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Vaping less harmful than smoking, say public health experts across the globe

A growing number of international public health authorities and regulators, including those from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Ukraine,...
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Nicotine, not a killer

There is mounting consensus among medical and scientific communities that nicotine is part of the solution to end the global smoking epidemic and the...
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Do not delay screening for breast cancer

Photos by Bernard Testa When the entire island of Luzon was placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) back in mid-March, a number of women failed...
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Measles rising

Measles has staged a comeback as a major public health threat.  As early as 2014, the country was already battling against the disease, with the final tally...
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PCSO now has 62 ASAP desks

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) through the Charity Sector announced on Thursday that the agency has 62 At-Source-Ang-Processing (ASAP) Desks located in hospitals in...
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Varicose veins: More than just a cosmetic problem

Usually, blood flows from the legs to the heart against gravity.  This is helped by the muscle pump and by valves found along the length...
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Life enhancers: carrots, coconuts and sweet potatoes

Choose your food wisely and add years to your life,” authors Charlotte Hilton Andersen and Jenn Sinrich wrote in Reader’s Digest. And among the list of...
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Note to summer swimmers

by Henrylito D. Tacio It was a warm Sunday morning in Davao City. Five-year-old Jane was swimming with other kids near the seashore. No adults...
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HIV, AIDs, & the workplace

Two years ago, in 2015, while undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB), 36-year-old “Kevin” was diagnosed as positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  A call center...
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The war against colorectal cancer

In this month of March, the world celebrates Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This campaign was first launched in 1999 in the United States to...
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