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Cebu City officials are now tracing what caused the alarming number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases inside the Cebu City Jail, even as they are inclined to believe that needle-sharing among users of nubain, a restricted…
HOUSTON— Craig Sager never once thought about giving up as he battled cancer for more than two years. “Man, life is too beautiful, too wonderful, there’s just too many things,” he said in late August. “It’s not…
THERE have been controversies about the safe dose for our intake of calcium, Vitamin D, and sodium (salt). Obviously, the amount we take of any substance or medications, either too high or too low, is important, when…
Cebu City Police Chief Joel Doria wants all 11 stations to arrest 5 drug suspects daily The growing number of drug suspects arrested every day in Cebu City has filled all of the city’s 11 police station…
PARENTS were urged to have their babies one year old and below undergo newborn screening to determine if they suffer congenital metabolic disorder. Ruff Vincent Valdevieso, newborn screening nurse coordinator of the Department of Health (DOH), said…
BLOCKAGE of the arteries supplying the heart with blood is termed “coronary heart disease” or simply CAD. The problem develops because the coronary arteries become narrowed or completely blocked by plaque. When this occurs, blood, with its…
What is Barrett’s esophagus? Barrett’s esophagus is a condition where the normal cell lining (stratified squamous epithelium) of the food pipe (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach), or a segment of it, is replaced…
Mosquitoes ‘mutated’ can now breed in dark, murky water With dengue cases in the first six months in Central Visayas being 159 percent higher when compared to the same period last year, the Department of Health in…
With the rainy season already here and a La Niña phenomenon expected later in the year, the Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) is advising the public to take precautionary measures against common diseases like dengue and diarrhea.…
The Cebu Provincial government’s Social Welfare Development Office, in partnership with the Commission on Population (Popcom 7), recently held a summer youth camp last May 18-21 at the Alta Resort in Cordova town, Mactan Island. The first…
Too much eating, drinking increase risk of heart attacks, strokes Every year during the Christmas season—the longest celebration in the country—health experts try to remind Filipinos to eat and drink in moderation to curb the increasing prevalence…
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