Government agencies launch community-based approach to control dengue
In an intensified campaign to fight dengue, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Interior and Local Government...
DOST intensifies campaign against dengue
As dengue cases continue to rise in the provinces and major cities in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) intensifies its...
Alcoholic drink a day 'is good for older women's health'
"Moderate amounts of alcohol may offer some protection against heart disease, especially for women who have gone through the menopause, but it's very important...
Soil bacterium helps kill cancers
A bacterium found in soil is a showing promise as a way of delivering cancer drugs into tumours.
Spores of the Clostridium sporogenes bacterium can...
Address risks of nanotechnology toxicity
Developing countries forging ahead with nanotechnology need regulation and research into local risk patterns, say Alok Dhawan and Vyom Sharma.Nanotechnology, the science of manipulating...
Top surgeon warns against hair transplants too young
Young men shouldn't have operations as soon as they start losing hair, according to one of the country's leading hair transplant surgeons.He has told...
Tuberculosis relative could be new vaccine
Injecting modified bacteria related to those which cause tuberculosis could protect against the lung disease, US scientists say.Experiments on mice showed the injections could...
'Skinny Gene' Discovered by Scientists
The genetic cause of extreme thinness was discovered by British and Swiss researchers, who hope that the breakthrough may lead to new treatments for...
Natural Way to Dye Your Hair
Not long ago I was riding in a boat with a group of Shipibo natives on the Ucayali River in Peru’s Amazon. Sitting beside...
Scientists: New Virus Hunts, Kills Cancer Cells
A virus that hunts down and treats cancer was used in patients for the first time, with encouraging results, Canadian researchers said Thursday.Doctors at...
