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Makahiya, mainam na pangontra sa pamamaga, diarrhea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 08:03 AM

Mabisa umanong pangontra sa mga pamamaga sa katawan at labis na pagdudumi ang halamang makahiya, na madalas paglaruan ng mga tao dahil sa kusang pagtiklop ng mga dahon nito kapag nahahawakan.  Read more »

Mag-asawa patay nang malaglag sa bundok habang nagse-selfie

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 10:02 AM

Tinatayang 259 tao na sa buong mundo ang namatay habang nagse-selfie, ayon sa huling pag-aaral. Read more »

Counterfeit medicines seized from Tondo warehouse

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 10:38 PM

The fake medicines confiscated were tablets and capsules for fever, cough, colds, and pain relief.  Read more »

PAO chief: Why blame us for loss of confidence in vaccines?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 10:37 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Public Attorneys Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta on Monday rejected claims by a London-based research and education institution that the highly politicized response to the Dengvaxia crisis in the Philippines has led to a drop in overall confidence in vaccines. Read more »

Scientists behind cancer immunotherapies win Nobel medicine prize

Simon Johnson and Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Oct 02 12:19 AM

STOCKHOLM/LONDON - American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday for game-changing discoveries about how to harness and manipulate the immune system to fight cancer. Read more »

Four paralyzed people in US walk, stand or sit with new treatment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 08:40 AM

Two patients in an experimental US rehabilitation program for paralyzed people have been able to walk again thanks to electrical stimulation of their spinal cords, and 2 others have been able to stand or sit, according to newly published results. Read more »

What causes red spots and itchy rashes on a child's skin?

Elica
Posted at Sep 12 11:51 AM

Being a mom comes with a whole new world of things to worry about--more so when your child has eczema. Read more »

Is sugar a foe or a friend?

Dr. Rodolfo Florentino
Posted at Sep 06 11:22 AM

Sugar, especially sugar added to food, has lately acquired a bad name because of its purported association with diabetes, heart disease, obesity and other non-communicable diseases. Read more »

2 Indian grocery store, sinalakay dahil sa 'opium sa gamot'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 08:03 PM

Nakumpirma sa laboratory test ng NBI na may lamang opium ang Kamini Vidrawan Ras na alok sa 2 Indian grocery store sa Paco, Maynila. Read more »

ALAMIN: Wastong haba ng tulog at ang kahalagahan nito

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 04:08 PM

Paano kung gabi ang trabaho? Ilang oras dapat matulog at bakit? Sinagot ang mga tanong na iyan ng isang sleep medicine specialist. Read more »

Tokyo med school altered test scores to keep women out: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 11:38 AM

TOKYO - A Tokyo medical school for years altered the admission test results of female applicants to keep the number of women in the student body low, a Japanese newspaper reported Thursday. Read more »

Robin Padilla bats for medical marijuana

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 05:07 PM

Actor Robin Padilla, a supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, pushed on Sunday for the legalization of marijuana use for treating terminal cancer.  Read more »

Amazon takes on pharmacy sector with new acquisition

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 29 10:02 AM

Amazon has long been rumored to be interested in the pharmacy business, and the entry by a powerful new player could unsettle a business dominated by large American chains including CVS and Walgreens. Read more »

'Dengvaxia, nakasasama sa mga nabakunahang di pa nagkaka-dengue'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 08:50 PM

Ayon sa isang pag-aaral, kung walang naging dengue infection dati ang pasyente, ang Dengvaxia mismo ang nagsisilbi bilang "unang infection." Read more »

P5 milyong halaga ng mga pekeng gamot, nasamsam sa isang bahay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 08:53 PM

Aabot sa P5 milyong halaga ng pekeng gamot ang nakumpiska ng mga awtoridad nitong Biyernes sa Caloocan City. Read more »

Hitler definitely died in 1945 according to new study of his teeth

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 05:41 PM

In March and July 2017, Russia's secret service and the Russian state archives authorized researchers to examine Hitler's bones for the first time since 1946. Read more »

Tuwing kailan lamang epektibo ang 'self-medication'?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 08:47 PM

Bagama't walang masama sa "self-medication," mas mainam pa rin ang magpatingin sa doktor, ayon sa isang espesyalista. Read more »

Some antidepressants may be linked to dementia: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 07:05 AM

Long-term use of certain anti-depressants have been linked to dementia in a large British study, researchers said Thursday, though they could not definitively conclude that the drugs were the cause. Read more »

'Aide' app matches patients to doctors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 12:31 AM

Medical care is now in the palm of your hands, as scheduling an appointment with a doctor nowadays is as easy as can be via your smart phone. Read more »

OPINION: Dengvaxia fantasia

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Mar 02 10:01 PM

There really is never a dull moment in the Philippines. The latest: government lawyers dabbling in medical science, politicizing it along the way.  Read more »