“MAJORITY OF LAWMAKERS ARE CONVINCED OF‘MARIJUANA’ EFFICACY AS MEDICINE”

ONCE enacted into law, the proposed Senate bill on legalizing the use of medical cannabis or marijuana, the Philippines will accept result of studies and research from worldwide. Vast majority of the local lawmakers are convinced of the plants’ efficacy.  This was disclosed by Dr. Richard Nixon Gomez, inventor, scientist and general manager of Bauertek…

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‘DON’T ALWAYS BELIEVE IN WHAT YOUR DOCTORS SAY. DO OWN RESEARCH, STUDY”

A dermatologist said that patients should not always believe what their doctors say unless studies and research have been made on their prescribed medicines. “Ang doktor kasi kahit magaling, puwede ring magkamali,” Dra. Grace Carole Beltran, said. A dermatologist, aesthetic surgeon and a pathology dermatologist, she was the guest in the most recent Media Health…

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PNHRS unveils updated six-year national health research agenda

The updated National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA) for 2023 to 2028 was launched during the opening ceremonies of the Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) week celebration at the Summit Hotel, Tacloban City last 10 August 2023. Covering a six-year period, the NUHRA provides focus and direction to health research and development initiatives in…

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Health Consortium in NorthMin develops 5-year unified health research agenda

The Northern Mindanao Consortium for Health Research and Development (NorMinCoHRD) with Alliance for Improving Health Outcomes (AIHO) facilitates a research priority-setting workshop to address the most pressing health concerns in Region 10 in the next five years. The one-day event conducted on May in Cagayan de Oro City was comprised of diverse group of experts…

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Bivalent vaccine donations ‘not enough’ yet for Pinoy health workers, elderly

The government would need two to three million doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines to protect the vulnerable population, and the donated bivalent vaccines it has already received are not enough yet to meet the required jabs. Infectious diseases expert, Dr. Rontgene Solante took this position in a  recent televised public briefing. He said the 391,000 doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines the country received over…

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