Homegrown brand Hygienix goes global in its mission to #FightWorldGermination The Hygienix product line Long before the pandemic started, Philippine-brand Hygienix has already built a solid following and reputation for their innovative and effective health and hygiene products: the Hygienix...
More than a luxe delicacy Caviar Sounds fishy? Hear this out first. Caviar, or fish roe, has been a staple among royalty and luxe cuisine for hundreds of years, dating back to Middle Eastern and European nobility. Its rarity, quality, and taste made it popular among the rich. Did you know that it...
An expert panel on Wednesday blamed bad coordination as well as dithering by national governments and international organisations for the failure to tackle COVID-19 before it became a full-blown pandemic, as India's death toll topped 250,000. A man mourns as he with volunteers prepare to perform...
Norway will drop AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from its immunisation programme due to concerns over rare side effects, and offer Johnson & Johnson's jab only to volunteers while it remains suspended, the government announced Wednesday. Prime Minister Erna Solberg told a press conference the...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now checking the health statuses of the close contacts of the two returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) who were detected to have the B.1.617 variant of coronavirus. DOH/MB DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said a total of 32 close contacts were...
Oral health ‘unimportant’ for most Filipinos DENTIST WHO? Data shows that seven out of 10 Filipinos have never been to a dentist (Unsplash) We are now living in a digital era but despite the continues technological advancement, in the Philippines, the importance of overall dental health care...
Using higher doses of antibiotics in a bid to tackle the growing problem of drug resistance may end up strengthening certain bacteria, according to research released on Wednesday that highlights a previously unthought-of risk. Antimicrobial resistance has been labeled by the United Nations as "one...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) detected 4,842 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, raising the Philippines' overall tally of confirmed infections to over 1.1 million. For two consecutive days, the DOH reported more than 4,000 new coronavirus infections. The case bulletin released on...
India's coronavirus death toll passed 250,000 on Wednesday as the World Health Organization said the variant fuelling the surge had been found in dozens of countries across the globe. Relatives mourn as they arrive for the cremation of their loved one who died due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a...
Thousands of people were apprehended and fined by personnel of the Quezon City government and police on Wednesday for violating health safety measures, including those who were not wearing face shields and those who supposedly took off their mask to wipe sweat from their face. As of noontime, the...
The country is aiming to inoculate more than 70,000 people per day next month as more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said. A health worker prepares to inject a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination hub in Makati City (ALI VICOY...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that it will recommend to impose stricter border control measures for passengers coming from the Middle East as the Philippines recorded two cases of B.1.617 variant of coronavirus. Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
