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Philippines HIV cases spike to record in January

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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines diagnosed 143 people with HIV in January -- a national high -- and the country's health secretary said on Thursday she would seek more public funds to distribute condoms among high-risk groups. The number of people diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is the highest reported since... »

DoH chief snubs Church on condoms issue

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MANILA, Philippines—Who's afraid of the Catholic Church? Not the Department of Health (DoH) which, despite strong opposition from the Church, has declared that it would continue giving away condoms to 'people who need them.' The condom distribution program is one of the 'very many things that, if we actually do them, is going to... »

DOH warns about health risks during dry spell

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MANILA, Philippines—This summer, the public should watch out for a number of 'potential health risks' brought about by the onset of the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Tuesday. In a joint advisory, the DoH National Center for Health Promotion and the National Center for... »

What you eat affects your brain—experts

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MANILA, Philippines--If you are what you eat, then it necessarily follows that your brain is what you eat, as well. »

Release 43 nabbed health workers—family

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MANILA, Philippines—The relatives of the 43 health workers that the military and police arrested on suspicion of being members of the New People's Army have asked the... »

Solon hits Church double standard

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MANILA, Philippines—The Catholic Church in the Philippines is practicing a double standard when it tells the people to choose the country's next leaders by following their conscience, but at the same time it tells them not to vote for those candidates that support the reproductive health (RH) bill, Akbayan party-list Rep. Walden Bello said.... »

3 killed by firecrackers in New Year revelry, 807 others injured

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MANILA, Philippines—Contrary to the initial assessment, firecracker-related casualties for this year's New Year revelry was higher than the previous year with at least three people killed and more than 800 others injured by firecrackers. Latest data received by the Department of Health from sentinel hospitals as of 6 a.m. Jan. »

1 dead, many injured in Filipino New Year revelry

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MANILA, Philippines: Hundreds of Filipinos were injured by firecrackers and celebratory gunfire despite a government scare campaign in which doctors displayed surgical saws on TV to warn New Year revelers what awaited them if they were hurt by fireworks, officials said Thursday. »

Mayor Lim denies rumors of ill health

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MANILA, Philippines – Stressing he is fit to serve another term, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has denied anew persistent rumors of ill health. The state of Lim's health has been the subject of speculation during the past few years. Talk escalates every time he goes on official trips abroad. »

DOH: No delay in notice of Ebola virus discovery

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HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday said that as far as the Department of Health is concerned, the announcement of the discovery of the Ebola-Reston virus in pigs last Dec. 10 was made promptly. »

Big fat why

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IS HEALTH SECRETARY FRANcisco Duque III only trying to mislead the Lola at the Palace? Or is he lying to her outright? Last month, the good secretary wrote a memo to the President, urging her to ban aerial spraying of pesticides in banana plantations in Mindanao »

New DoH program aims to reduce infant deaths

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MANILA, Philippines--The Department of Health (DoH) launched a program Monday aimed at cutting down the number of infant deaths in the country. Called the Essential Newborn Care (ENC) protocol, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III referred to it as a comprehensive strategy to improve the health of the newborn through interventions before conception during pregnancy,... »

Measure seeks P5 to P10 reward for rat catchers

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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. MANILA, Philippines— More than a month after the Department of Health expressed alarm over what it called an 'unprecedented' number of leptospirosis cases in Metro Manila, a Valenzuela City councilor has filed a draft ordinance proposing a... »

DoH issues ‘must list’ to better evacuees’ lot

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MANILA, Philippines — To make life a little more bearable for over half a million people displaced by Tropical Storm 'Ondoy' (international codename: Ketsana), the Department of Health (DoH) Thursday issued a 'wish list' of medicines and called for more volunteers, including mothers who could donate breast milk. Officials also appealed for potable water,... »