Youth commission: Teen pregnancy rate shows need for reproductive health program

The National Youth Commission (NYC) stresses the need for a reproductive health program over an alarming UN report that pregnancy is most common among young women in the Philippines

Obesity, chronic disease county’s top health issues

Health assessment also points to teen pregnancy as a major concern in Sampson

Youth Commission alarmed over rise in teenage pregnancy

THE National Youth Commission (NYC) expressed alarm on Friday over the recorded increase in teenage pregnancy reported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The NYC said the incidence of teenage pregnancy is reaching alarming proportions. “This problem is growing exponentially. It is becoming commonplace in the youth’s field of experience. Most young people would usually have a friend ...

Results from a Phase 3 Study of Once-Monthly Aripiprazole Intramuscular (IM) Depot Formulation for the Maintenance ...

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and H. Lundbeck A/S today announced results from a Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of once-monthly aripiprazole intramuscular depot formulation for the maintenance treatment of adults with schizophrenia.

Easing labour

Induction and augmentation of labour are methods to facilitate the birth of a child under certain circumstances.