise abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. A similar move in 2008 was vetoed by President...

MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Christmas Eve vowed to work for a brighter, merrier, and more prosperous Christmas for Filipinos...

More than 100 people have died after drinking toxic alcohol in the Indian state of West Bengal, in the latest example of fatal poisoning...

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 in health research convened and signed the Dasmarinas Declaration on Harmonization of Clinical Trials towards Good Clinical Practices (GCP) – enabled Philippines on...

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, a plant long held to have anti-diabetic properties, is to be turned into tablets that Egyptian scientists hope will provide an alternative...

Lito Banayo, administrator of the National Food Authority, is beginning to think that there is a need for higher authorities to stop aiming for...

Plant breeders at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), the country’s lead in rice research and development, are developing micronutrient-rich varieties to help lessen...