Diabetes is so common that we get to meet or at least know one person who is suffering from this chronic yet preventable disease. Diabetes is a medical condition wherein an individual’s immune system destroys the beta cells in the pancreas. The hormone insulin is produced by the beta cells. This...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay said she will push for a comprehensive national healthcare program that will provide free maintenance medicines, including insulin and cancer drugs, as well as better health facilities for all Filipinos nationwide. “Importante...
Photo from Pixabay The University of the Philippines Manila's (UP Manila) Institute of Herbal Medicine (IHM) has made a groundbreaking advancement in treating type 2 diabetes with the introduction of an innovative ampalaya (bitter gourd) tablet. UP Manila-IHM research assistant and pharmacist Prof....
Diabetes is everywhere. Almost everyone knows someone who is inflicted with this non-communicable disease. If diabetes mellitus isn’t contagious, then why is it affecting so many lives? Diabetes can be caused by a faulty immune system resulting to an autoimmune disease known as Type 1...
While there is no cure for diabetes, the disease can be controlled and can go into remission. “We have seen encouraging results when individuals with type 2 diabetes participate in a multifaceted weight management program,” said Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD, Joslin Diabetes Center’s Medical...
Dinorado, sinandomeng, and other varieties in the market may soon have a healthier form as the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is developing a new rice variant that could lower the risk of developing diabetes, as well as lessen the demand for unlimited rice strategies in food...
This month, the Department of Health (DOH) opened the first urgent care and ambulatory service center in the Philippines. (Photo from Unsplash) Named the "Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service" or the BUCAS center, the DOH stated that this endeavor marked a significant step towards ensuring...
Diabetes is like a plague. It has affected so many lives that it has been so common among households, in the workplace and almost everywhere. Almost everyone knows someone who has been struggling with their blood sugar level and diet. It’s less than two months before Christmas. It’s never...
The Department of Health (DOH) released an “urgent alert” to the public regarding a viral post about diabetic cure claims that “falsely” uses the names of Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH). (DOH) In a...
PARIS, France -- The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted on Friday. Every country on the globe will see an increase in the number of patients with...
PARIS, France -- People who took a cheap diabetes drug after testing positive for Covid-19 had a 40 percent lower risk of getting long Covid, a US-based study said Friday. The finding was hailed as a potential "landmark" in the fight against the still little-understood condition, which the World...
The Department of Health (DOH) disproved circulating posts on treating diabetes and the closure of some resorts due to the heat wave. In an advisory posted on DOH's Facebook page on Monday, April 3, the agency warned the public against the false claim which featured Health Undersecretary Eric Tayag...
