Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 1, 2010
DoH renews call vs firecrackers to welcome New Year By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 11:25:00 12/31/2009 Filed Under: Festive Events (including Carnivals), Customs & Traditions, Health, Accidents (general) MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DoH) urged the public to refrain from using firecrackers, especially illegal ones, in welcoming the New Year to prevent [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 28, 2009
DoH on ‘high alert’ for virus outbreaks By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:38:00 10/28/2009 Filed Under: Health, Flood MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health is now on “high alert” to address the leptospirosis outbreak in areas that were flooded by tropical storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng, its top official said Wednesday. Since October [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 28, 2009
20 percent of Metro heart attacks due to passive smoke By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:16:00 10/26/2009 Filed Under: Diseases, Health MANILA, Philippines—Second-hand smoke causes over 20 percent of the number of heart attacks in Metro Manila, officials from the Department of Health (DoH) said on Monday. One to seven hours of weekly exposure [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 14, 2009
DoH warns against rise in leptospirosis cases in next two weeks By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 16:25:00 10/14/2009 Filed Under: Diseases, Health MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health (DoH) on Wednesday warned the public against water-borne disease leptospirosis, which has infected close to 400 Filipinos in Metro Manila, an official said. Health Secretary Francisco Duque [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: September 29, 2009
DoH warns against diseases in evacuation camps By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 16:53:00 09/29/2009 Filed Under: Health, Weather, Disasters (general), Medicines MANILA, Philippines – Food- and water-borne diseases, respiratory infections, and injury are the top three illnesses plaguing the 207 evacuation centers visited by the Department of Health, an official disclosed Tuesday. “Common illnesses [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: September 18, 2009
162 out of 100,000 mothers die giving birth DoH gets P250M grant to reduce maternal death By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 20:17:00 09/18/2009 Filed Under: Health, Women, Children, Justice & Rights MANILA, Philippines—Of the 100,000 mothers giving live birth in the country, 162 die for lack of attending medical professionals and obstetric care, making [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: July 13, 2009
2 men with H1N1 die – health dept. By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 17:01:00 07/13/2009 Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health, Diseases MANILA, Philippines – Two more people with the Influenza A(H1N1) virus in the country have died, bringing the total number of deaths related to the disease to three, an official of the Department [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: May 15, 2009
DoH seeks to ‘fix loopholes’ in tobacco law By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 11:02:00 05/15/2009 Filed Under: Tobacco, Health, Legislation ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines—The Department of Health said it will continue to lobby for amendments of and implementation of salient provisions of the tobacco regulation act (Republic Act 9211) to “fix its loopholes.” RA 9211 [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: May 8, 2009
<A href=“http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090508-203879/Keep-distance-from-Pacquiao-fans-told”>Keep distance from Pacquiao, fans told</A> By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:07:00 05/08/2009 Filed Under: Pacquiao, Swine Flu MANILA, Philippines – Boxing fans should keep their distance from their idol, Manny Pacquiao, and his entourage if they plan to attend his public appearances as a precaution against contracting the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, a [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: May 6, 2009
5 under observation for swine flu—DOH chief By Dona Pazzibugan, Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net, Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 12:46:00 05/06/2009 Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 2) Five people have been placed under observation from May 1 to 6 for possible swine flu, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Wednesday. Two of the [...]
