Health

Next Sunday, March 26, at 12:00 noon, unions, professional associations and neighborhood groups are calling for a large march from Plaza España to Atocha to continue showing their muscle in favor of public health care. By Redacción El Salto The…

25 March 2022, Quezon City.  Alarmed by the unfolding global contamination crisis linked to the largely unregulated production and use of the so-called “forever chemicals,” the EcoWaste Coalition has appealed to the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) to consider banning these…

A new report by the EPA’s internal watchdog has exposed Trump administration appointees that meddled in the agency’s science to weaken “the toxicity assessment of PFASs.” If not for the Biden administration, which discovered this egregious complicity by political appointees…

The Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo has introduced slower checkouts for the first time in 2019. The idea is to give customers more time not only to pay and pack, but also to talk to the cashiers. The aim is to…

19 March 2023, Quezon City.  Eleven skin-lightening products banned in the USA for containing mercury are sold to Filipino consumers posing a serious health risk for their mostly women users, as well as other household residents, especially children. The EcoWaste…

As the country celebrates Consumer Welfare Month and commemorates International Waste Pickers’ Day (held on March 1), BAN Toxics warns against the unsustainable production and consumption of disposable tech feeding the e-waste crisis, the fastest-growing waste stream. “Annually, the world…

Most people consume twice the five grams of salt per day recommended by the WHO, putting them at greater risk of heart disease and stroke. (Image by Emmy Smith/Unsplash) People around the world consume twice as much salt as they…

Yuyun Ismawati Drwiega: Battling for the next generation’s future by Johanna Poblete Yuyun is not afraid of taking risks, not if there is something much bigger at stake. When it comes to ensuring a sustainable future for her grandson, Yuyun will…

Group pushes for consumer access to chemicals in product information 13 March 2023, Quezon City.  In celebration of World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition called for improved chemicals disclosure and transparency to uphold…

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