Public warned about sun exposure and dry season diseases

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/11/2018

Avoid too much sun exposure to prevent getting diseases commonly acquired during the onset of the dry hot season or summer. Dr. Sheila Faciol, Provincial Health Office Public Health Division head, advised the public about this as…

Summer heat brings summer diseases

Futch Anthony Inso 04/04/2018

SUMMER has not ‘officially’ started but the temperature has gone as high as 38 degrees Celsius yesterday, the highest recorded by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)-Mactan. And with the high temperatures come summer…

Cleanup is ‘best defense’ against diseases, gov says

Nestle L. Semilla 10/19/2016

CLEAN surroundings remain the best defense against mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said yesterday. “Even before (our cleanup drive), communities should play safe and they should clean their area,” Davide said two days…

Our weight and premature death

Dr. Philip S. Chua 07/25/2016

A CLINICAL study of 3.9 million adults in 189 countries, published in the medical journal, Lancet, revealed that our risk for illness (like hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s and cancer) and premature death are impacted by…

Mandaue now accommodates HIV cases

Norman V. Mendoza 08/18/2014

The Mandaue City government can now accommodate HIV/STD cases with the establishment of a new drop-in center at the Social Hygiene Center of City Health department. The drop-in center for HIV/STD cases is one of Cebu’s two…

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