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Gaano katagal bago puwedeng makipagtalik muli matapos manganak?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 03:54 PM

Isa sa mga madalas na tanong ng mag-asawa ay kung puwede na ba agad makipagtalik matapos manganak ni misis, ayon sa isang doktor. Read more »

Study warns against 'organic' tampons, menstrual cups

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 21 08:46 AM

Organic cotton tampons are often advertised as safer alternatives, but a study Saturday said they are not better than regular tampons at preventing toxic shock syndrome. Read more »

Gaano karaming kanin ang dapat kainin bawat araw?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 09:12 PM

Hindi nawawala sa hapag-kainan ng mga Pinoy ang kanin, ngunit ayon sa isang nutritionist, dapat ay sapat lang ang pagkonsumo nito kada araw. Read more »

Duque sa 'malisyosong' kaso ng PAO: Bakit lusot si Ubial?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 08:55 PM

Ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, wala siyang kinalaman sa implementasyon at pagpapatuloy ng dengue immunization program, at mayroon siyang mga dokumentong magpapatunay nito. Read more »

WHO recommends testing before use of Sanofi's dengue vaccine

Matthias Blamont and Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 20 02:50 PM

The World Health Organization on Thursday said Sanofi's vaccine against dengue should only be used after testing individuals to assess whether they could have been exposed before to the infection. Read more »

Gaano katagal puwedeng magbabad sa sikat ng araw?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 10:11 PM

Mainam ang sikat ng araw para mapanatili ang malusog na pangangatawan at malabanan ang ibang mga sakit, ayon sa DOH. Read more »

VACC's Dengvaxia targets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 07:18 PM

Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) lawyer Ferdinand Topacio says during a press conference in Manila on Thursday that they will file a plunder complaint against ex-Department of Health officials involved in the Dengaxia vaccination mess. Read more »

Duque, other DOH officials face criminal raps over Dengvaxia mess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 04:30 PM

MANILA - The parents of a teenager who died months after she was given Dengvaxia shots filed on Thursday fresh criminal complaints before the Justice department against past and present health officials. Read more »

Drilon disagrees with Gordon, files dissent on Dengvaxia report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 04:13 PM

MANILA - Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Thursday filed a dissenting vote against the Senate committee report on Dengvaxia that recommended the filing of charges against former President Benigno Aquino III and 2 former Cabinet members. Read more »

Americans waste 150,000 tons of food per day: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 06:04 AM

TAMPA, United States - Americans waste nearly 150,000 tons of food per day, amounting to about one pound (422 grams) per person, and fruits and vegetables are mostly what gets tossed, said a study Wednesday. Read more »

How healthy is too healthy? E.U. warns about green tea supplements

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 10:33 PM

BRUSSELS - Taking high doses of supplements containing green tea extracts may be associated with liver damage, according to new research from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Read more »

ALAMIN: Natural tips kontra body odor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 05:45 PM

Paano maiiwasan ang body odor ngayong summer? Karamihan sa mga maaaring gamitin dito ay matatagpuan lamang sa kusina.  Read more »

Quezon City shrine lit in red to help bleeders

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 11:44 AM

The Quezon City Memorial Circle and the Baliwag municipal complex were bathed in red light on Tuesday to raise awareness on bleeding disorders on World Hemophilia Day. Read more »

Think before you swim: What you need to know about coliform in seawater

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 11:51 PM

MANILA - If you think the only danger in swimming in the open seas is drowning, then you have to think again. Read more »

EO vs 'endo,' muling ipinanawagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 11:35 PM

Kabi-kabilang rally ang isinagawa ng ilang grupo para himukin si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na lagdaan ang executive order laban sa contractualization. Read more »

Cotabato college grad tops midwife board exams

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 06:17 PM

MANILA - The Professional Regulation Commission announced Tuesday that 846 out of 2,145 examinees passed the Midwife Licensure Examination given this month. Read more »

Confusion, blame game fuel Dengvaxia vaccine scandal

Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 06:03 PM

Melinda Colite shakes with rage as she clutches a photo of her grandson, who she says died after getting the anti-dengue fever vaccine at the heart of a bitter scandal in the Philippines. Read more »

China cuts smog but health damage already done - study

David Stanway, Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 12:56 PM

SHANGHAI - While China has made progress cutting smog, the damage to the health of millions of people may already have been done, especially as the population ages, the head of a U.S.-based research agency said. Read more »

Parental diet before conception affects child's health

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 10:28 AM

A child's health can be compromised not only by a mother who smokes or drinks during pregnancy, but by the obesity and poor diet of both parents well before the act of procreation, researchers said Tuesday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Epekto ng vaping sa kalusugan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 06:15 PM

Paalala ng isang doktor, mayroon pa ring nicotine ang e-cigarette na nakasasama sa kalusugan. Read more »