Province to educate high school teachers about HIV

Intern 04/27/2017

THE Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) will conduct a training-of-trainer for teachers on the first week of May to educate the participants about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). According to PHO Information Officer Wilfredo Salgado Jr., they…

HOOKED ON DRUGS

Nestle L. Semilla 04/04/2017

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…

World AIDS Day marked with ‘Teddy Bear’ campaign

Apple Ta-as 12/05/2016

THE MONSTER under the bed is a real fear for many children, a tale as old as time and something many of us had to deal with when we were much younger. To be away from mum…

US health officials: Zika causes birth defects

04/15/2016

NEW YORK — Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, US health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born…

Pope suggests women use contraception to avoid Zika

02/20/2016

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis has suggested women threatened with the Zika virus could use artificial contraception, saying “avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil” in light of the global epidemic. The pope unequivocally rejected…

‘Virus could spread worldwide’

02/05/2016

Montevideo – South American health ministers held an emergency meeting on slowing the spread of the Zika virus, dubbed a “nightmare” by hard-hit Brazil, where it is blamed for brain damage in babies. With health authorities warning…

Brazil seeks neighbors’ help

01/29/2016

Rio de Janeiro – Brazil urged its neighbors to unite in fighting the Zika virus, blamed for a surge in brain-damaged babies, as airlines offered refunds to pregnant mothers afraid to travel to the region. As alarm…

Genetically modified mosquitoes combat Zika virus in Brazil

01/21/2016

SAO PAULO — Genetically modified mosquitoes could help Brazil combat the Zika virus, tests results released Tuesday by a British biotech firm suggest. The South American nation has been scrambling to contain the spread of Zika, which…

HIV: 5 every minute!

Dr. Philip S. Chua 11/22/2015

SINCE Charlie Sheen, 50, star of the hit TV series “Two and a Half Men,” revealed for the first time on November 17, 2015 in his interview on TODAY with Matt Lauer, that he had tested positive…

Measures in place to detect MERS-Cov

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/14/2015

Health authorities and airport officials  said they have  measures in place to monitor and prevent the entry of travelers suspected to have the Middle East Respiratory-Cov (MERS-Cov) in the country. At the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA), …

Tainted food handlers’ gloves

Dr. Philip S. Chua 11/10/2014

There are more and more fast food chains requiring their food handler to use gloves when preparing food items, as an indication of hygiene and food safety. The idea, on the surface, appears to be a good…

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