MANILA, Philippines – An official of the Department of Health (DOH) reminded Filipinos to be more careful in preparing and consuming food as diarrhea and other food-borne illnesses are more common during the summer months. Read the rest of this entry »

Today, about 240 families lost a loved one to a tobacco-related illness.

That’s an estimated 87,600 deaths in a year. In 2011, the country earned around P26 billion worth of taxes from the tobacco industry, while revenue from cigarette manufacturers amounted to approximately P31 billion. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you noticed that some of the children you know are autistic? That you now see more of them among your relatives’ and friends’ families?

This is because globally more children will be diagnosed with autism than diabetes, cancer and AIDS combined perhaps within the decade? Read the rest of this entry »

Sen. Franklin Drilon on Tuesday sought for the conversion of national government hospitals into government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) saying it will improve the delivery of health services throughout the country. Read the rest of this entry »

The Universal Health Care program for Filipinos, a priority measure of the Aquino administration, moved one step closer to its enactment into a law as the House of Representatives approved House Bill (HB) 6048 or the Pinoy Health Insurance Act on second reading. Read the rest of this entry »

DESPITE higher prices and scary scientific studies showing that smoking often leads to cancer, the number of smokers continues to rise globally, according to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which advocates against smoking. Read the rest of this entry »

THE Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis (Philcat) on Monday expressed alarm over the high number of tuberculosis cases in the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry »

For those who may not be aware of the major health issues facing the country, I have made a quick overview of the challenges facing the government and the Department of Health.

Due to space constraints, I have summarized each issue so everyone can have an initial understanding on them: Read the rest of this entry »

For those who may not be aware of the major health issues facing the country, I have made a quick overview of the challenges facing the government and the Department of Health. Read the rest of this entry »

We may have forgotten that drug companies use many ingredients that we ma also have in our kitchen, in our gardens, the leaves and fruits from the nearby forest and most especially, the roots from ordinary and/or rare plants. Read the rest of this entry »