ASTHMA is a debilitating disease that affects a lot of people. The young ones especially are prone to school absences, emergency visits and hospitalizations because of their condition. Just to show how serious asthma is, here are the results of one study: " 53% of asthma patients regularly use rescue medication at least once per day to cope with their symptoms. In Asia Pacific, which includes the Philippines, activity limitation caused by asthma was considerable. A mean of 44.7% of respondents reported that normal physical activity was compromised, and 37.9% ... Continue Reading...
Anti dengue campaign launched
Rainy days are here, and it's during this season that moms like me go on a full alert. Somehow there seems to be a higher incidence of diseases like flu, diarrhea and pneumonia when the rains come. Of course, there's also the much dreaded dengue - a viral disease caused by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which is common in a tropical country like the Philippines. It is very timely that the Department of Health (DOH) together with the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline have banded together in spearheading a campaign called ... Continue Reading...
Pain reliever Panadol now in the Philippines
* Coverage, write-up & photos by blog contributor Angelique Misa Pharmaceutical leader GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) proudly announced that starting this February, Panadol - one of the world’s leading and trusted pain relievers - will be making its way in every pharmacy in the Philippines. “Pain is one of the greatest personal, social and economic burdens faced by people around the world,” said John Sayers, President Consumer Healthcare, Asia, Pacific and Latin America, GSK. " Panadol has helped people find pain relief across 85 countries for over 50 years and ... Continue Reading...
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