
<?phpxml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" 
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
>
<channel>
<title>Philippines News Vote - Social voting on all things Filipino / Published News / Health</title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com</link>
<description>Pligg Web 2.0 Content Management System  votes</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:28:07 EDT</pubDate>
<language>en</language>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Philippines' Top Ten Causes of Mortality]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Philippines_Top_Ten_Causes_of_Mortality/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Philippines_Top_Ten_Causes_of_Mortality/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:28:07 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dragonslayer</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Philippines_Top_Ten_Causes_of_Mortality/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;It is interesting to see what are the leading diseases and health conditions that kill Filipinos everyday and ponder why they continue to do so. Th<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Warning: White Rabbit Candy]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Warning_White_Rabbit_Candy/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Warning_White_Rabbit_Candy/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:22:23 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>viper</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Warning_White_Rabbit_Candy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;White Rabbit Candy is a favorite of many adults and children in the Philippines. The vanilla taffy like candy has been around for generations and a<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[List Of Melamine-Tainted Milk Products in the Philippines]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/List_Of_Melamine-Tainted_Milk_Products_in_the_Philippines/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/List_Of_Melamine-Tainted_Milk_Products_in_the_Philippines/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:27:34 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kristine</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/List_Of_Melamine-Tainted_Milk_Products_in_the_Philippines/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Here is the list of milk or milk-products that are suspected to have melamine or dangerous melamine content. Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) is not<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Rare mosquito-borne disease afflicts Tapaznons]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Rare_mosquito-borne_disease_afflicts_Tapaznons/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Rare_mosquito-borne_disease_afflicts_Tapaznons/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:20:26 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>garfield</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Rare_mosquito-borne_disease_afflicts_Tapaznons/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;ROXAS CITY -The first ever-documented cases of Filariasis, a rare  mosquito-borne disease, were found in Tapaz, Capiz last month...The disease whic<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[More Filipinos die as doctors go abroad]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/More_Filipinos_die_as_doctors_go_abroad/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/More_Filipinos_die_as_doctors_go_abroad/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:19:52 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>superstar</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/More_Filipinos_die_as_doctors_go_abroad/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;PROFESSIONALS leaving the Philippines to work overseas sent back US$13 billion ($18 billion), more than 10 per cent of its gross domestic product, <br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Toxic na gatas]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Toxic_na_gatas/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Toxic_na_gatas/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:03:06 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Toxic_na_gatas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Toxic milk from China being sold in Manila.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[4 million Filipino youth sexually active - study]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/4_million_Filipino_youth_sexually_active_-_study/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/4_million_Filipino_youth_sexually_active_-_study/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:21:07 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Stacy</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/4_million_Filipino_youth_sexually_active_-_study/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;More than four million young Filipinos have already engaged in sexual practices, a recent study by the University of the Philippines Population Ins<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[PHILIPPINES: You can live to 70 years old and up]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/PHILIPPINES_You_can_live_to_70_years_old_and_up/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/PHILIPPINES_You_can_live_to_70_years_old_and_up/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:19:11 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jordan</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/PHILIPPINES_You_can_live_to_70_years_old_and_up/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the Philippines, the average life span in 1980 was 61.6 years, increasing to 64,6 in 1990 and 69 in 2000. The 2004 Philippines Statistics Yearbook<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Death from Diarrhea]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Death_from_Diarrhea/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Death_from_Diarrhea/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:28:13 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mickey</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Death_from_Diarrhea/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;...Over 70,000 children in the Philippines have died of diarrhea in seven years studied! Diarrhea is the fourth-leading cause of death of kids less<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[UNICEF launches hand-washing campaign in Philippines]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/UNICEF_launches_hand-washing_campaign_in_Philippines/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/UNICEF_launches_hand-washing_campaign_in_Philippines/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:22:00 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>amy</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/UNICEF_launches_hand-washing_campaign_in_Philippines/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;The United Nations' Children Fund (UNICEF) Friday launched a campaign to promote hand-washing with soap in the Philippines to prevent illnesses su<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[How dare the Catholic Church in the Philippines!]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/How_dare_the_Catholic_Church_in_the_Philippines/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/How_dare_the_Catholic_Church_in_the_Philippines/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:11:15 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dragonslayer</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/How_dare_the_Catholic_Church_in_the_Philippines/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In an article published on the Philippine Daily Inquirer entitled ‘Change in behavior, not condoms, will stem AIDS'. dated August 28, 2008, Pangasina<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The Philippines and backstreet abortion claims]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/The_Philippines_and_backstreet_abortion_claims/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/The_Philippines_and_backstreet_abortion_claims/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:29:37 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Terminator</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/The_Philippines_and_backstreet_abortion_claims/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a news story today, AFP (Agence France-Presse) promotes the extraordinary claim that there are between 473,000 illegal abortions and 800,000 illeg<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[New HIV infections up 45 percent in Philippines]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/New_HIV_infections_up_45_percent_in_Philippines/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/New_HIV_infections_up_45_percent_in_Philippines/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:31:53 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>heart</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/New_HIV_infections_up_45_percent_in_Philippines/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Can you believe that? How we resolve this problems about AIDS. I think since the first HIV's showed up there are more cases after all.AIDS-rel<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Medical Apocalypse]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Medical_Apocalypse/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Medical_Apocalypse/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:26:05 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Medical_Apocalypse/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;As Canada ramps up its plans to hire Filipino medical professionals by the thousands, The Philippines' health care system is on the brink of collap<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Smoking and Outsourcing: The Public Health of the Call Center Generation]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Smoking_and_Outsourcing_The_Public_Health_of_the_Call_Center_Generation/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Smoking_and_Outsourcing_The_Public_Health_of_the_Call_Center_Generation/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:49:22 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Stacy</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Smoking_and_Outsourcing_The_Public_Health_of_the_Call_Center_Generation/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;...If there's another point I can raise about what I call the &quot;Call Center Generation,&quot; it's a public health concern.  