Health

Every separation creates a wound and unhealed wounds cause infections. Emotional infections are dangerous to your wellbeing.

The reason for the link is unclear . Adults who suffer chronic sleep problems may be more likely to try to commit suicide, US research suggests.

For more than 40 years, I have been counseling lovers and troubled married people. Rarely do they come to me with questions about how to make a healthy relationship more solid. Just as few people are interested in seeing a doctor about how to live a healthy lifestyle, neither are couples apt to see a…

The new food pyramid, with emphasis on exercise, as shown by the man climbing the stairs (Source: US Department of Agriculture)

Recognition for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is long overdue. The disease, which encompasses emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is now the third leading cause of death in developed countries such as the United States. Its incidence is steadily increasing in developing countries like the Philippines. In an era when heart disease and cancer are declining,…

FRESNO, Calif. – Federal food safety officials warned Monday that consumers should stop eating all foods containing pistachios while they figure out the source of a possible salmonella contamination.

MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) has approved a $50-million loan to the Philippine government to help improve the country’s health care services, and make them more accessible and affordable for the poor.

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines and Spain have signed three agreements that would further boost cooperation between the two countries.

MANILA, Philippines—An official of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged the government to put more resources into sanitation to control communicable diseases.

MANILA, Philippines – Around 30 percent of some 450,000 Filipinos with tuberculosis do not get treatment, primarily for fear of stigma associated with the disease.

THE Philippines shows gains in its efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) as it now ranks ninth among 22 countries still battling the disease, an improvement from its previous ranking of seventh according to anti-TB advocates.

Dry skin, by itself, isn’t a medical worry, although serious cases can result in cracks and fissures that invite infection and inflammation. The real issue is discomfort — dry skin can be sore, tender to the touch and often itchy (although not all itchy skin is dry).

World health chiefs stressed on Monday the urgent need for countries to strengthen their health systems to tackle the spread of tuberculosis amid the growing threat of drug-resistant TB.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – One in five U.S. workers say the recession is causing them mental health problems, as they battle anxiety and fear over the potential loss of their jobs, new research shows.

Chinese women who ate mushrooms and drank green tea significantly cut their risk of breast cancer and the severity of the cancer in those who did develop it, an Australian researcher said Wednesday.

They say you know you’re getting old when everything hurts and what doesn’t hurt, doesn’t work.

Q. I’m 28 years old. I injured my knee while playing basketball.   There   is pain in my right knee that doesn’t go away. Can I take glucosamine supplements for my knee?

If you met an accident and were bleeding heavily, you probably wouldn’t think twice about seeking immediate medical care. The same goes if you suddenly doubled over with stomach pain or felt severe pressure or pain in your chest that wouldn’t go away. But what happens when you experience symptoms that don’t seem quite so…

Filed Under: Healthcare Providers, Health, Health organisations HEALTH care cost maybe one of the least priorities for most people who are facing an economy marred by news of ongoing layoffs and retrenchments, slimming profit margins and decreasing export volumes.

CHILDREN of older fathers have lower intelligence scores than those born to younger men, perhaps because of cumulative damage to men’s sperm during their lives, Australian and US researchers have found.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – People who get fewer than six hours of sleep at night are prone to abnormal blood sugar levels, possibly putting them at risk for diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

A wannabe-philosopher friend once asked me what would happen if a cockroach fell into a bathtub filled with soapy water. Would the cockroach become clean, or would the water become dirty?

For the poor, waiting to get an operation at the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) is apparently deadlier than surgery itself, a hospital official said Monday.

If you’re an organized person (bordering on being OC?), you probably draw up a daily checklist of things to do at home and at work, so that your life runs like clockwork. Without your checklist, your multi-tasking life could go haywire. Or you could go bonkers.

No matter where they live in our vast and wonderful planet, people are people. But if all humans share a common biologic backbone, the peoples of the earth display a remarkable diversity of cultural norms. Language, religion, family structure, governance, music, dance, sports, and clothing are all subject to amazing cultural differences. And the human…

Workers who have been displaced by the global financial crisis may avail themselves of free health services courtesy of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.

Q: Do you believe in natural beauty? How is it possible to grow old with dignity? — Niña Gavino, Marikina, Rizal

MANILA, Philippines — An official of the World Health Organization urged Filipinos yesterday to practice a healthy lifestyle to prevent cardiovascular diseases amid the rising number of people with heart problems in developing countries like the Philippines.

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is certainly sick.

LONDON (AFP) – People who drink more than seven cups of coffee a day tend to hallucinate more than less caffeine-driven colleagues, according to a study published Wednesday.