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From the Humanist Health News Network REHUNO Health we set up a place of exchange where we find a new look on daily life based on experiential and existential psychology (the Psychology of New Humanism), and which gives some concrete…

22 May 2023, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition commended a popular chain store for removing a childcare product that has been found to contain a banned plastic chemical. “We laud MR. D.I.Y. for heeding our request for…

A unique achievement of Bangladesh come through the United Nations on May 17 this year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s initiative ‘Community Clinic’ got global recognition. By Nandita Roy A resolution on community-based healthcare was adopted unanimously at the United Nations…

19 May 2023, Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for a zero waste and toxics-free society, has cautioned Filipino consumers against the purchase and use of unauthorized skin-whitening cosmetics from Thailand that are sold with impunity, particularly in online…

Commission to resolve a critical point of the SBAP bill related to industrial concessions in protected areas Bill creating the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service (SBAP) in Joint Parliamentary Committee The Joint Commission is to resolve disputes between the two…

Barbecue is a popular grilled street food that many people buy as a quick snack or take-home meal. Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics raised concern over the continued use of paint brushes for basting barbecue sauce despite health and safety…

17 May 2023, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition is warning consumers against a China-made fish-shaped toy intended for pet cats and dogs that contains a persistent organic pollutant (POP) and other chemicals of concern. The group issued…

UN Plastic Report Calls for the Protection of Human Health and the Environment from Toxic Chemical Exposures throughout the Plastic Life Cycle 12 May 2023, Quezon City. A report released this week from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and…

The 12th of May is internationally commemorated as Nursing Day, due to the birth of the so-called mother of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. It is worth mentioning that many of these professionals do not always coincide with the date and…

For now, and surely for a long time to come, social interaction will be irreplaceable. If robotics and artificial intelligence make us think it might be possible, the human brain is so complex that we are still far from it.…