Doctors ignore advice on sore throats, bronchitis
By
Lindsey Tanner
| October 5, 2013 - 3:50am
Repeated warnings that antibiotics don't work for most sore throats and bronchitis have failed to stop overuse: Doctors prescribed...
Health And Family
FDA: Report drugstores selling antibiotics without prescription
By
Sheila Crisostomo
| February 7, 2013 - 12:00am
Worried about the rising incidence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) called on the public yesterday to report drugstores that dispense antibiotics without the correct pr...
Metro
FDA wants limits on antibiotics given to animals
April 12, 2012 - 7:27am
The Food and Drug Administration called on drug companies yesterday to help limit the use of antibiotics in farm animals, a decades-old practice that scientists say has contributed to a surge in dangerous, drug-resistant...
Mild symptoms sometimes lead to deadly pneumonia
February 28, 2012 - 12:00am
The rainy months usually trigger family concerns such as school-age kids facing the threat of floods, leaking roofs, and clogged drainages that need fixing, colds and cough that are addressed through simple home...
Health And Family
U.S. study shows antibiotics ineffective for most sinus infections
February 15, 2012 - 11:21am
Antibiotics that doctors typically prescribe for sinus infections works no better than a dummy pill in getting rid of the ailment, according to a study to be published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical...
Mild respiratory symptoms can be fatal
January 31, 2012 - 12:00am
The rainy months usually trigger family concerns such as school-age kids facing the threat of floods, leaking roofs and clogged drainages that need fixing, colds and cough that are addressed through simple home remedies,...
Health And Family
Watsons & Unilab: Be safe and compliant the right way
November 29, 2011 - 12:00am
Watsons Pharmacy and leading pharmaceutical manufacturer United Laboratories, Inc. (Unilab) recently launched a pioneering campaign that teaches consumers about proper antibiotics use through special compliance...
Health And Family
Protect yourself against antimicrobial resistance: 'Maging masunurin'
By
Jessica Zafra
| November 22, 2011 - 12:00am
Filipinos have great confidence in the effectiveness of antibiotics against infection and disease.
Health And Family
Sen. Villar on medical/feeding mission
November 15, 2011 - 12:00am
Sen. Manny Villar, chairman of the Villar Foundation, recently led a medical mission and feeding program at the Jose Rizal Elementary School on Tayuman St., Tondo, Manila
Entertainment
Battling antimicrobial resistance by complying with prescribed medication
November 8, 2011 - 12:00am
The call to comply with prescribed medications, particularly antimicrobials or antibiotics, has never been more emphasized today, what with the escalating cases of illnesses worldwide attributed to the so-called...
Health And Family
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