SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 — A new study provides strong evidence that a hazardous class of flame retardant chemicals, known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDE,...
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill imposing stricter penalties on medical facilities and practitioners who refuse to treat patients in emergency...
PHILADELPHIA — Nearly two decades of using heroin and a year of living on the streets of Philadelphia had led Steven Kemp to a simple conclusion:...
MANILA, Aug. 4 — Husbands of breastfeeding mothers play a key role in ensuring the success of a country’s breastfeeding program, Health Secretary Dr. Paulyn Ubial...
MANILA, Aug. 3 — Eating whole fruits — including the fructose that makes them sweet — does not raise blood sugar, an endocrinologist has said. ”Fiber...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Aug. 3 — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday reiterated that Congress has allotted PHP3-billion to cover the premium...
BACOLOD CITY, Aug. 3 — Business establishments and government agencies in this city were directed to set up designated smoking areas in compliance with the nationwide...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 — An international team of researchers have found that a virus hiding in the gut may trigger the onset of a severe...
WASHINGTON—Altering human heredity? In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best known for killing young athletes —...
SREEPUR, Bangladesh — The 11-year-old girl, once frightened to go near the water, is practicing how to float in a makeshift swimming pool made of bamboo....