Topic: medicine

Ashfall

Ashfall

Teodoro B. Padilla -- Medicine Matters
Posted at Jan 14 12:23 PM

Ash is often small enough (less than 10 microns) to be inhaled deeply into the lungs, which may trigger respiratory concerns, or even eye and skin problems.    Read more »

US plans to import drugs from northern neighbor, Canada objects

US plans to import drugs from northern neighbor, Canada objects

Issam Ahmed and Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 08:45 AM

Donald Trump's administration unveiled a plan Wednesday to allow imports of lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada and other countries, but it was opposed by Ottawa, which said the scheme threatened its own medicine stocks. Read more »

Gov't urged to find 'better way' of reducing medicine prices

Gov't urged to find 'better way' of reducing medicine prices

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 05:25 PM

Bulk procurement can be arranged with manufacturers for cheaper medicines instead of imposing a maximum price cap, executive director of the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) Teodoro Padilla said in a statement.  Read more »

How iPhone, Apple Watch can help reshape health research

How iPhone, Apple Watch can help reshape health research

Natasha Singer, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 15 08:47 PM

The Harvard study is just one of three new large research efforts that Apple is working on with leading academic research centers and health organizations. Together, the studies, which Apple is paying for, show how the Silicon Valley giant and its popular products are reshaping medical research. Read more »

Drug makers group offers price cuts

Drug makers group offers price cuts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 01:35 PM

The suggested price reductions will be for drugs that cure "major non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases and rare disorders," PHAP said without elaborating. Read more »

Stress can make you sick; take steps to reduce it

Stress can make you sick; take steps to reduce it

Anahad O’Connor, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 23 07:01 AM

A growing body of research has shown that persistently high levels of social and emotional stress — the kind brought on by a high-pressure job, a divorce, financial worries or strained relationships, for example — can dampen the immune system and promote inflammation, heart disease and premature aging. Read more »

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