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Health ties between Spain and Philippines

By Dr. Willie T. Ong | June 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Here is a beautiful story from our medical history.

Over a year ago

Health And Family

US: No rush to destroying last smallpox viruses

May 17, 2011 - 5:38pm

The U.S. health secretary says the last-known stockpiles of the smallpox virus won't be destroyed anytime soon in part out of fear that one of the world's deadliest diseases could be used as a bioweapon.

Over a year ago

New smallpox vaccine immunogenic and safe

YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE - By Charles C. Chante MD | January 3, 2010 - 12:00am

The third-generation smallpox vaccine LC16m8 was found to be as immunogenic as existing smallpox vaccines but appeared to be safer in a study of more than 3,000 Japanese adults.

Over a year ago

Opinion

Smallpox vaccine in flux for doctors

YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE - By Charles C. Chante MD | April 13, 2003 - 12:00am

The risk of exposure to smallpox is too small-and the risk posed by the vaccine too great – to justify vaccinating most physicians at this time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory...

Over a year ago

Opinion

Trouble with vaccines to fight bioterrorism

YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE - By Charles C. Chante MD | October 20, 2002 - 12:00am

After last fall’s anthrax attacks, talk about treating and preventing illnesses cause by bioterrorism agents took on new urgency. While vaccines to prevent diseases like anthrax or smallpox may seem like an...

Over a year ago

Opinion

Smallpox greatest threat in bioterrorism attack

ROSES AND THORNS - By Alejandro R. Roces | October 27, 2001 - 12:00am

Before the war, it was very easy to know people who had survived smallpox. They were called bulutongos because their faces bore ugly scabs of the disease. Thanks to vaccination, the spread of the disease was controlled...

Over a year ago

Opinion

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NEDA pushes bill protecting maritime territories in a bid to tap P1-T ‘blue economy’

The government is looking into tapping the country’s P1-trillion “blue economy” by pushing for a bill that will establish sea lanes.

1 day ago

SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait

A United States warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, Taipei's defense ministry said Friday, the first such passage since the island resoundingly re-elected its independence-leaning president.

4 days ago

SOUTH CHINA SEA WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

Chinese firm in Sangley airport project helped build South China Sea artificial islands

The Chinese state-owned firm that will handle the development of Sangley airport in Cavite is the same company that helped build Beijing's artificial islands in the South China Sea.

4 days ago

CHINA MISCHIEF REEF SANGLEY AIRPORT

While Philippines welcomes China Coast Guard, another ship loiters near Ayungin Shoal

As the Philippine Coast Guard officially welcomed its Chinese counterpart Tuesday, another China Coast Guard ship has been located monitoring Ayungin or Second Thomas Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.

6 days ago

AYUNGIN SHOAL CHINA COAST GUARD SOUTH CHINA SEA

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