
Davao City- The Autism Society Philippines (ASP) -Davao Chapter will conduct a seminar on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) on Saturday, February 21 at DMSF-MTRC Bajada at 1-5 p.m. ASP-Davao President Eric de la Costa said the seminar is Part Two of a five-part seminar series which started last January 23 as one of the advocacy [...]

The death toll from leptospirosis climbed to 93 after four more deaths were reported from Metro Manila hospitals during the weekend, the Department of Health (DoH) said on Saturday.
The number of cases also increased to 1, 336 from 1, 027 recorded last October 15, or an addition of 309 new cases in barely two days.

WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters) – The new H1N1 flu is “strikingly different’’ from seasonal influenza, killing much younger people than ordinary flu and often killing them very fast, World Health Organization officials (WHO) said on Friday.
A review of studies done during the seven months the virus has been circulating shows it is usually mild, but can [...]

DAVAO CITY — After successfully banning smoking in public places, the city is now prohibiting spitting as well.
The City Council approved on Tuesday an ordinance that prohibits spitting in public places and provides penalties to those found violating it.
Spitting indiscriminately, while looked down on by higher society and those in more developed countries, is a [...]

Duque Orders DOH to Bolster Mitigation Efforts Against A (H1N1)
Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III today reported that the Department of Health (DOH) is further bolstering its mitigation efforts against Influenza A(H1N1) in light of the anticipated rise of cases in the country.
On June 30, Duque convened another DOH Command Conference [...]

I AM one of the 18 (or possibly more) doctors who resigned from the JR Borja General Hospital last month. I am writing to express disgust on a news item aired over ABS-CBN last Monday (July 1, 2009), in which our own mayor, Constantino Jaraula, said the physicians who tendered their resignations did so because [...]
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