Health and Lifestyle

Thu, Jul 2 2009

Zamboanga City’s 1st A(H1N1) case from Ateneo

Also in: Controversies, Health Alerts, Healthy Living, Hot News, Nation, News Headlines, Pandemics, Zamboanga Peninsula

Zamboanga City’s first confirmed case of influenza A(H1N1) virus case is a nine-year-old male pupil of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, a health official announced Thursday. Dr. Norvie Taruc, head...

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Wed, May 20 2009

Reported H1N1 cases in Malaysia alarms Zambo officials

Also in: Controversies, Health Alerts, Hot News, Nation, News Headlines, Zamboanga Peninsula

The Bureau of Quarantine in Zamboanga City has suspended the direct docking privileges of a commercial vessel that regularly travels to and from Malaysia, which has two reported cases of influenza A(H1N1)...

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Fri, May 8 2009

Asian countries pledge common fight against flu

Also in: Pandemics

Asian countries will increase stockpiles of medicine to fight the H1N1 flu virus and look at ways to share essential supplies in the event of an emergency, according to a statement drafted for a meeting...

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Tue, May 5 2009

DOH Secretary Francisco Duque: Flu test results from Cebu City out today

Also in: Health Alerts, Health Breakthrough, Nation, News Headlines, Pandemics

Influenza test results of a Filipino male and a female Caucasian, who have been quarantined in a hospital in Cebu City, will be known on Wednesday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. “We...

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Sun, May 3 2009

CDC says few people in U.S. over 50 hit by new flu

Also in: Pandemics

The new H1N1 flu virus appears to be fairly widespread in the United States and seems to be hitting mostly younger people, with very few cases reported in people over 50, U.S. health officials said on...

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Fri, May 1 2009

DOH: RP needs at least P90M to prepare for H1N1 virus

Also in: Health Alerts, Nation, News Headlines, Pandemics

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) needs at least P90 million to prepare the Philippines against the possible outbreak of the H1N1 virus (“swine” flu) that is suspected to...

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Sat, Apr 25 2009

Mexico seeks to reassure over deadly swine flu

Also in: Pandemics

Mexican authorities sought to reassure citizens Saturday over a deadly new multi-strain swine flu, as the World Health Organization warned that the virus had "pandemic potential." The outbreak...

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Thu, Apr 16 2009

Scientists uncover genetic risks for stroke

Also in: Health Breakthrough

Scientists have found important genetic differences that significantly raise the risk of stroke, and they are found in millions of people. The study is the first to identify common genetic variants influencing...

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Thu, Apr 16 2009

Stem Cells Promising for Type 1 Diabetes

Also in: Health Breakthrough

More than half of the newly diagnosed patients with type 1 diabetes who got an experimental treatment for the disease did not need insulin injections for at least a year. Patients also showed improvements...

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Thu, Apr 16 2009

Slow-Healing Bones May Get Boost From Drug

Also in: Health Breakthrough

A drug that boosts the body’s production of stem cells appears to “jump-start” the bone-healing process to a point that older adults’ bones heal as fast as young people’s,...

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