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Vaccine scare makes Filipinos more vulnerable to spread of seasonal flu: expert

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 05:33 PM

The 'fear' of being immunized has made Filipinos more vulnerable to the spread of seasonal flu, an infectious disease expert said Tuesday, days after the government confirmed that influenza cases are common this time of the year. Read more »

J&J raises US prices on around 2 dozen drugs

Michael Erman, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 07:58 AM

Johnson & Johnson raised US prices on around 2 dozen prescription drugs on Thursday, including the psoriasis treatment Stelara, prostate cancer drug Zytiga and blood thinner Xarelto, all among its top-selling products.   Read more »

15 kilos of medicine seized from American passenger at NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 11:56 PM

Authorities seized 15 kilos of medicine from an American passenger from Vietnam at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. Read more »

Medicines without FDA permit seized at NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 11:09 PM

The items, concealed in plastic bags and weighed 8 kilograms, were seized from passengers traveling from Guangzhou, China. Read more »

Gamot kontra alta presyon, diabetes, at high cholesterol, VAT-free na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 12:27 AM

Good news sa mga bumibili ng gamot pang maintenance sa alta presyon at diabetes. Kasabay kasi sa pagpasok ng bagong taon, hindi na ito papatawan ng value added tax. Read more »

'Maliliit na botika, di alam na wala nang VAT ang ilang gamot'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 09:41 PM

Hinimok ng isang consumer group ang gobyerno na tiyaking naipatutupad ng mga botika ang hindi pagpataw ng value-added tax sa ilang maintenance na gamot.  Read more »

Russia moves towards allowing medicinal narcotic crops

Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 09:47 PM

MOSCOW - The Russian government on Wednesday approved a draft bill allowing the country to produce crops used in medicinal narcotics, saying this would reduce its dependence on foreign states that have imposed sanctions against it. Read more »

'Medical marijuana pinapayagan pero may mga kondisyon'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 09:10 PM

Sa ilalim ng batas ay puwede na ang paggamit ng marijuana bilang gamot sa mga may malubhang karamdaman. Pero maraming mga rekisitos.  Read more »

Ayala Corp to acquire 75 percent of Negros Grace drugstores

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 09:29 AM

AC Health signed a share purchase agreement with Jasminum Corp for a controlling stake in Bacolod-based Negros Grace, which has 70 stores, Ayala Corp told the stock exchange. Read more »

Universal Health Care bill hurdles bicam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 08:38 PM

The bicameral conference committee on Tuesday approved the Universal Health Care bill which seeks to provide all Filipino families free medical attention. Read more »

Probiotics no help to kids with stomach flu: studies

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 07:13 AM

Probiotics are a multibillion dollar international industry, but new research Wednesday showed they don't help children recover from stomach flu any better than a placebo. Read more »

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 »