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Kim Atienza shares how his illnesses changed his perspective

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 11:27 PM

Television personality Kim Atienza shared how the challenges he experienced in his life changed his perspective on things. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga sakit na puwedeng makuha dahil sa stress sa trapik

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 12:51 AM

Nagbabala ang World Health Organization sa mga sakit na puwedeng makuha dahil sa sobrang stress sa biyahe. Read more »

India on alert as zika virus hits tourism hotspot of Jaipur

Alasdair Pal, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 03:53 PM

NEW DELHI - India has sent experts to try to contain an outbreak of the zika virus in the popular tourist destination of Jaipur, capital of the northern state of Rajasthan, with a close watch on pregnant women.   Read more »

Vietnam's President Quang dies after illness

Khanh Vu and James Pearson, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 21 07:29 PM

HANOI - Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang, one of the country's top three leaders but with mostly ceremonial duties, died on Friday after an illness, state television and radio announced.   Read more »

Passengers suffer illness on separate flights to U.S. from Europe

Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 06:39 AM

Passengers and crew on two flights arriving in Philadelphia from Europe on Thursday were screened by medical teams after 12 people aboard became ill with flu-like symptoms, a day after a similar outbreak on a flight from Dubai to New York. Read more »

Fish oil supplements don't ward off heart disease: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 07:46 AM

Fish oil supplements do not help prevent heart attacks or strokes in people with diabetes, said a study Monday that adds to a growing body of research on the ineffectiveness of pills containing omega-3 fatty acids.   Read more »

Duterte tells Sison: Matagal pa ako

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 09:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he expects to have a long life as he blasted anew communist leader Jose Ma. Sison for spreading an unverified report that he had fallen into coma. Read more »

Ex-President Aquino to Duterte: No need to answer questions on health every time

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 21 05:21 PM

MANILA - Former President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday said while President Rodrigo Duterte has to brief his Cabinet about his health, the chief executive need not answer every time it is questioned.   Read more »

WATCH: Duterte goes live on Facebook, blasts Joma Sison

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 11:56 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday appeared on a Facebook video to debunk allegations that he is sick. Read more »

Billionaire James Packer quits 22 boards, deepens corporate withdrawal

Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 10:47 AM

The major shareholder of casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd cited mental illness as the reason for his quitting that firm's board in March, following a tumultuous period in his life, which included a break-up with singer Mariah Carey and the failure of Crown's expansion strategy. Read more »

Ebola survivors suffer severe mental, neurological problems

Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 01:11 AM

People who survive the deadly Ebola virus can continue to suffer severe psychiatric and neurological problems including depression, debilitating migraines, nerve pain and stroke, according to a study published on Wednesday. Read more »

U.S. private citizen cites mystery illness symptoms after China visit

Arshad Mohammed, Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 08:04 AM

WASHINGTON - A U.S. private citizen who visited China has reported symptoms like those of U.S. diplomats afflicted with a mysterious illness in Havana and Guangzhou, a U.S. State Department official said on Thursday.   Read more »

Gym ng NKTI, ginagamit na para sa dumaraming kaso ng leptospirosis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 11:13 PM

Sa loob lang ng tatlong araw ay nakapagtala ng 6 na patay sa leptospirosis ang National Kidney and Transplant Institute. Read more »

'Bisyong sinimulan sa kabataan, sakit ang dulot sa katandaan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 01:25 AM

Ayon sa DOH, maraming mga kaso ng pagbibisyo ang nagsisimula sa pagkabata, kaya nahihirapan ang mga taong itigil na ito pagtanda. Read more »

Taong may depresyon, 'dapat tanggapin, unawain'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 08:23 PM

Gustong ipaintindi ng mental health experts sa publiko ang panganib ng depresyon kasunod ng pagkamatay dahil sa napaulat na suicide ng dalawang personalidad. Read more »

Diseases from ticks, fleas, mosquitoes soar in U.S.

ABS-CBN NewsAgence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 03:44 AM

Diseases from mosquitoes, ticks and flea bites tripled in the United States from 2004 to 2016, and officials said Tuesday rising temperatures and an increasingly connected global society are to blame. Read more »

Sino-sino ang mga may mataas na tsansang ma-stroke?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 21 10:08 PM

Lalong "at-risk" o mataas ang tsansang ma-stroke ng mga taong may mga ganitong iniindang sakit. Read more »

United flight diverted to Alaska after man spreads feces in lavatories

Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 07:24 AM

A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was diverted to Alaska after the flight crew reported a man on board had vandalized two airplane lavatories by spreading human waste, airport police said on Friday.   Read more »

Christmas brings renewed hope to cancer-stricken Pinoys in Milan

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Dec 30 10:54 AM

While many are wishing for material things this holiday season, two cancer-stricken Pinoys based in Italy only hope for prayers and good health. Read more »

Seasonal flu kills more globally than previously thought - U.S. study

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 08:55 AM

CHICAGO - As many as 646,000 people are dying globally from seasonal influenza each year, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday, a rise from earlier assessments of the disease's death toll.  Read more »