HIV story from call center agent

Condoms would have helped him. A 20 years old call center agent shares his story how he became HIV positive. The issue has been discussed many times from all different angles now. But it always seems to end up with... (Continue reading)

Cheaper Pills in the Philippines

The Philippine government has announced a new round of price cuts on 97 medicines that officials say will translate to at least 1 billion pesos (US$21.74 million) in yearly savings for Filipinos. Officials say next to affluent Japan, cash-strapped Philippines has... (Continue reading)

Eat a Camel Burger in Dubai

Dubai has a new Fast Food Sensation – The Camel Burger. Residents and visitors of Dubai can’t seem to get enough of this new Camel Burger. “It’s a sensation,” Ramesh, restaurant manager at “Local House” said. “Everyone’s bored of beef... (Continue reading)

Was it the hotcake or the coconut milk?

After eating homemade hotcakes on Monday night seven kids had to be rushed to the Cebu City Medical Center. The youngest of the cousins of 3 different families in Barangay Labangon in Cebu City is just 9 years old. Roughly... (Continue reading)

Do you suffer from Hirsutism?

We came across the word Hirsutism and had no clue what it means. So we did some research and digged a bit deeper into it . We found out what it means (excessive and increased hair growth on female humans)... (Continue reading)

Cebu City is Top of the list – unfortunately it’s about Dengue

The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) said yesterday that even with a  rise in dengue cases there is no area hit by a dengue outbreak yet. “We are not conducting an entomological survey, we have not seen the... (Continue reading)

Free health insurance for the poor in Cebu

With more than 100% of Cebu’s poor now enjoying free health insurance coverage, the province exceeded enrollment target of poor families under PhilHealth’s Sponsored Program. As of September this year, local governments in Cebu have subsidized the health insurance premium... (Continue reading)

More medical tourists will come to Cebu

An integrated medication tourism zone is planned in Nasugbu, Batangas, with completion due by November 2012. Local company Global Village Mobile Network Corp (GVMNC) has been approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as a new ecozone medical tourism... (Continue reading)

Cebu should fight smoking (Sun Star)

HEALTH officials are urging local governments in Cebu to implement their own anti-smoking ordinance to protect their citizens’ health. read more... (Continue reading)

Cebu should fight smoking

HEALTH officials are urging local governments in Cebu to implement their own anti-smoking ordinance to protect their citizens’ health.

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Reeves: Marital trouble can cause problems for conditional residents

MANY believe that marrying a United States citizen is the most straightforward means of obtaining legal permanent residence in the United States.

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St. James – Cebu’s Posh Water

I love water. I normally order just that with my meal unless I overdose on lechon or lechon kawali or any uber fatty food which makes me feel like an overstuffed turkey afterwards. This would need a Coke or Iced... (Continue reading)

Take care of health – Atan to Tom

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is running for the south district congressional seat, but his prospective opponent, businessman Jonathan Guardo “cares” for him that much that he wants him not to.

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Dubai’s First Swine Flu Case Confirmed

Shortly after the first cases of H1N1 flu was confirmed in the Persian Gulf among US soldiers in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates has reported its first swine flu case. UAE Health Minister, Hanif Hassan, told the official WAM news agency on... (Continue reading)

Dubai Thalassemia Center Lauded

The Dubai Thalassemia Center, the only one of its caliber in the Middle East, has been given high marks this week by visiting international medical experts. Hosted in the emirate by Dr. Khawla Belhoul of the Dubai Thalassemia Center, Drs. Ali... (Continue reading)

Feng Shui In Dubai

Feng Shui is about energy or “Chi” and how it moves through our environment. The fact that we all connect with each other is not a “fad” nor is it a “new age thought”. It is a scientific fact proven... (Continue reading)

Arab Health Opens In Dubai

The UAE Minister of Health Humaid Mohammed Obeid Al Qutami today inaugurated the region’s largest healthcare and related services exhibition, Arab Health 2007, at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. The 32nd Arab Health Exhibition and Congress 2007, organised by IIR Middle... (Continue reading)