Health & Wellness

Melbourne—Aus­tralian research­ers have discov­ered a way to genetically engineer rice that would give significant health benefits to more than half the world’s population.

Nearly four years after intro­ducing the Z benefits for stan­dard-risk acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in children, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is increasing their package rates to ensure that the mandatory services covering the entire treatment phases for three years are pro­vided to the patient.

Healthway Medical, the Philippines’s most trusted and preferred network of mall-based clinics, recently introduced Pri­meCheQ, an executive checkup package tailored for senior citizens.

Nutramedica Inc. President and CEO Sheila Mae Velilla earned the Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship–Medium Scale prize at the 37th Agora Awards, held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on October 26.

By Leilani S. Junio  / Philippines News Agency  The construction of a Chinese-funded, 10,000-bed mega drug treatment and rehabilitation center for drug dependents in Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ejica province is almost done and will become fully operational by early November, the Department of Health (DOH) said last week.

Non-governmental organization Unilab Foundation, through its youth-engagement program Ideas Positive, is again inviting young people between 18 and 30 years old to form a team of five members and a mentor, and submit innovative ideas in solving health issues in their communities. 

Helsinki—A recent Finnish study showed that 10 minutes of vigorous exercise daily is enough to prevent a child from becoming overweight, Finnish national broadcaster Yle reported last Wednesday. 

By Riza Lozada For a long time now, the Unilab Foundation, a non-governmental organization that acts independently from United Laboratories, has made the implementation innovative health-intervention projects in poor communities its main advocacy.

Story and photo by Leilani S. Junio  Philippines News Agency The Department of Health (DOH) last Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement to enhance the basic interventions needed to address existing gaps in the Philippines’s mental healthcare services.

Canberra—Breastfeeding should be encouraged over feeding newborns with baby formula, as an overreliance on formula could put the health of children and their mothers “at risk” in the future, researchers from Australian National University (ANU) said last Thursday.