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(Eagle News) — Nangangamba ang Commission on Population o PopCom na mas bibilis pa ang paglago ng populasyon ng Pilipinas kapag hindi maayos na naipatupad ang Reproductive Health Law. Hanggang ngayon, nananatili pa rin ang temporary restraining order (TRO) ng Korte Suprema sa implanon na isang uri contraceptive na una nang ipinamahagi ng Department of Health noong 2015. Ayon kay Doctor Juan Antonio Perez ng PopCom, kung hindi aalisin ng Supreme Court ang TRO sa […]
by Anne BEADE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country’s powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures that were adopted years ago by other developed nations. The government is keen to change Japan’s image as a puffing paradise — smoking is still allowed in most bars, restaurants and cafes — as Tokyo gets set to host millions of visitors for the 2020 […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that although he already has a draft of the Executive Order banning smoking inside government agencies and in public places nationwide, he is still studying it further and has not yet signed the order. Duterte said that he is being careful on signing the executive order and admitted that he is still undecided on some provisions. “I’m measuring the resistance, whether I can compromise, for […]
LONDON, England (Reuters) — A London-based designer has developed pollution-busting face masks to protect children from the English capital city’s toxic air. Doodle Masks come in colourful designs, including Disney film themes, designed to attract children, and are sold for £7.50 ($9.41 USD) each online. “The face mask is important because you want to protect your children from taking the pollution into their lungs and affecting them, especially as my son could develop asthma in […]
The amount of fat we eat has a direct link to a cancer’s ability to spread around the body, according to scientists in Spain. The growth of cancerous tumors at secondary sites in the body is called metastasis and is the main cause of cancer related deaths. The researchers say a protein called CD36 absorbs fat from the cell membrane and is the agent that determines whether a cancer metastasizes or not. “When one looks […]
Nag-paalala ang mga doktor sa publiko na ingatan ang kanilang kalusugan dahil sa mabilis na pabagu-bagong panahon. Ayon sa spokesperson ng Lung Center of the Philippines, mas madaling magkaroon ng sipon, allergic rhinitis at upper respiratory tract infection dahil sa pabagu-bagong panahon. Anila, hangga’t maaari ay umiwas muna sa mga taong may sakit upang hindi mahawa at huwag mag-self medicate. Batay sa kanilang datos, halos pareho na ang bilang ng out-patients sa nag-daang malamig na […]
by Laurence COUSTAL / Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Non-stop vomiting, a puffy face and the constant need to pee: Volunteers for a week-long loop around the Moon may be in for a rough ride even if all goes to plan. In the week that SpaceX announced it would launch two tourists to skirt Earth’s satellite in 2018, experts agreed the health effects would chiefly be minor and short-lived. These […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Shanghai widened its ban on public smoking Wednesday as China’s biggest city steps up efforts to stub out the massive health threat despite conflicts of interest with the state-owned tobacco industry. Nearly a quarter of adults in the commercial hub of 24 million people are smokers, according to the state-run People’s Daily newspaper, citing data from the Chinese Association of Tobacco Control. Shanghai has had a limited ban on public smoking since […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” and called on governments to help increase the research and development (R&D) of new antibiotics to address the growing problem. The United National Health Agency said that many of these bacteria have already evolved into deadly superbugs that are resistant to many antibiotics. According to the health organization, the bugs “have built-in abilities to find new ways to resist treatment” and […]
MANILA, Feb. 22 (PIA) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns public anew of “unnotified” or fake cosmetic products being sold in the local market. FDA issued advisories concerning the proliferation of these counterfeit products that may pose health hazards to consumers. Authorities said that following cosmetic products have not gone through the verification process of the agency and have not been issued the proper authorization in the form of acknowledged cosmetic notifications. Pursuant to […]
(Eagle News) — Idineklara ng rural health unit ng barangay Poblacion, North Cotabato ang Chikungunya outbreak kasunod ng pag-taas ng bilang ng mga pasyente sa iba’t ibang ospital dahil sa nasabing virus. Ayon sa Municipal Health Officer, nasa limampung residente na ang nahawa ng virus mula nitong nakaraang linggo. Kinumpirma rin ito ng Regional Institute of Tropical Medicine mula sa blood samples ng mga pasyente. Kabilang sa mga sintomas ng mga pasyente ang lagnat at […]
by Mary SIBIERSKI Agencce france Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — The soupy grey smog shrouding Polish cities this winter is one of the most visible symptoms of the EU member’s addiction to coal, a deadly habit forcing many to stay indoors or don masks before venturing out. Professor Anna Doboszynska, a respected specialist with more than two decades of experience treating lung disease, minces no words about the health risks it poses. “During periods of […]
