2 dengue deaths but no cause for alarm

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/14/2014

Dengue cases in Balamban town, midwestern Cebu resulted in two deaths but the situation is not an epidemic, said a health official. Reynan Cimafranca, chief of the DOH Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (Resu-7), said they are…

Melanoma: Deadly skin cancer

Dr. Philip S. Chua 09/08/2014

It is  a common misconception that skin cancer is nothing to worry about because it is curable. Not so, not for any of the 3 types of skin cancers. All of them would ultimately spread all over…

Cebu Customs to destroy used clothes; DSWD won’t accept them as donations for Yolanda survivors

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/31/2014

BAN THEN  BURN?     About 100 to 150 boxes of used clothing sent by donors abroad for victims of typhoon Yolanda victims may end up in the fire. Stored as confiscated cargo in the Port of Cebu,…

DOH warns CPCMHI vs. pacifiers use

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/04/2014

The Department of Health (DOH) central office has warned the Cebu Puericulture Center and Maternity House Inc. (CPCMHI) to discontinue the use of pacifiers to quiet newborn babies. DOH-7 added they will closely monitor whether this is…

Measles spread in Cebu jail now under control

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/04/2014

Cases of measles in Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) is already under control according to the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU-7). RESU 7 Chief Reynan Cimafranca said that for the past two days, the number…

Ailing inmates cramped in isolation room

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/02/2014

Inmate Rolly Recoylo had to walk sideways from his bed across the space left between the wall and a row of wooden beds for an interview with Cebu Daily News. “We were free to  roam around in…

PhilHealth urges parents to enroll 21-year-old kids

07/01/2014

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) advises parents to enroll their 21-year-old children to their office even if they are not yet employed. Children 21 years or older no longer qualify as dependents. They should enroll as…

Baby was punished

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/01/2014

Gov’t probers find hospital ‘negligent’ for using tape, pacifier for boy’s mouth   Baby Johannes whose mouth was taped in a nursery last May was unfairly “punished” for crying and the private hospital in Cebu City where…

Female CPDRC inmate with measles symptoms isolated

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/01/2014

First there were almost 50 male inmates who went down with measles at  the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC). Last week, a woman showed symptoms of the infectious disease and had to be placed in…

Typhoid cases in Borbon decline, chlorinator set-up

07/01/2014

A motorized water chlorinator was installed Saturday in Borbon town, northern Cebu where 87 people suffered from typhoid fever because of a contaminated water source. “This is a nice development but the residual of chlorine that has…

No jail visits during measles outbreak

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/28/2014

Families of  inmates suffering from measles won’t be allowed to visit the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center for now. Health Regional Director Jaime Bernadas said this is to prevent the relatives from getting infected. For now, …

Typhoid cases near 100 in 3 Borbon barangays

Carine M. Asutilla 06/27/2014

Health authorities declared a typhoid outbreak in three barangays in Borbon town, northern Cebu and advised residents to boil their drinking water and clean their surroundings to avoid contracting the disease. Nearly 100 residents in barangays Lugo,…

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