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Philips Medical Systems opens Singapore Learning Centre
SINGAPORE – An education facility to train healthcare professionals on how to operate sophisticated and technologically advanced diagnostics equipment has reinforced the commitment of Philips Medical Systems to the development of healthcare in Asia Pacific.
FDA approves first cervical cancer vaccine
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., – Merck & Co., Inc. announced recently that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gardasil [Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine], the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer and vulvar and vaginal precancers caused by HPV types 16 and 18 and to prevent low-grade and pre-cancerous lesions and genital warts caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A magazine article I read mentioned that COPD is among the diseases caused by smoking. What is COPD? What are its symptoms? — Jenny S., Makati City
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