Tag: health

Sen. Angara umapela sa Senado na ipasa na ang Universal Health Care Bill

(Eagle News) — Umaapela si Senador Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara sa mga kapwa mambabatas na suportahan ang pagsasabatas ng Universal Health Care bill na layong gawing abot-kaya ang lahat ng serbisyong medikal. Sa Senate Bill 1896, awtomatikong ipapasakop sa National Health Insurance Program ang lahat ng Pilipinong nangangailangan ng tulong medikal tulad ng preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative at palliative health services. Ayon kay Angara, kung may kakayahan ang bawat Pilipino na makapagpasuri sa doktor, tiyak […]

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China launches nationwide vaccine sector inspection after scandal

  BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s drug regulator said it has launched a nationwide inspection of vaccine production as authorities step up the response to a fraud case that has re-ignited public fears over the safety of the country’s medicines. The State Drug Administration (SDA) said in an announcement issued late Wednesday that it had dispatched inspection teams “to thoroughly investigate the whole process and entire chain of vaccine production of all vaccine producers”. The […]

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‘Zika epidemic is not over,’ says Brazilian specialist

by Carola SOLÉ Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil (AFP) — Concern about the zika virus may have waned since the disease spiked in the months before the 2016 Rio Olympics, but the epidemic is not over, a Brazilian expert told AFP. Gustavo Correa Matta said government spending cuts in Brazil could hamper the ability to control the virus that caused panic, and a small number of deaths, after an outbreak starting in 2015. “Zika […]

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Dangerous complacency’ looms over world AIDS meeting

  by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Thousands of experts and activists descend on Amsterdam Monday to bolster the battle against AIDS amid warnings that “dangerous complacency” may cause a resurgence of the epidemic that has already killed 35 million people. Rather than closing in on the goal of “ending” AIDS, new HIV infections have surged in parts of the world as global attention has dwindled and funding levelled off, […]

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Nasawi sa leptospirosis, umabot na sa 73

(Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa 73 ang naitala ng Department of Health (DOH) na nasawi sa sakit na leptospirosis ngayong taon. Ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, 561 naman ang nadala sa ospital dahil sa nasabing sakit. Payo ni Duque sa publiko, agad na magpatingin sa ospital kapag nakaranas ng sintomas ng leptospirosis. Sinabi ng kalihim na ang naitalang kaso ng leptospirosis ngayon ay mas mataas ng 275 percent kumpara noong nakaraang taon. […]

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Teens glued to phones risk ‘modest’ rise in ADHD symptoms: study

TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Could teenagers suffer symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder after engaging in excessive smartphone use? A new study out Tuesday says digital overload could be linked to a “modest” but significant rise in new ADHD behaviors, offering a warning to parents about the potential dangers of too much screen time. The findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association were based on nearly 2,600 Los Angeles teens who answered […]

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Health experts sa publiko: Mag-ingat sa leptospirosis

(Eagle News) — Nararanasan pa rin ang pagbaha sa maraming lansangan sa kasalukuyan kung kaya naman patuloy na nagbabala ang mga eksperto na lalong mag-ingat sa leptospirosis. Ayon kay Dr. Daisy Tagarda, isang fellow sa Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID), ang leptospirosis ay sakit na maaaring makuha sa paglusong sa baha na kontaminado ng leptospira bacteria na nagmumula sa ihi ng mga hayop tulad ng daga. Kabilang naman sa sintomas ng leptospirosis […]

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Sterilized mosquito trial slashes dengue-spreading population in an Australian town

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)–More than 80 percent of a dengue fever-spreading mosquito has been wiped out in an Australian town during a landmark trial scientists said Tuesday offered hope for combating the dangerous pest globally. Researchers from Australia’s national science body CSIRO bred millions of non-biting male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in laboratory conditions at James Cook University (JCU) in a project funded by Google parent company Alphabet. The insects were infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, which […]

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Eight boys rescued from Thai cave in good mental, physical state: officials

MAE SAI, Thailand (AFP) – The first eight boys rescued from a Thai cave are in good mental and physical health and are asking for chocolate, officials said Tuesday, although two were on antibiotics after being tested for pneumonia. “Everyone is in a good mental state,” Jesada Chokedamrongsuk, permanent secretary of the public health ministry, told reporters at Chiang Rai hospital. “None of the eight boys has fever today,” he added in the clearest update […]

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Australia tycoon Packer quits family firm, citing health

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)–Australian tycoon James Packer has quit his family firm Consolidated Press Holdings as he recovers from mental health issues, a spokesman said Monday, months after he stepped down from gaming empire Crown Resorts. Packer’s departure from his private investment vehicle is the latest step by one of Australia’s richest people — who has previously spoken about his battles with depression — to walk away from his business commitments. “Mr Packer has stepped off the […]

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Candidate AIDS vaccine passes key early test

  by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The near 40-year quest for an AIDS vaccine received a hopeful boost Saturday when scientists announced that a trial drug triggered an immune response in humans and shielded monkeys from infection. Shown to be safe in humans, the candidate vaccine has now advanced to the next phase of the pre-approval trial process, and will be tested in 2,600 women in southern Africa to see […]

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Leptospirosis maaaring makuha sa simpleng wisik ng kontaminadong tubig sa mata – DOH

(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Department of Health (DOH) na posibleng makakuha ng leptospirosis sa simpleng pagwiwisik ng kontaminadong tubig sa mata. “Kung medium risk ka, may sugat ka sa paa, nasulong ka sa baha, nawisikan ka sa mata — kahit na tubig lang sa mata ha, magkakaroon ka ng leptospirosis niyan — mainom mo iyung tubig, talagang magkakaroon ka ng lepto,” ito ang sinabi ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III sa isang interview. Una nang […]

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