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Medical Detoxification Drug Rehabilitation Package   PhilHealth will answer for your Medical Detoxification Drug Rehabilitation Package at Php10,000.   The PhilHealth benefit rate for medical detoxification package is Php10, 000 as articulated in PhilHealth Circular No.2016-0030.   However, the state-run agency emphasized that the medical detoxification is only the first stage or the precursor to … Read more

Philippine Antibiotic Awareness Week runs from November 12 to November 18, 2018. Immunization can reduce antimicrobial resistance through: Prevention of infectious diseases Reduce the prevalence of primary viral infections Developing new or improved vaccines which can prevent diseases that are becoming difficult to treat or untreatable owing to antimicrobial resistance You may want to read: … Read more

Ways to reduce cancer risk   Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Yet, many of these deaths can be avoided.   Between 30-50% of cancers are preventable by healthy lifestyle choices.   Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines.   The leading causes of … Read more

November is Malaria Awareness Month in the Philippines.   Malaria is a life-threatening disease transmitted through the bites of female Anopheles mosquitoes. Symptoms usually appear 10-15 days after the infective mosquito bite.   Symptoms of Malaria   The classic symptoms of Malaria are fever headache chills   The symptoms of malaria typically appear 10 to … Read more

Children are exposed to unhealthy school drink environments because of Instead of sugary drinks, children should drink water to stay healthy and quench their thirst. Sugary drinks often provide unnecessary calories, and in the case of sodas, no benefit to health. Instead, they cause dental decay and obesity. Sugars should be less than 10% of … Read more