Where do ‘surrenderees’ go?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/09/2016

Health official worried about lack of treatment centers for drug peddlers, users who turned themselves in For four years, Kathy (not her real name) considered taking prohibited drugs as a hobby. “My friends were also at it,…

Mobile app links rural health workers to city doctors

07/05/2016

MOST government health facilities in the provinces have a shortage of doctors. Health workers who badly need the advice and expertise of medical specialists have to fend for themselves in both routine and emergency situations. Hx Factfinder,…

Coffee and diabetes

Philip S. Chua 07/04/2016

WHAT we eat and drink affects our health. The relevance of the association is even more significant among those who have pre-diabetes and those who actually have diabetes. Soft drinks, diet or decaf, cola or uncola, or…

Hundreds affected as city cuts labor costs

07/01/2016

MORE than 200 street sweepers and around 540 barangay health workers will lose jobs. Mayor Tomas Osmeña said in a press conference yesterday that he is now focusing on hiring part-time sweepers to reduce labor costs. He…

DOH worried over surge of drug users seeking rehab

Carmel Loise Matus 06/30/2016

The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has expressed worries about the possible “surge” of drug dependents who will be seeking rehabilitation. Dr. Dino Caing admitted that they only have two rehabilitation centers located in Argao…

Health sec leads groundbreaking for cancer center

Carmel Loise Matus 06/28/2016

Health Secretary Janette Garin led the groundbreaking of the first government-run cancer center in Central Visayas. Garin flew to Cebu on Tuesday afternoon, days before her tenure ends on June 30. The new cancer center will be…

Home alone

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 06/25/2016

When a friend posted a photograph of the first fruit of her guyabano tree, I wasted no time to ask her what she did to produce it, especially as her tree did not seem to have put…

Barrett’s and GERD

Dr. Philip S. Chua 06/20/2016

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…

CV dengue cases up by 159 percent

Carmel Loise Matus 06/08/2016

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…

Run pushes for healthy lifestyle for BPO agents

Glendale G. Rosal 05/18/2016

HOPING to improve the lifestyle of those working in the BPO industry, a band of runners have decided to stage a running event dubbed “Aux Run 2016” set on June 5 starting at the Sumilon Road of…

Capitol enrolls 23.7K people to PhilHealth

04/28/2016

LIVING up to its commitment to provide free medical care to indigent patients, the Cebu Provincial government has enrolled at least 23,776 individuals to PhilHealth program in 2015. Of the total number of recipients, 3,844 are indigents…

Clear choice

Editorial 04/27/2016

A Department of Energy (DOE) statement saying there’s no such thing as “clean coal”, let alone “clean coal technology,” refutes a point made by Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II during last Sunday’s presidential debate.…

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