Health

4 March 2024, Quezon City.  Aside from mercury-containing skin-lightening products, online shopping platforms are also rife with imported paint products with undisclosed concentrations of lead in brazen violation of the country’s national ban on such products. Coinciding with the 3.3.…

Quezon City, March 3, 2024 – The Women Workers for Health Empowerment Network (WHEN), in partnership with Jhpiego through its Centralized Laboratory Model for HPV Screening (CLAMS) Project, Quezon City Health Department, Department of Health, Department of Labor and Employment…

For some years now there has been a lot of writing and talking about emotional intelligence. But what is it, how can we act with “emotional intelligence” in our daily lives, how can we develop it? By Vilma Perren There…

At the end of 2000, the Argentinean Association of Environmental Lawyers warned of the phenomenal levels of pollution in Vaca Muerta. The lawsuit was filed against Comarsa, the company in charge of treating the waste, along with eight oil companies…

Wesley Ramirez, Applications Specialist from Scanco, carried out the commissioning of the modern equipment in the Physicochemical Analysis of Water and Atmosphere Department of the LEA, and trained the technical staff of the center linked to this department. This equipment…

Government, Industry, and Civil Society Leaders Give a Thumbs Up to  Newly Certified Lead-Safe Paints 1 March 2024, Quezon City, Philippines. Architectural, marine, automotive, traffic, textile, and industrial paints produced by a 100% Filipino-owned paint company were declared Lead Safe…

A new report from the nonprofit First Street Foundation finds that many Americans are exposed to unhealthy levels of pollution regularly and predicts the number of people exposed to unhealthy air could rise further by the middle of the century.…

“We share Senator Nancy Binay’s concern regarding the use of intravenous (IV) glutathione due to its associated adverse health effects. The promotion of skin-lightening products and practices by public figures and influencers is troubling, as it contributes to the normalization…

Sorsogon City, February 24, 2024 — In a heartwarming display of community collaboration, The Real Sorsogueños Football Club (RSFC), Delta Beta Omega Sorsogon (DBO), Kurit-Lagting Art Collective, and Concerned Artists of the Philippines Bicol Chapter (CAP-Bicol), in partnership with Chacon…

It is imperative to create spaces to listen to survivors and raise awareness about the complexity of suicide bereavement. By María Silvina González Astobiza Suicide is the leading cause of unnatural death in Spain and is a global challenge, with…