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(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Department of Agriculture (DA) na hindi na nag-i-import ang Pilipinas ng karne ng baboy mula sa walong bansa na apektado ng African swine flu. Ang pagtitiyak ng DA ay sa gitna ng pangamba ng ilang hog industry stakeholders. Ayon kay Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, ang frozen, processed at nalutong karne ng baboy mula sa China , Belgium, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia at Ukraine ay hindi na pinapayagan na makapasok […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na nagpapaalala ng mga eksperto sa publiko sa pagbili ng malinis at ligtas karne sa mga pamilihan. Ayon kay Dr. Ana Marie Cabel, City Veterinarian ng Quezon City, laganap pa rin sa pamilihan ang mga tinaguriang mishandled meat. Ito ay nangangahulungang hindi tama ang pag-iimbak at pagsalansan sa mga ito. Paliwanag ni Cabel, ang frozen meat ay dapat na nasa chiller lang, kapag daw ito ay inilabas sa chiller, malaki ang […]
(Eagle News) — Tumaas pa ang bilang ng mga nabiktima ng paputok habang papalapit ang pagsalubong sa bagong taon. Sa huling datos ng Department of Health (DOH), dalawampu’t-apat (24) na ang naputukan mula Disyembre 21 hanggang nitong Miyerkules, Disyembre 27. Sa nasabing bilang, 11 ang nadagdag kung saan apat na katao ang mula sa National Capital Region, tatlo sa Region 6, habang tig-isa sa Calabarzon at Regions 5, 7 at 9. Nangunguna pa rin ang […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Dec. 26, urged Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison to “wave the white flag,” noting that the 50-year Communist insurgency has failed. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement on the day the CPP celebrates its 50th founding anniversary. “It’s for him to wave the white flag before his physique gives up on him,” Panelo said. According to Panelo, the insurgency only resulted in “loss of lives […]
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by Carlos HAMANN Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A federal judge in Texas ruled late Friday that the US health care law known as Obamacare is unconstitutional — a ruling that opposition Democrats vowed to appeal. US District Judge Reed O’Connor’s 55-page ruling came in a lawsuit filed by several Republican state attorneys general opposed to the federal government health plan, known officially as the Affordable Care Act. Conservative Republicans have […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — McDonald’s announced a plan on Tuesday for a phased reduction of antibiotics in beef, expanding a health-oriented reform to a new meat source other than chicken. The fast-food giant described a three-stage process where it would first undertake a study of its top 10 beef sourcing markets of current antibiotic use in livestock and by 2020 establish reduction targets. Starting in 2020, McDonald’s will begin reporting progress against antibiotic […]
by Ivan COURONNE with Nathalie OLOF-ORS in Basel Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — In the ongoing hunt for more effective weapons against malaria, international researchers said Thursday they are exploring a pathway that has until now been little studied — killing parasites in the liver, before the illness emerges. “It’s very difficult to work on the liver stage,” said Elizabeth Winzeler, professor of pharmacology and drug discovery at University of California San Diego […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Researchers have found “different patterns” in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from a major ongoing US study. The first wave of information from the $300 million National Institute of Health (NIH) study is showing that those nine and 10-year-old kids spending more than seven hours a day using such devices show signs of premature thinning of the cortex, […]
(Eagle News) — Maagang inilunsad ng Department of Health ang kanilang kampanya na “Oplan: Iwas Paputok, Fireworks Display ang Patok”. Layon nito na paalalahanan ang publiko lalo na ang mga kabataan na kadalasan ay nagiging biktima ng mga paputok tuwing sasalubungin ang bagong taon. Ang pagbabawal sa paggamit ng firecrackers ay batay sa ipinalabas na Executive Order Number 28 o “providing for the regulation and control of the use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices” […]
(Eagle News) – The Universal Health Care bill could be passed into law before the end of the year. Senator Sonny Angara, co-author of the said measure, said the final version of the bill will be sent to Malacañang for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature. Under the bill, all Filipinos will be automatically enrolled in the National Health Insurance Program either as direct contributor (those who have the capacity to pay premiums) or indirect contributor (those […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — An outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce appears to have been traced to crops in California, the US food authority said Monday. American consumers were warned against eating the leafy salad by health officials last week. The outbreak has caused 43 people to become sick in the US and another 22 in Canada, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “Our investigation at this point suggests […]
