Deworming drug, Albendazole, blamed for illnesses of 1k kids in the Philippines

The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) kicked off their program,"Oplan Goodbye Bulate", yesterday in a effort to deworm 16 million public elementary school students twice a year. The campaign is designed to treat the schoolkids of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), or infections from intestinal worms. However, the campaign hit a snag early on as local media report some ["]