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PARIS, France (AFP) — Some 300 million people worldwide are living with the deadly hepatitis B virus (HBV), but only one in 20 received adequate treatment, researchers reported Tuesday. For expectant mothers carrying the virus — which can be transmitted to their children — that percentage drops to one in 100, they reported in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology medical journal. If left untreated, HBV can cause serious diseases of the liver, including cancer. An […]
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Feeling lonely contributes less to the risk of cardiovascular disease than recent research suggests, scientists said Tuesday, but social isolation really does up the odds of dying after a heart attack or stroke. The alleged link between loneliness and heart disease essentially disappears once other well-known risk factors — smoking, drinking, poor diet, lack of exercise — are factored in, according to a study that […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling nanawagan ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko na mag-ingat sa pagkain ng street food partikular ngayong summer season. Ito ay dahil kalimitang madaling ma-kontamina ang mga pagkain sa tabi ng daanan. Isang halimbawa na ang pag-dapo ng mga langaw na maaaring pagmulan ng e-coli infection, typhoid fever at hepatitis. Samantala, upang maiwasan ang sakit sa sikmura hindi dapat patagalin ang pagkain bago kainin dahil maaaring mapanis agad dahil […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Being overweight or obese does pose a risk of heart disease, despite claims to the contrary, a study of nearly 300,000 British adults suggested Friday. While it is generally accepted that being overweight increases a person’s disease risk, some researchers have recently suggested that carrying extra weight does not actually boost death rates for some, particularly the elderly. A number have even suggested that being overweight may protect against disease, […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III has proposed a repeal of the Secretary of Health’s power to “include vaccines in the mandatory basic immunization program” of the government. Pimentel’s proposal was contained in Senate Bill No. 1743, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 10152 or the “Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011.” RA 10152, Pimentel said, was aimed at “protect(ing) infants and children against common and vaccine-preventable diseases” […]
by Becky Davis Agence France-Presse China appears to be “winning” its war on air pollution, making so much progress that life expectancy could rise by more than two years, according to a US university study. The Chinese government has been waging a battle to clear its skies of smog that has cut life expectancy in some regions and prompted its citizens to buy masks and air purifiers to protect themselves during peak pollution days. The […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Leila de Lima on Monday underwent a CT scan of the liver at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City. This was after CT-can results of a routine and periodic medical examination at the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital showed an impression of a “liver mass.” “As prescribed by my doctor, the said test is necessary to determine if the liver mass is benign or malignant,” De Lima said in […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng mass screening ngayong araw, Marso 12, para sa mga preso sa Manila City Jail, ang Department of Health (DOH) at Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). Ito ay upang matukoy kung ilan sa 5,000 preso ang apektado ng sakit na tuberculosis. Matatandaang napaulat na mahigit sa 40 katao ang nagpositibo sa sakit na tuberculosis dahil sa mainit na panahon at pagsisiksikan sa bilangguan.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South African supermarkets began a mass recall Sunday of meat products made at a facility that health officials say was the source of a listeriosis outbreak that has killed 180 since January 2017. Listeriosis is caused by a bacteria found in soil, water, vegetation and animal feces, and can contaminate food, especially fresh meat, dairy and seafood. It is prevented by basic hygiene and washing food. The country’s second largest […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umaabot na sa mahigit 10,000 kaso ng dengue ang naitala ng Department of Health (DOH) sa unang anim na linggo ng taon. Batay sa Dengue Disease Surveillance Report ng DOH mula Enero 1 hanggang Pebrero 10, pumalo na sa 10,980 ang nagkakasakit ng dengue sa buong bansa habang nasa 50 naman ang namatay. Gayunman, sinabi ng DOH na mas mababa ito ng 41.38 percent sa mga naitalang kaso ng dengue […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Gusto ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III na magkaroon ng pakikipagpulong ang ilang Department of Health officials kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte para ilahad ang kanilang panig sa isyu ng Dengvaxia. Hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin magkasundo ang DOH at Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) ukol sa mga magkakaibang resulta ng pagkamatay ng mga nakatanggap ng bakuna. Ayon kay Duque, wala pang schedule na naibibigay sa kanila kung kelan ang pulong […]
Illustration of the effects of cold on the human body. (AFP Graphics)
