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THE Department of Health lauds the private sectors’ initiative in promoting health program that aims to help patients suffering from chronic lifestyle diseases such as hypertension and diabetes to effectively manage their illnesses via strict compliance to prescribed medications. Health Undersecretary Alex Padilla underscored the big role of private sectors in helping the health programs…

AMID the alarming increase of dengue cases in the country, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) over the weekend has assured its members of hospitalization benefits. “We are alarmed by the continuing rise in dengue cases from different parts of the country,” said Dr. Rey Aquino, president and chief executive officer of PhilHealth. “We have…

NO less than 4.5 million Filipinos have diabetes. Another 8.5 million-plus have prediabetes (they have symptoms indicating they would soon be diabetic if they don’t drastically change their lifestyle and eating habits and preferences). Most of the Pinoys in this second group don’t know they have this condition.

MANILA, Philippines – A senior lawmaker has filed a measure mandating the immunization of newborn infants against Hepatitis B virus to protect them from the deadly disease and other vaccine-preventable diseases.

WATER pollution is claiming the lives of 18 to 25 Filipinos a day. In a year, 4 million people die from water-related diseases, which make up 31 percent of all illnesses in the country. One child dies every 20 seconds because of dirty and polluted water.

ORMOC CITY—The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) wants mandatory membership among all doctors renewing their license and for all doctors to upgrade their skills regularly.

CEBU, Philippines – In the wake of recent reports on the state of tuberculosis (TB) control in the country, PhilHealth-7 reminds members of its benefit package for TB treatment.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has elevated safety standards for consumer welfare among its top priorities, a ranking official said yesterday.

THE PHILIPPINES needs to beef up defenses against a pandemic, a government official said, noting that a collective effort from the government and public is needed in such a crisis.

More and more women are dying from lung cancer. In new statistics released by the Philippine Cancer Society (PCS), with a rate of 2,500 (per 100,000 research population) new cases of women with lung cancer monitored, 2,043 patients have died.  The higher mortality rate is due to the fact that more females smoke cigarettes; and…

Citing its potential harmful effect on infants, an ecological group are calling for a precautionary ban on “bisphenol A (BPA),” a chemical used in making plastic feeding bottles for babies.

THE Court of Appeals (CA) has declared constitutional the provision in Republic Act (RA) 9442 that grants persons with disability (PWDs) at least 20-percent discount for the purchase of medicines in all drugstores nationwide.

MANILA, Philippines – Llanelyn Sotto, 35 weeks pregnant, was rushed by her mother Nellie to a hospital in Manila when her water bag broke. But the hospital staff said that since it was a premature delivery she would need an incubator for which they demanded a P30,000 down payment. When all she could offer was…

MANILA, Philippines – The high cost of health care in the country remains a burden for many Filipinos as seen in the decelerating growth rates of their health spending.

MANILA, Philippines—The Makati government is to open its own breast milk bank soon. According to city health officer Dr. Ma. Lourdes Salud, the setting up of a breast milk bank is among the priorities of Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr., who envisions Makati as the very first city in the country to have such facility…

MANILA, Philippines—Have you ever thought of donating a part of you so that others may live? The question was posed Wednesday by kidney experts from the Philippine Society of Nephrology who urged everyone to be “a hero for life” by donating their organ when they die.

CEBU, Philippines – Out of 22 countries identified by the World Health Organization, Philippines ranks ninth in terms of having the most number of tuberculosis cases worldwide.

MANILA, Philippines – Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) would appear like hit songs going up and down the music chart in the race to the top, but none ever staying long in that slot.

The latest data from the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) showed that Filipino households still bear the brunt of health spending, accounting for more than half of total health expenditure in the country.

THE COUNTRY’S total and per capita health spending grew in 2005-2007, but at a slowing pace in terms of both current and constant prices, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) said in a statement yesterday.

Health Secretary-designate Enrique Ona wants to deodorize “dirty and smelly” public hospitals to the tune of P9 billion starting next year.

Some 4.7 million Filipino families are set to benefit from the “Pnoy PhilHealth day” that aims to provide health insurance coverage to “true” indigents in the country after they were evaluated and identified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

At least nine families were forced to flee their homes in Valenzuela City Tuesday night due to a foul smell from an onion storehouse in the area.

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is planning to increase the benefits granted to members who need to undergo kidney transplantation.

NEW YORK — What a person does for a living could play in role in how they die, according to new research.

A CONGRESSMAN filed a bill seeking to criminalize the use of artificial trans fat in food preparation and manufacture, citing the dangers of the ingredient when consumed.

HEALTH Secretary Enrique Ona is supporting the appeal of two concerned groups to release the 43 community health workers or the Morong 43, whom the military tagged as alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA). According to Ona he will continue the call of former Secretary Esperanza Cabral, the Alliance of Health Workers and…

MANILA, Philippines – Health Secretary Enrique Ona yesterday met with a group of doctors and medical professionals to discuss the issues confronting the health sector.

MANILA, Philippines – There is no question that organ donation, particularly from the deceased, has a great chance of improving or saving people’s lives. Yet in the Philippines, a deed that is both compassionate and sensible like organ donation has not truly gained ground.