MANILA – The number of confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) virus in the Philippines has ballooned to almost 250, based on the latest data from the Department of Health (DOH).
The DOH announced 54 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed A(H1N1) infections in the country to 247.
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MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday that the Philippines now has a total of 193 cases of influenza A (H1N1) while at the same time announcing that 33 more patients who were infected have been sent home after fully recovering.
In a statement, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the number of cases included 46 confirmed cases of mild A (H1N1) flu from the weekend.
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MANILA – The first community-level outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) in the Philippines has been declared by the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday in a village in Jaen town, Nueva Ecija province.
Dr. Eric Tayag of the National Epidemiology Center, in a text message to ABS-CBN News, confirmed the declaration. He said that there is already a confirmed "community [-level] transmission" of the virus i
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MANILA, Philippines – Expect more A(H1N1) cases in the Philippines, but there’s no reason to panic, at least for now. Despite the World Health Organization (WHO)’s declaration that it is already a pandemic, the new flu strain has not yet evolved into a threat similar to the SARS corona virus and avian flu that cause acute diseases.
“It needs to be emphasized … that the current grading of a pandemic
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A drug that boosts the body’s production of stem cells appears to “jump-start” the bone-healing process to a point that older adults’ bones heal as fast as young people’s, suggest preliminary results released Tuesday by U.S. researchers.
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York gave teriparatide (Forteo) to 145 people who had bone fractures that had not hea
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More than half of the newly diagnosed patients with type 1 diabetes who got an experimental treatment for the disease did not need insulin injections for at least a year.
Patients also showed improvements in the functioning of the insulin-producing cells that are attacked and destroyed in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Four of the 23 patients who took part in the study remained insulin free for at least three years
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Scientists have found important genetic differences that significantly raise the risk of stroke, and they are found in millions of people.
The study is the first to identify common genetic variants influencing stroke risk in the United States and may lead to better treatments, they reported on Wednesday.
While other stroke-related genes have been discovered, none involved such a wide portion of the population, said
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The northeastern corner of Ontario — a vast area extending from just northeast of Wawa to Hudson Bay — has 51 hospitals and one permanent radiologist.
That’s why Northern Radiology (NORrad) was created seven years ago to allow nine of those hospitals to share digital diagnostic images such as X-rays and ultrasounds. Before NORrad, emergency-room physicians in remote communities with only limited diagnost
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Celestine Cruz Gonzaga (known by her screen name Toni Gonzaga), is a Filipino actress, TV host, dancer and singer. She started her career with GMA Network b...
Hernando 'Nani' B. Perez: Personal Information:
Date of Birth: September 29, 1939
Hometown: Batangas
Father: Francisco G. Perez, former Batangas Provincial Board Member
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