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ILIGAN CITY (Eagle News) – Isa sa mahigpit na minomonitor ngayon ng Department of Health (DOH) ay ang mga buntis, mga may inaalagaang sanggol, mga bata, at kababaihan na nasa evacuation center. Ito ang inihayag ng DOH Region 10 matapos makapagtala ng mga malnourished na mga buntis sa mga evacuation center sa Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. Ayon sa DOH, sa 53 na mga naitalang buntis, ay dalawa ang mahina ang lagay ng kalusugan. Samantala, sa limang […]
(Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko na maging mapag-bantay sa “WILD” diseases ngayong tag-ulan. Ang kahulugan ng “WILD” diseases ay Water-borne disease, Influenza, Leptos-Pirosis at Dengue. Kabilang sa mga proteksyon na maaaring gawin ay ang paglalagay ng chlorine tablets sa inuming tubig, ang pag-iwas sa paglusong sa baha, at ang pag-suot ng bota at mga damit na may mahabang manggas. Dapat ding kumonsulta agad sa doktor kapag may napansing sintomas […]
Burnout Feeling physically and emotionally exhausted? Feel like work is invading all aspects of your life? Like a growing number of professionals, you could be in the brink of a burnout. (AFP videographics) https://youtu.be/VtBo0od5B4k
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Climate change will sharply boost the frequency of lethal heatwaves even if humanity caps global warming at two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), the core goal of the Paris Agreement, scientists said Monday. Fulfilling that 196-nation pledge would, by 2100, still leave nearly half the world’s population exposed at least once a year to bouts of heat and humidity that have proven deadly in the […]
President Rodrigo Duterte returned to public duties Saturday after several days of absence that prompted some to speculate about the state of his health. Duterte, 72, attended a ceremony commemorating the founding of a province and later met with troops in Butuan city, both in Mindanao. Responding to questions from reporters, a jovial Duterte said: “My state of health is — what you see is what you get,” he said, adding that his last medical […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang released on Thursday night pictures showing a sprightly President Rodrigo Duterte attending functions, amid speculations he was ill after he was not seen in public engagements for four days. The Palace said two pictures showed Duterte visiting Villamor Airbase, Pasay on Thursday. In one of the photographs taken from the airbase, the President–who was sporting a cap and a brown leather jacket— was seen saluting government troops who welcomed him upon […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Malacañang on Tuesday, June 13, said that President Rodrigo Duterte was in ‘excellent health’ after reportedly not feeling well because of his “brutal” schedule that saw him visit various military camps in Mindanao and wakes of government troops and civilians killed in Marawi City. “The President is actually in excellent health, except for the fact that his schedule had been brutal,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. The statement was made after concerns were raised […]
Vaccines work by exploiting the immune system’s memory. Vaccination simulates an infection, training the immune system and enabling it to develop weapons to fight back. See the videographic explaining how the body fights infection and how vaccination works. (AFP)
Worldwide obesity has doubled since 1980. More than 2 billion people are overweight. Of these, more than 700 million are obese. (AFP)
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An anti-diabetic drug that lowers blood sugar levels for type 2 diabetes sufferers also significantly cuts the risk of cardiovascular and kidney disease, according to a study published Monday. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, came in a clinical trial of more than 10,000 patients in 30 countries, using canagliflozin. It found the drug reduced the overall risk of cardiovascular disease by 14 percent and reduced […]
(Eagle News) — Naitala sa mahigit apat na libo ang kaso ng dengue sa National Capital Region (NCR). Batay sa pinakabagong datos ng Department of Health, simula noong Enero 1 hanggang Mayo 6 ng taong kasalukuyan ay umabot sa 4,195 ang dengue cases. Tumaas ito ng labin-limang porsyento (15 %) kumpara noong 2016 na may naitalang tatlong libong kaso ng dengue. Batay sa geographical areas, 12.4 percent ang kabuuang kaso ng dengue sa Metro Manila, […]
Eagle News – Nasa 15,000 hanggang 17,000 ang mga indibidwal na nagkakasakit sa bato kada taon. Ayon kay Rose Marie Rosete-Liquete, National Kidney and Transplant Institute director, batay sa datos ng ospital, one percent sa kidney patients ay mga bata. Nasa Region 4a, National Capital Region (NCR) at Region 3 ang kalimitang may mataas na bilang ng kidney patients kabilang na ang dumaraan sa dialysis, aniya. Sinabi naman ni Dr. Sergio Simangan, chairman ng Organ Transplantation and […]
