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QUEZON City, Philippines – According to Department of Health (DOH), Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is among the top killers in th Philippines, causing more than half of all deaths annually. This disease which is manifested primarily as heart attacks and strokes are caused by smoking, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol. That is why the government exerts its full effort to raise people’s awareness about this serious health problem, thus declaring the […]
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA6) – – The Department of Health 6 (DOH) is calling on the public anew to practice healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular diseases as the country celebrates Philippine Heart Month this February. Data obtained from DOH 6 showed that Hypertensive Cardiovascular diseases and cerebrovascular accidents are the first and eight leading causes of mortality in Western Visayas in 2015. Furthermore, hypertension was the third leading […]
