Obesity among RP kids emerging, say doctors
A ONE-PERCENT increase in the prevalence of overweight children 0 to 5 years old and a 1.3-percent increase of overweight children 6 to 10 years old from 1998 to 2003 may not seem that alarming, but doctors from the Philippine Heart Association view the figures with a sense of foreboding.
Family planning hotline clogged with sex queries
BLAME it on the Inquirer. The Department of Health's family planning hotline has been turned into a question and answer line on sex.
Makati turning heart-friendly
Makati Health Officer Dr. Lourdes Salud said the city's health office would coordinate with restaurant owners to prepare a healthy menu on top of the greasy and salty foods they usually serve.
More gov't nurses go bald to demand higher pay
NURSES from four other government hospitals joined the cry for higher wages for health workers in the country, shaving their heads to signify their protest.
8 die of dengue in Central Luzon
Dengue has killed at least eight people, five of them children, and afflicted 1,388 others in seven Central Luzon provinces, the regional Department of Health said in a report released on Wednesday.
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