A total of 68 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients have already been recruited to participate in a randomized controlled clinical trial on the efficacy and safety of tawa-tawa (Euphorbia hirta) extract as an adjunctive coronavirus treatment for mild to moderate cases. Tawa-tawa (Manila Bulletin...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) expressed optimism that Lagundi (Chinese chaste tree) will soon be considered as a remedy to be used by patients with mild symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Lagundi (FLICKR / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) During the Laging Handa public...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Phase 1/2 clinical trial of the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine in over 500 children and adolescents suggests two doses of the vaccine are safe and generate a strong antibody response, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. Chinese...
The Delta variant is the most transmissible yet CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana With the accelerating rollout of vaccination programs worldwide, things were looking up for a pandemic-weary world in March 2021. After a year of living in fear of COVID-19, the end was in sight. It looked...
The project team tasked to conduct clinical trials on the use of lagundi (Chinese chaste tree) as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) therapeutic or supplement is expected to complete their data analysis “by end of this month." Lagundi (FLICKR / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Department of Science and...
The Philippines is now part of an international consortium that is conducting an analysis of all the randomized Ivermectin clinical trials around the world, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced on Friday, June 25. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy”...
The condition of patients with mild coronavirus disease (COVID-19) who were involved in the country’s lagundi clinical trials has "not progressed" to moderate or severe cases, and no adverse effects have been observed in the participants, based on the study’s initial data analysis. (FLICKR /...
60 percent more transmissible, with the Philippines logging at least 13 cases, with one death Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Two months ago, the most horrific scenes of mass cremations were coming out of India. People were dying from lack of oxygen and bodies were washing up on the banks of the River...
A total of 35 individuals have been qualified to undergo the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute’s (DOST-FNRI) “randomized double-blind controlled intervention trial” on virgin coconut oil (VCO) in Valenzuela City. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Wednesday, June 16, that the clinical trials on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could be expected by next month. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Based on the report of the DOST’s Philippine Council for...
A health worker prepares to administer Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Parañaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is "open" on the idea of holding clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines on Filipino children. Health...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reported Saturday, June 5, that 64 patients have been enrolled in the clinical trial aimed at looking into the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as an adjunct therapy for hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. (Manila Bulletin...
