Health

30 April 2023, Quezon City.  Skin-lightening products banned by the health authorities for containing mercury and/or for lacking market authorization are openly sold in Caloocan City in clear defiance of national and global product safety laws and regulations. “The continuing…

Some 345 million people are acutely food insecure worldwide, more than twice as many as before the covid-19 pandemic, said a new report by the UN World Food Programme (WFP). “Conflict, economic shocks, weather extremes and soaring fertiliser prices are…

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

Argentina is the first country in the world to eat genetically modified bread. The company Bioceres-Indear reported that GM wheat is already being mixed with conventional wheat in 25 mills. With no labelling of genetically modified foods, it is already…

It has started, and it’s fierce… Monster Heat! “It’s a ‘monster heat spell like none before,” according to climatologist and weather historian Maximiliano Herrera, describing Asia’s heatwave as the worst in history. (Source: Extreme Heat Scorches Asia, Affecting at Least…

24 April 2023, Quezon City.  The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued an Advisory reiterating the mandatory use of lead-safe paints by all local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines. Through an Advisory signed by Undersecretary…

Can the world handle a climate that exceeds the far-reaching excesses of 2022 when the entire world turned upside down with unprecedented flooding, fires, and drought? NOAA and climate researchers in Germany and China believe an El Niño, starting in…

“As the increasing use of chemicals becomes indispensable, so do the risks associated with human health and the environment. The shift from highly industrialized to developing countries of chemicals production, use, and disposal is concerning while Asia also produces half…

22 April 2023, Quezon City.  As Earth Day is observed amid the planetary chemical and pollution crisis, advocates push for actions to ensure chemicals are produced, used, and managed in a way that will prevent their harmful impacts on human…

18 April 2023, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged shopping malls in the City of Manila to take immediate action to stop the sale of mercury-containing skin-lightening products in their business premises. In letters sent to the…