Plant Compound Could Help You Survive Breast Cancer
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-01 23:59:59 -0700 | health-news
Skooter reports 04/02/13 Let me ask this question: Who said there were no herbal cures for breast cancer? A new study will answer that question for us. The study has found that plant compounds known as phytoestrogens, may have a...
Rise of the machines: Bioengineers make working transistor from DNA
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-01 23:43:18 -0700 | health-news
A separate article on ExtremeTech said this is one step closer to biological computers that can "detect changes in a cell's environment, store a record of that change in memory made of DNA, and then trigger some kind of response."...
Amidst its popularity during the summer, FDA warns against henna tattoos
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-01 14:21:46 -0700 | health-news
The FDA cited reports by its United States counterpart indicating some "skin-staining cosmetic products" may cause "adverse skin reactions." "All temporary skin-staining products, commonly known as henna dye products, need Philippine FDA approval as cosmetic products before they are marketed...
Spas, salons warned on stem cell therapy
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-01 00:02:21 -0700 | health-news
Health Secretary Enrique Ona says no clinic or hospital in the Philippines can offer stem cell therapy without accreditation from the Department of Health (DOH). Speaking to reporters last week, Ona noted that while many centers are advertising stem cell...
How warm or hot today's March 30, 2013 temperature at 34.9 degrees Celsius?
Posted by: dhreff
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-30 02:44:46 -0700 | health-news
How warm or hot is today's, March 30, 2013 temperature at 34.9 degrees Celsius? By Alfredo B. Ancheta Anchor for Allvoices Philippines TV 5's 2 pm weather news bulletin today, March 30, 2013 says temperature in Metro Manila which is...
New candid ads urge smokers to quit
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-28 21:27:49 -0700 | health-news
Similar to a series of ads last year, a new series of stories of former smokers living with smoking-related diseases urge smokers to quit, an official says. Kathleen Sebelius , secretary of health and human services, said beginning Monday, ads...
Is Soy a Friend or Foe of Cancer?
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-25 00:09:23 -0700 | health-news
Skooter reports 03/25/13 Is soy a friend or an enemy to cancer? Well, there might be some confusion on this matter whether or not soy is a health addition to your diet. A number of reports in the medical community...
Maple Syrup for Your Liver?
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-20 23:45:13 -0700 | health-news
Skooter reports 03/21/13 If the reader is a Canadian, then in a way you’ll be proud of this positive health news. A study found that maple syrup could actually keep a liver healthy. Yes, you heard it right; what we...
Researchers use web searches to expose unreported drug side effects
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-20 09:20:46 -0700 | health-news
According to a Time magazine report , the study was able to mine anonymous data from 82 million drug-symptom and condition searches. These searches came from six million internet volunteers who agreed to let the researchers install a Microsoft plug-in...
DOH issues stem cell guidelines
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-20 08:26:54 -0700 | health-news
PhilippinesThe Department of Health on Wednesday released the implementing rules and regulations that will cover stem cell and cell-based therapy to prevent abuses and dubious practices. Health Secretary Enrique Ona said the regulations contained in DOH Administrative Order 2013-0012 aimed...
Philippinesi¿½ reproductive health law here - now what?
Source: IRIN
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-20 01:00:03 -0700 | health-news
After a publicly contentious 14-year battle, legislators quietly signed the Philippines' first reproductive health law in late December. It was expected to take effect by the end of March, but on 21 March the Supreme Court halted its implementation, issuing...
Philippine reproductive health law suspended for 120 days
Posted by: nicanorr
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-23 14:53:52 -0700 | health-news
From inception up to the time it became a law, the reproductive health law had met fierce opposition from oppositors, especially from the powerful Catholic Church. This time its implementation was ordered suspended for a period of 4-months by the...
Embrace the gift that our patients are giving us
Source: Kevin M.D. Medical Blog
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-22 01:57:38 -0700 | health-news
When things get crazy, it becomes habit for busy physicians to see patients as the chest pain in room 6 or the broken wrist in the hallway. We turn people with their amazing lives and fascinating stories into a nameless...
Philippines plays catch-up in medical tourism business
Source: GMA News
Asia :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-19 01:50:30 -0700 | health-news
It took place on May 2011 and again on April 2012, he said in an e-mail message to GMA News Online. Gelo said price was major motivation in getting treatment here instead of the US. The procedure...
These Berries Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
Posted by: skooter
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-03-19 00:06:36 -0700 | health-news
Skooter reports 03/19/13 Raspberry is not only a delicious fruit but is also a cancer-fighting food. Raspberries are an antioxidant food that contains some special compounds called "ellagitannins." This family of compounds, which can only be found in raspberry is...
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