medicine

Bangungot: Unveiling the science behind the bogeyman of sleep

Visceral nightmares, sleep paralysis, and unexplained death are how most of us understand bangungot. But what’s the science behind it?

Quezon City is offering free mental health medication to its residents

Maintaining your mental health isn’t just difficult, it’s also expensive. Luckily, Quezon City is helping its residents shoulder some of the cost

Massage these acupressure points to relieve your work-related aches

Acupressure is acupuncture’s less invasive cousin. It can also help you deal with your work-related headaches and lower back pain

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Your go-to branded paracetamol’s sold out? Going generic is a good idea. Hear us out

As Filipinos scramble to find stocks of their preferred brand-name medication for cold and flu symptoms, the government is urging the public to consider generic counterparts. Here’s why that’s a good idea

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Here’s how to get medicine delivered to your doorstep

COVID-19 may be on the forefront of everyone’s minds (and the news), but that doesn’t…

The doctor is not in. What if I need a prescription?

At the start of the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, one of the fields that…

WHO warns of taking ibuprofen for COVID-19 symptoms

Following a warning from French Health Minister Olivier Veran along with a recent study from…

Here’s why turmeric is more than just spice

Food trends aren’t uncommon for an athlete. More and more exotic herbs and spices are…

Pharmaceutical companies offer DOH up to 75 percent price cut

The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) is offering up to a 75…

New blood test claims to detect 13 types of cancer in just hours

Japanese multinational corporation Toshiba has announced that its newest medical diagnostic device, invented together with…