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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 »

Pagtanggal ng brand name ng gamot sa reseta, tinalakay sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 05:07 PM

Sinimulan na ng Kamara ang floor deliberations para sa panukalang mag-aatas sa mga doktor na limitahan ang kanilang reseta sa generic na gamot na mas mura kaysa sa branded.    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 »

Anonymous bitcoin philanthropist donates $5 million to research foundation

Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 10:30 AM

LONDON - An anonymous benefactor has donated $5 million in bitcoin to the California-based Open Medicine Foundation, the non-profit research organization said on Friday. Read more »

P500,000 halaga ng pekeng gamot, nasamsam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 10:54 PM

Tingin ng NBI, iisang grupo lang ang nasa likod ng pagbebenta ng mga pekeng gamot sa iba-ibang lugar. Read more »

Higit P3-M halaga ng pekeng gamot, nasabat sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 03:43 AM

Higit P3 milyong halaga ng mga pekeng gamot ang nasamsam ng Food and Drug Administration at CIDG sa Maynila. Read more »

PH, India form working group on cheap meds

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 08:00 PM

Filipino and Indian officials have agreed to hold talks on bringing more affordable Indian medicine to the Philippines. Read more »