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By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News online correspondent The Philippines is now in the early stage of global nutrition transition as 29% of its population is already classified as “obese and overweight.” This was the assessment of one of the world’s top endocrinologists and nutrition experts, Dr. David Heber, who has also pointed out that the United States is now the country with the most obese people. Heber was at the Manila Hotel last […]
The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public, especially those areas that are experiencing flood due to “Lando” to be careful of leptospirosis. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/-eQ8hSeZ8VQ
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 14) – Ever encountered a child who is very hyper and seems to be not able to control what he’s doing? He jumps; runs and shouts, and there you are, scratching your head, not knowing what triggered the child to do that? Some, without being aware of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, may simply say that the reason of the child being hyper is, of course, a child is full of curiosity and […]
Football is a dangerous sport. Even with the best protective gear, sprained knees, pulled muscles and an occasional broken bone are part of the game. But seven years of research into the impact of head trauma in high school players points to new dangers that parents will find extremely alarming. “We are seeing changes in brain activity even without a diagnosed concussion, even without any sign or symptoms showing up and that that occurs in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 5) – Experiencing fever, severe headache, muscle cramps, vomiting, bleeding of the nose and gums, skin rashes and fatigue that will probably lead to death? It must be dengue. Dengue – also known as break bone fever – is an infection caused by mosquito bites. The infected female mosquitos that carry this disease is classified under the species of Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus.Many cases occurs in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 5) – Given the improving technology that we have nowadays, we are thankful that science has developed wider range of strategies to improve lives and to better understand the science beyond people’s body. In cognizance to the developing world of science, newborn screening test has been widely used to test every newborn for certain harmful or potentially fatal disorders that aren’t otherwise apparent at birth. Newborn screening identifies conditions that can affect a […]
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (October 2) – According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, a Filipina nurse working in a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is the newest case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus or MERS-COV. Said agency guaranteed that the nurse is in good condition and is currently recuperating. (ENS, Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales)
Newborn Screening is a public health intervention that involves a simple blood test used to identify many life threatening genetic illnesses before any symptoms begin. Newborn hearing screening is likely the most important public health initiative to ever occur within the field of hearing health. Prerequisites for being a parent include assuming responsibilities for inevitable uncertainties with children, accepting that they may develop to be diametrically opposed to what was initially envisioned. First week of October […]
The Department of Health (DOH) announced that it will create dengue express lanes in public health care facilities. Said express lane is only activated during an increase in dengue cases in order to prioritize said cases and provide first line health service to dengue patients. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/mxqBTQ5Q_4s
Officials of the Department of Health (DOH) will visit the province of Cavite to monitor the status of the dengue outbreak in the said province. Currently, there are 4, 000 cases of dengue in the said province. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 23) – The rainy season may be close to being officially over according to the PAGASA but you’ll never know it from the torrential downpours and sudden thunderstorms all over the metro. And what comes after a heavy rain is not just a rainbow but also flood. Are you healthy enough to withstand a flood’s deleterious effects on your body? Flood is a common natural disaster that happens everywhere in the world. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 23) – It’s uncomfortable, irritating, and hurtful having a little piece of sharp and spiky hitch peeking or hiding from the deepest corner of your fingernails. But what’s worse is that you know that that little piece of torture living in your nails can infect your nails and cause it to swell. But of course you don’t want that to happen to you so we better prevent it before it happens, after […]
