LONDON — The World Health Organization on Friday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary...
MANILA -– The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday said there has been no reported case of a Filipino infected with the deadly Ebola virus that...
It’s long been known that faulty BRCA genes greatly raise the risk for breast cancer. Now scientists say a more recently identified, less common gene can...
ILOILO CITY — The City Health Office is on alert against the reemergence of four “wild” diseases during the rainy season, two of which are considered...
LUCENA CITY –- An estimated 7,000 Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) from various towns of this province attended the annual Barangay Health Workers’ Convention yesterday, August 6,...
MANILA — With the newly-signed Graphic Health Warning Act reinforcing the existing Sin Tax Reform Law, the number of Filipino smokers are expected to be significantly...
WASHINGTON—The use of an experimental drug to treat two Americans diagnosed with Ebola is raising ethical questions about who gets first access to unproven new therapies...
OTTAWA—Health officials are telling Canadians to avoid travel to three African countries hit hard by an outbreak of Ebola virus. The Public Health Agency of Canada...
BANGKOK — For thousands of well-off childless couples, the dream of having a baby is often realized in places like Thailand and India. Ready to help...
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities rushed to obtain isolation tents Wednesday in anticipation of more Ebola infections as they disclosed five more cases of the virus...