The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Sunday, Oct. 17, that the results of the virgin coconut oil (VCO) trial at Philippine General Hospital (PGH) which aims to determine the safety and efficacy of VCO as adjunctive therapy for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases may be out by end...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has yet to release the final results of the clinical trials on potential adjunct treatments against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Director Jaime Montoya of the DOST’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) gave updates on...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Monday, Sept. 6, said it will release this month the results of its study on virgin coconut oil (VCO) and lagundi as potential treatments for patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Department of Science and Technology Dr. Jaime Montoya,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has invested P8.4 million to determine the safety and efficacy of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as adjunctive therapy for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, and to evaluate its beneficial effects for probable COVID-19 patients who are quarantined in...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Wednesday, June 30, that the clinical trial on Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) as adjunct treatment for patients with moderate and severe cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be completed “within July.” (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST...
The “preliminary” results of the clinical trials on the use of the Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), and lagundi (Chinese chaste tree) as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) therapeutic or supplement could be expected by next month, an official of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development...
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...
Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) has long been considered as nature’s miracle medicine for its numerous benefits and healing properties. (Photo from Pixabay) Now, VCO is once again in the spotlight as it can be utilized to avoid “further transmission of the virus” and as a “viable and affordable...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles is pushing for the distribution of virgin coconut oil (VCO) in hospitals outside the National Capital Region plus (NCR plus) as supplemental treatment for the coronavirus disease. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Nograles/Facebook) Nograles has started to hold...
A pro-science consumer advocacy group wants government to seriously look into the potential of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as a weapon against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (DTI WEBSITE / FILE PHOTO) Angelo Palmones, president of the Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa...
