Health

29 May 2023, Quezon City.  As National Kidney Month is observed this June,  the watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition advised Filipinos to steer clear of chemical whiteners with mercury content to protect their kidneys and their health from toxic harm. The…

Small Modular Reactors (SMR) are the new nuclear craze, especially with the U.S. Congress, as America’s representatives see SMRs as a big answer to energy needs and reduction of greenhouse gases, advertised as a green deal for clean energy that…

Sunday morning, May 21, 2023. About 10,000 cyclists, from all over the country, flocked to Seoul’s main public square, Gwanghwamun, in Central Seoul at 8 a.m. for the annual Seoul Bike Festiva. The event was hosted by JoongAng Ilbo, a…

South Africa will soon begin production of the groundbreaking HIV-prevention drug, long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA), finally making the life-saving treatment affordable within the African continent. The treatment, which must be injected every two months, almost entirely eliminates the risk of becoming…

23 May 2023, Perth City, Australia/Quezon City, Philippines. On the eve of the new global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Paris, the Australian Environment Minister has decided to reopen plastic waste exports, after a five-year ban introduced by the previous federal…

“Lato-Lato,” a toy that has been available both in local markets and online, is currently popular with children.  The viral toy comes in different attractive colors, is made of two rounded plastic balls with a string attached, and is played by…

Mahatma Gandhi’s thought and political action represent the highest expression of the Indian cultural movement that aimed at the full reaffirmation of the essential values of the Hindu tradition against the slavish imitation of Western ideas, which had been developing…

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

22 May 2023, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition commended a popular chain store for removing a childcare product that has been found to contain a banned plastic chemical. “We laud MR. D.I.Y. for heeding our request for…

A unique achievement of Bangladesh come through the United Nations on May 17 this year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s initiative ‘Community Clinic’ got global recognition. By Nandita Roy A resolution on community-based healthcare was adopted unanimously at the United Nations…