Health

DOH starts Anti Dengue campaign

The Department of Health officially starts its Anti-Dengue Disinfection campaign today, visiting bus terminals in Metro Manila. [youtube id="AQd77oKPDa8"]

More than 1,000 children hospitalized across U.S. with severe respiratory virus

(Reuters) -- More than one thousand children across the United States have been hospitalized with a severe respiratory virus called Enterovirus D68. "It's…

Dengue outbreak in Japan

Japan's dengue outbreak spread out from the park where it started, with 70 cases already recorded. [youtube id=opCPAc0hNdM]

DOH: PH remains Mers-Cov free

The Department of Health assured the public that the Philippines is still free from the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome…

Leading Ebola researcher discusses lab success of experimental drug ZMapp

(Reuters/CCTV) A leading Ebola researcher said on Tuesday that the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp has a good chance of curing people who…

U.N. says $600 million needed to tackle Ebola as deaths top 1,900

(Reuters) - The United Nations said $600 million in supplies would be needed to fight West Africa's Ebola outbreak, as…

DOH awaits medical test results of nurse with MERS-CoV

The Department of Health is now awaiting the results of the latest round of medical examinations of a Filipino nurse…

Ebola outbreak now a global threat

The World Health Organization is asking the international community to enforce stricter methods to contain the Ebola virus as rising…

Weight of the world: 2.1 billion people obese or overweight

(Reuters) - Obesity is imposing an increasingly heavy burden on the world's population in rich and poor nations alike, with…

Knowing Obesity and Preventing It

  In a new study this year, researchers have found out that at the early age of nine to 11,…

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