Different training methods for running: Finding your stride

11/19/2024

Whether you’re training for your first race, aiming to improve your pace, or just enjoying the mental and physical benefits of running, it helps to know the variety of training methods available.  Each type of running workout…

Haze: What health risks does it pose?

Pia Piquero 11/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Hazy skies settled over Cebu City on Thursday morning, November 14, 2024, prompting officials to warn residents, especially those with respiratory conditions, of potential health risks. The Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas…

Millennial midlife crisis: About ‘purpose and engagement’

Dale Arasa 11/12/2024

Some people mistake “millennials” for the youth when the eldest in that generation is now 43.  As a result, the public fails to recognize the growing millennial midlife crisis worldwide. People usually recognize the conventional midlife crisis…

Triphallia: Man with 3 genitalia discovered by researchers

Dale Arasa 10/16/2024

Did you ever know what Triphallia is?  Triphallia is a rare congenital anomaly where a person has three distinct penile shafts. It was highlighted lately when researchers discovered a man with three genitalia after he donated his…

Mutilated girls’ genitalia sold for magic in Ivory Coast

09/11/2024

Touba, Ivory Coast–When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation. “I wanted to be a big chief, I…

Dengue cases in Cebu City: No declaration of health emergency yet

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Although he already said he may declare the rising cases of dengue a public health emergency, Cebu City acting mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said he still needs more data before doing so. Garcia…

No sanctions on Binaliw landfill operators despite violations

Pia Piquero 09/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) has decided not to impose sanctions on the Binaliw landfill operators despite uncovering violations of environmental laws. The Binaliw landfill, operated by Prime Integrated Waste…

Conduct info campaign on mpox, health department, DOH-7 urged

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local legislators have penned resolutions requesting the health department and agency here regarding the information campaign on monkeypox (mpox). The resolutions were filed by Cebu City councilors Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa and Rey Gealon…

Dengue claims two more lives in Mandaue City, Cebu

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/03/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu–Just about two weeks after the last death was reported here, two more individuals have died due to dengue. As of September 1, 2024, the city’s total number of dengue cases has risen to 520…

6 suspected cases of mpox in Mandaue City, Cebu

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/02/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu–The Mandaue City Health Office said that they have recorded six suspected cases of mpox in the city. Debra Maria Catulong, head of the MCHO, said  these individuals were already advised for home isolation and…

Cebu City health chief denies abuse claims, says memo ‘poorly worded’

Pia Piquero 08/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Dr. Daisy Villa, head of the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD), has denied allegations of grave abuse of power and misconduct. She clarified that the contentious memo regarding midwives’ duty schedules was “poorly…

Dengue in Mandaue: One-year-old is latest fatality

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/22/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu–The Mandaue City Health Office has recorded another fatality due to dengue.  The recent fatality is a one-year-old baby, who passed away three days ago, said City Health Officer Dr. Debra Maria Catulong. This is…

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