Despite the growing number of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) with human immunodeficiency virus / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), OFW alliance [[Migrante]] has insisted that HIV/AIDS testing for migrant workers about to be deployed to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) mem...

A new study by European researchers shows that women who habitually wear high heels experience changes in their calf muscles and tendons that make wearing flat shoes or standing flat on the floor uncomfortable or even painful, reported LiveScience.

A recent online survey conducted on behalf of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), touted as the first of its kind, reveal prevalent global attitudes toward the AIDS epidemic, as well as toward the responses that have been made to address it.

Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Enrique Ona yesterday reiterated the call to promote reproductive health (RH, saying that the DOH “shall champion” the controversial issue.

Speaking in front of RH advocates in yesterday's commemoration of World Population Day, Ona reaffirmed his ea...

Six grade school students tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1) in Candon City, Ilocos Sur, showing that the " Swine Flu " virus is still in circulation in some parts of the country despite efforts to curb its spread.

US scientists examining the effects of family and lifestyle on longevity have found that most people who live to the age of 100 or older have a number of genetic variations in common, reported the Associated Press (AP).

Research presented at a fertility conference suggests that women in their late 30s want to freeze their eggs because they have yet to find they had yet found the right man, reported BBC News.