You would hear of an endless<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[1 Pinoy dies of smoking every 6 minutes]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/1_Pinoy_dies_of_smoking_every_6_minutes/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/1_Pinoy_dies_of_smoking_every_6_minutes/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:33:56 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>george</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/1_Pinoy_dies_of_smoking_every_6_minutes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;One Filipino dies of smoking-related ailment every six minutes. That's 240 everyday or a whooping 87,600 every year. That's too much lives lost s<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[No cure for Dengue yet]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/No_cure_for_Dengue_yet/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/No_cure_for_Dengue_yet/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:12:53 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>noob</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/No_cure_for_Dengue_yet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The tawa-tawa plant is showing promise but government is not done with its study...<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[WHATa4S WRONG WITH THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL?]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/WHATrsquoS_WRONG_WITH_THE_REPRODUCTIVE_HEALTH_BILL/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/WHATrsquoS_WRONG_WITH_THE_REPRODUCTIVE_HEALTH_BILL/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:05:32 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jasperCruz</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/WHATrsquoS_WRONG_WITH_THE_REPRODUCTIVE_HEALTH_BILL/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Francisco Tatad explores the negatives of the Reproductive Health Bill.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Two Filipinas win Gold Medals in Breastfeeding Contest in China]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Two_Filipinas_win_Gold_Medals_in_Breastfeeding_Contest_in_China/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Two_Filipinas_win_Gold_Medals_in_Breastfeeding_Contest_in_China/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:42:19 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>heart</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Two_Filipinas_win_Gold_Medals_in_Breastfeeding_Contest_in_China/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Much more important than the Olympics...<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Doctors Leaving RP]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Doctors_Leaving_RP/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Doctors_Leaving_RP/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:42:59 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Stacy</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Doctors_Leaving_RP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;The number of municipalities without a single doctor has gone down to 120 from 271 in 1992 when Tan and doctors' groups launched the &quot;Doctors to th<br/><br/>25 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Short tips for a longer life]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Short_tips_for_a_longer_life/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Short_tips_for_a_longer_life/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:54:32 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tonya</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Short_tips_for_a_longer_life/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What is the secret to living longer?<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Coco vinegar can cure many ailments]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Coco_vinegar_can_cure_many_ailments/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Coco_vinegar_can_cure_many_ailments/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:14:48 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sunshine</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Coco_vinegar_can_cure_many_ailments/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Because apple cider vinegar has alkalizing minerals such as potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron as well as enzymes, it acts as a super agent of <br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[A Vaccine for Cervical Cancer in the Philippines]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/A_Vaccine_for_Cervical_Cancer_in_the_Philippines/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/A_Vaccine_for_Cervical_Cancer_in_the_Philippines/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:26:48 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jane</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/A_Vaccine_for_Cervical_Cancer_in_the_Philippines/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What are we waiting for? Let's vaccinate!<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[DOH defines a healthy Filipino child]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/DOH_defines_a_healthy_Filipino_child/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/DOH_defines_a_healthy_Filipino_child/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:14:27 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bungee</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/DOH_defines_a_healthy_Filipino_child/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A healthy Filipino child is...<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Seven out of 10 sick Filipinos die untreated due to a lack of doctors]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Seven_out_of_10_sick_Filipinos_die_untreated_due_to_a_lack_of_doctors/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Seven_out_of_10_sick_Filipinos_die_untreated_due_to_a_lack_of_doctors/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:17:19 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zohan</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Seven_out_of_10_sick_Filipinos_die_untreated_due_to_a_lack_of_doctors/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tan said the country's health care delivery system is now nearing collapse as the shortage of doctors has persisted for decades.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Sex, drugs and HIV]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Sex_drugs_and_HIV/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Sex_drugs_and_HIV/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:17:11 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jasperCruz</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Sex_drugs_and_HIV/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Living with HIV is one of the most paradoxical situations in this world. It makes people living with the virus to come to terms with their own mortal<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Eat food. It's good for you.]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Eat_food-_Its_good_for_you-/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Eat_food-_Its_good_for_you-/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:28:21 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bungee</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Eat_food-_Its_good_for_you-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was going to leave my column's topic last Wednesday on &quot;nutritionism&quot; had it not been for Dr. Cecilia Florencio, professor emeritus at the Universi<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Manila's Hunger Pangs]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Manilas_Hunger_Pangs/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Manilas_Hunger_Pangs/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:33:26 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dragonslayer</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Manilas_Hunger_Pangs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How to solve hunger in the long run, which our very own nutrition experts are adept at but which continue to fall on deft ears among top state offici<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Manila's Emerging Obesity: Ignore it or address it?]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Manilas_Emerging_Obesity_Ignore_it_or_address_it/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Manilas_Emerging_Obesity_Ignore_it_or_address_it/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:46:45 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mitch</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Manilas_Emerging_Obesity_Ignore_it_or_address_it/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nutrition-related issues and problems in the Philippines constitute a long list. Among all the related issues and problems, hunger stands out as the<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Raw food diet is awesome!]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Raw_food_diet_is_awesome/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Raw_food_diet_is_awesome/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:33:28 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>NewsBoy</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Health/Raw_food_diet_is_awesome/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Culinary artist Cherie Lou Ignacio was a walking drugstore for most of her life. She suffered from hypertension at 21 years old, had a baby who died <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>
