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Jamie Rivera is dedicating her new album to cancer victims and their families. Her album is “H.O.P.E.” (Healing of Pain and Enlightenment) under Star Records. The actress says having hope is close to her heart, because of friends and families who were stricken with cancer before. Proceeds […]
It was with great sadness that we received the news of the passing of a friend’s husband yesterday. Gina, whose adobo and chocolate dish we once featured, has had to experience what every wife fears to know. Her husband, Ali, has gone on from this world, leaving her and their 2 young children behind. The […]
I’ve heard rumors of this from my friends who warned me to be careful when traveling to the Philippines. I read it tonight from Girlie Linao at India eNews, and it is depressing.
In recent years, the Philippines has become a global source of organs such as kidneys. Illegal and/or unhealthy practices of organ harvesting […]
The Philippines is one of many third world countries where expectant mothers die with childbirth. Everyday, ten to twelve women die due to pregnancy-related issues, often caused by unhygienic and improper birth delivery practices.
Not so in one of the smallest town of the country. Carmen (Pop: 41,519), Bohol has had only one maternal death […]
Save the Children has recognized the efforts of the Philippine Department of Health in making sure that the basic health needs of children are met. According to the organization, the Philippines, along with Peru, are the best among developing nations when it comes to child vaccinations and treatment.
The rankings were based on data that […]
AHA! So that’s what they’re doing in our backyard!
The American public is bombarded with the non-smoking campaigns everywhere, with no less than the cigar czar Philip Morris explaining the health effects of smoking on health. But I have always wondered whether that same message is spread outside of the Atlantic. As it turns out, […]
Lumiracoxib (Prexige), an painkiller made by Novartis, is being pulled from pharmacy shelves in the Philippines, following reports that the drug could cause liver damage.
The health department’s Bureau of Food and Drugs ordered Novartis Healthcare Philippines Inc. to "immediately initiate a product recall and cease and desist from further importing, distributing, or selling […]
What do you get when you combine thousands of far-flung barrios, inadequate health facilities and the Filipino’s propensity for text messaging?
The National Telehealth Center (NTHC), that’s what.
The University of the Philippines has put text messaging to good use by extending medical expertise to patients who would otherwise not have access to it. Established just two […]
If this anti-smoking law is passed, we might begin to see some gruesome images displayed on all cigaratte packs, to discourage people from smoking.
If this law is passed, the Philippines wil be following Australia, Brazil, Canada, Thailand and soon the UK in using photo warnings on cigarette packs.
Photos such as these on the backs of […]
The June 2007 nursing licensure exam results are out!
Here is the list of successful examinees (via Inquirer) Congratulations!
Inquirer interviewed chairperson Leonor Rosero-Tripon of the Professional Regulation Commission who said that the results bring closure to the leakage scandal of the June 2006 nursing board exams.
Last year’s exam results were controversial because of leakage of exam […]
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