New US strategy to make monkeypox vaccine go further
US health authorities on Tuesday authorized a new procedure for injecting the monkeypox vaccine that should make it possible to ...
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Marcos names Dimayuga to MMDA, Zacate to FDA, new legal executives
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Carlo Dimayuga III as acting chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). He ...
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DOH: ‘Inherent constraints’ in fight against monkeypox
The Philippines has to make do with what is available under a limited environment to combat monkeypox, the Department of ...
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FDA: Lucky Me! noodles are safe for consumption
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared the locally produced Lucky Me! Noodle products safe for human consumption. The ...
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US seeks to slash nicotine content in cigarettes
President Joe Biden’s administration announced it would develop a new policy requiring cigarette producers to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels—a ...
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US approves first pill for treatment of alopecia
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug called baricitinib as the first oral tablet for treating severe ...
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Cayetano hails Supreme Court decision on tobacco regulation
The Supreme Court ruling sustaining the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate cigarettes and tobacco products ...
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US to fly in baby formula on military contracted planes
The US government will fly in baby formula on commercial planes contracted by the military in an airlift aimed at ...
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Booster shot first before voting—Du30
President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated his call to Filipinos to get COVID-19 booster shots before participating in the May 9 national ...
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Panel OKs boosters for kids 12 to 17
The country's vaccine expert panel (VEP) has recommended the administration of the first booster dose against COVID-19 for children ages ...
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