Climate change may harm your sleep: study

WASHINGTON— Climbing nighttime temperatures, driven by climate change, may harm human sleep, a new study revealed, with the poor and elderly most affected. “What our study...

DOF assures DOH of raising more funds by Q1 for healthcare

MANILA— The Department of Finance (DOF) has assured health officials that it will double its efforts in raising enough revenues to enable the government to build...

Almost 2 million Ontarians given opioids, despite calls to rein in prescribing: report

Russia’s health minister points to significant slowdown in HIV cases in 2016

MOSCOW–The number of new HIV cases in Russia noticeably slowed down in 2016, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said on Monday. “The number of new cases...

Provinces overwhelmed with practicalities of ending pot prohibition

OTTAWA – Provinces have been protesting the large volume of work and heavy costs they say the Trudeau government has piled on them in its rush...

DOH targets higher immunization rate among babies

MANILA–The Department of Health (DOH) plans to increase the rate of immunization among babies in their first year of life up to 95 percent not only...

Three deaths linked to new Ebola outbreak in Congo

MOSCOW –A new ebola outbreak has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after three deaths were linked to the virus. The DRC went through...

Brazil confirms 259 deaths from yellow fever in 2017

RIO DE JANEIRO–At least 259 people have died of yellow fever in Brazil this year, especially in the southeastern part of the country, the government announced...

Family dog found helping boost physical activity for kids with disabilities

SEATTLE–A new study from Oregon State University (OSU) indicates that the family dog could serve as a partner in efforts to help children with disabilities incorporate...