Two persons selling fake medicines were arrested in an entrapment operation conducted by members of the Northern Police District- District Special Operations Unit (NPD-DSOU) and the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on BF Road in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City on Monday night, Jan. 17. Police...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday called on the government to ensure there is sufficient supply of basic medicines in the market as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, made the call following reports of lack of availability of...
Despite the denial of the government that there is a medicine shortage in the country, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Jan. 9, urged it to coordinate with pharmaceutical companies and drugstores to make sure that Filipinos have access to basic over-the-counter...
The government has stepped up its fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge with the implementation of house-to-house vaccination program targeting individuals in the most vulnerable sectors. DILG Secretary Eduardo Ano (Courtesy of DILG) In a news briefing with President Duterte aired...
Philippine Red Cross Chairman (PRC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator "Dick" Gordon announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14, that the PRC Logistics Multipurpose Center (PLMC) molecular laboratory received a five-star rating from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). Photo from the...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno It is so fortunate that this past week finally saw the arrival of the two new kinds of medicines that I and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna have ordered months ago for the purpose of saving more lives as COVID-19 continues to be in our midst. First to arrive were the...
Centro Escolar University School of Medicine’s pioneer graduates are now doctors after successfully passing the October 2021 Physician Licensure Examination administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). The first CEU doctors are Lizbeth Aura D. Cebrian, MD , Judy Anne I. Eclarino,...
Durians are well-known for their pungent smell and their sweet taste and custard-like texture. Scientists in Singapore have found another reason for people to love the king of fruits. They have created antibacterial bandages from durian husks that they claim can help heal post surgery...
Food is medicine “Let medicine be thy food and let food be thy medicine” said the Father of Medicine and ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates in 400 B.C. Food was not merely created for sustenance. It has healing properties beyond supplying us with carbohydrates, protein, and fats. Food...
(RITM) The Research Institute on Tropical Medicine (RITM) said that the COVID-19 test results produced by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) were found "valid and reliable." "We found no evidence of contamination for the 48 cases tested by PRC Subic that may have led to the generation of false positive...
Using lagundi as herbal medicine for mild coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients yielded positive results, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. Lagundi (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development (R&D) Rowena Cristina Guevara bared the initial...
The report on the probe over the alleged “false positive” results of coronavirus tests conducted by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in Subic is expected to come out next week, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / Manila Bulletin) Duque said that the...
