BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office here on Tuesday once again reminded residents to watch their diet during festivities this holiday season. "We have to watch out the food we eat as we attend numerous parties," Dr. Celia Flor Brillantes, city health officer, said in a phone interview....
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health noted that heart disease remains a leading cause of death and illnesses in the Davao region since 2022. Health Undersecretary and DOH-Davao head Dr. Abdullah Dumama Jr. said the heart continuously collaborates with bodily systems to maintain one’s...
An additional list of 20 medicines, including those that treat cancer and hypertension, has been granted exemption from the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT). Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. has issued a memorandum that will exempt 12 medicines for cancer, four for...
(Image from Unsplash) In an effort to raise awareness about hypertension, the Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH) officially launched this year's May Measure Month 2023 (MMM23) campaign alongside Omron Healthcare and the Department of Health (DOH). This campaign is designed to encourage...
The prevalence of hypertension among Filipino adults aged 20 years old and above has significantly declined from 2018 to 2019, a study by the Department of Science and Technology–Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) showed. (Unsplash) DOST-FNRI said that this is despite the increase...
The number of Filipino adults, ages 20 and above, diagnosed with hypertension declined from 2018 to 2019 compared to the years 2013 to 2015 based on a study called "Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hypertension among Filipino Adults in Different Survey Periods." Courtesy of Pixabay The data...
Make it a habit to check your blood pressure from time to time Alban Nerot of Servier Phil. talks to Dr. Debbie Ona of the Phil. Society Of Hypertension We always hear the term “high blood” being used to describe an angry person, but as we grow older, we realize that the term has actually a...
Learn about the 52100 advocacy The Philippine Heart Association reported an alarming 37 percent increase in the prevalence of hypertension among Filipinos in 2021. The highest recorded since 1992. High blood pressure was more prevalent among the male population (52 percent) compared to women (48...
The Makati City local government announced on Friday that the city is providing free maintenance medicines to residents with hypertension as it continues to boost its health care services to the public. In its Facebook post, the local government unit (LGU) said that Yellow Card holders in the city...
Public health experts on Wednesday, June 16, said the prevalence of hypertension among Filipinos is increasing. (Unsplash) Dr. Jorge Sison, consultant in Adult Cardiology at Makati Medical Center, bared that 37 percent of Filipino adults are hypertensive. "We saw a prevalence of hypertension in the...
