Health

Terror or tobacco? French school smoking lights up debate

by Fran BLANDY PARIS, France (AFP) --What poses a greater risk to French school children: a potential terror attack, or…

WHO-SAGE recommendation on dengue vaccine makes DOH happy

QUEZON City, Philippines - The Department of Health gladly welcomes the recommendation of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts or…

Treating liver cancer with tiny beads

Treating cancer that began in the liver or has spread to the liver can often involve months of chemotherapy and…

Villar: Intensify info drive to inform indigents about PhilHealth benefits

MANILa, Philippines -- Senator Cynthia Villar called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation to intensify its efforts and reach out…

A new study is linking waist size and diabetes in kids

[youtube id="ahNmuZYqOjw"] A new study is helping to predict a child’s type 2 diabetes risk. Researchers are finding a correlation…

Pollutants in fish may prevent humans from expelling toxins

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Fish that contain environmental pollutants may harm people who eat them by preventing the human body…

What you should know about the Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika virus

https://youtu.be/d1ndXeREyh0 Looking into the dengue virus, chikungunya and Zika virus, videographics by AFP TV   DENGUE, chikungunya and Zika come…

The two types of diabetes

(AFP) The number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980 according to the World Health Organisation in its first-ever…

Sting like a bee – alternative therapy in Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza (Reuters) - In the Gaza Strip town of Rafah, beekeepers harvest honey as hundreds of bees swirl around…

Smokers have harder time getting work: study

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- People who smoke may find it harder to get work, and make less money than non-smokers,…

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