Health

High blood pressure is redefined as 130, not 140: US guidelines

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- High blood pressure was redefined Monday by the American Heart Association, which said the…

UN labor body cuts ties with tobacco industry

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Bowing to public pressure, the UN's labor body agreed Thursday to stop accepting funding from tobacco…

Nine of 194 countries keeping pledge to eradicate hepatitis: summit

by Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) - Only nine of 194 countries which pledged last year to eradicate…

Time off for good behavior: Japan firm rewards non-smokers

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Non-smoking employees at one Japanese firm are getting six additional days' holiday to compensate for the…

Deadly plague slowing down in Madagascar: authorities

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) -- A plague that has claimed 128 lives in Madagascar has slowed down, health authorities on the…

Know the signs of ADHD

EAGLE NEWS-- Don't mind him, "kulang lang sa pansin 'yan!"   “Kulang sa pansin” is a Filipino slang we often…

INFOGRAPHICS: Know more about Aortic Diseases

Last October 23, 2017, the Division of Vascular Medicine, of the Philippine Medical Center conducted a media and lay forum…

YOUNG VOICES SPEAK: Standing break

(Young Voices Speak is eaglenews.ph’s blank space for the youth to share their opinions, views, and perspective on any topic, issue, or matter)  …

Anti-stroke drugs also protect against dementia: study

  by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- People with heart trouble who take blood-thinning medication to…

Maternal response to crying baby exists across cultures: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A baby's cries activate specific areas of a mother's brain related to movement and speech,…

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