ADOLESCENCE is a period of rapid physical, sexual, mental, and social development. It presents both opportunities for learning and risks of unintended …
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Civil society presses FDA to assure consumers that play and craft sand products sold locally are asbestos-free
by Contributorby ContributorQUEZON CITY — In anticipation of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on March 15, themed “Safe Products, Confident Consumers,” over 50 health and environmental …
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EcoWaste Coalition discovers toxic cadmium in plastic fiesta banderitas
by Contributorby ContributorQUEZON CITY –. Plastic fiesta banderitas pose a dual threat: the massive quantity used for a non-essential purpose and their inherent toxicity. …
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Unilab joins forces with healthcare community to ensure quality medicines for Filipinos
by Contributorby ContributorTHE WORLD Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least one out of 10 medicines in low- and middle-income countries is either falsified …
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HE WAS not asking for pity. Just ten days before he died, former air force man Mohd Radzi recorded a six-minute video …
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Doctors Without Borders’ findings show WHO algorithms could double the number of children diagnosed and treated for TB
by Contributorby ContributorCOPENHAGEN – At the World Conference on Lung Health this week, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) released data from …
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SEPTEMBER 28 is World Rabies Day, and for the first time in its 19-year history, the theme for this year’s observance does …