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Two Zika-infected pregnant moms, well-monitored — DOH
FILE PHOTO: Child Neurologist Vanessa Van Der Linden observes the X-ray of a baby’s skull with microcephaly at the hospital Barao de Lucena in Recife, Brazil, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino...
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Study finds UK sugar tax could save thousands from obesity, diabetes
Soft drinks bottles are displayed on a shelf in a shop in London in this file photograph dated April 24, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/files A planned levy on sugary drinks due to be introduced in...
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South Korea raises bird flu alert to highest level for first time
South Korean health officials bury chickens at a poultry farm where the highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu virus broke out in Haenam, South Korea, November 17, 2016. Yonhap/via REUTERS South Korea’s...
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Optimistic people may live longer after a heart attack
File photo. (Reuters Health) – People who expect good things to happen in the future are more likely than less-optimistic peers to survive the decades following a first heart attack, a study in...
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Confirmed cases of Zika virus in Philippines, now 52 – DOH
FILE PHOTO: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/PAULO WHITAKER/FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH)...
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Another reason not to smoke while pregnant
Women who smoke during pregnancy may be more likely to have children with kidney damage than mothers who steer clear of cigarettes, a study suggests. (Reuters Health) – Women who smoke during pregnancy...
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Grandparents who help care for grandchildren live longer than other seniors
A man and his grandchild walk onva street at Tokyo’s Sugamo district, an area popular among the Japanese elderly, Wednesday. | REUTERS (Reuters Health) – Grandparents who help out occasionally with...
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Year-end firecracker victims hit 500
A 9-year old boy had his right hand wrapped with gauze after it was accidentally hit by a piccolo in San Fernando, Pampanga. The number of firecracker-related injuries nationwide has reached 521 from...
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Kids should eat peanuts early and often to reduce allergy risk
Peanuts are seen in a handout photo from the Department of Agriculture. REUTERS/USDA/Handout (Reuters Health) – Parents should feed babies creamy peanut butter or puréed food with nut powder when...
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DOH targets to deworm 19M children in January
The Department of Health targets to deworm a total of 19 million children in public schools this January. MANILA — Paleness, sleepiness, tiredness and bloating are some of the common symptoms of...
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Secondhand smoke during childhood may boost miscarriage risk
A woman lights a cigarette in this illustration picture taken in Paris, October 8, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (Reuters Health) – Nonsmoking women who were exposed to secondhand smoke as children...
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Active kids less likely to be depressed later on
A boy jumps to save a goal while playing soccer on the beach in Benghazi June 1, 2014. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori (Reuters Health) – Children who get more exercise may have fewer symptoms of...
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Successful pregnancy possible even with heart defects
A pregnant woman stands on a scale before receiving a prenatal exam at the Maternity Outreach Mobile in Phoenix, Arizona October 8, 2009. REUTERS/JOSHUA LOTT (Reuters Health) – Women who are born with...
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The risk of death from cancer may depend on where you live
A woman holds the hand of her mother who is dying from cancer during her final hours at a palliative care hospital in Winnipeg July 24, 2010. REUTERS/Shaun Best (Reuters Health) – Cancer death rates...
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Nearly half of breast cancer patients have severe treatment side effects
A breast cancer patient listens to her doctor after a radiological exam in a file photo. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (Reuters Health) – Many women being treated for breast cancer suffer from severe...
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Adult swaddling therapy fad hits Tokyo
Screenshots of a Reuters video on swaddling The age-old practice of swaddling babies is being turned in to a therapy for adults in Tokyo to alleviate posture and stiffness, mostly after giving birth....
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Paralyzed patients communicate thoughts via brain-computer interface
The NIRS/EEG brain-computer interface system is worn by a model in Switzerland in this undated photograph released in London, Britain, January 31, 2017. Laurent Bouvier/Wyss Centre/Handout via REUTERS...
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Extracurricular activities in youth tied to social engagement later in life
FILE PHOTO: FIFA volunteers celebrate a goal scored by Neymar at the media centre in Recife’s Pernambuco arena during the World Cup. Photo: Reuters (Reuters Health) – People tend to become less...
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To save lives, WHO wants global focus on catching cancer early
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan holds the Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015 during a news conference at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, October...
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Adults urged to get vaccinated
A nurse displays a tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis whooping cough vaccine at a free medical and dental health clinic in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 27, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (Reuters...
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