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                    [Title] => ‘No need to quarantine travelers from Ebola-hit countries’
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Travelers from Ebola-hit countries in West Africa need not be quarantined as it is not in accordance with the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC).

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140801/Ebola-Africa-Kent-Brantly.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 830313 [Title] => DOH allots P10 M for testing of possible Enterovirus-71 cases [Summary] =>

The Department of Health (DOH) has earmarked P10 million for the laboratory tests of possible cases of Enterovirus-71, which killed close to 60 children in Cambodia the past few months.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 750218 [Title] => Protect yourself against antimicrobial resistance: 'Maging masunurin' [Summary] =>

Filipinos have great confidence in the effectiveness of antibiotics against infection and disease.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134078 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1389712 [AuthorName] => Jessica Zafra [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 735097 [Title] => Warning out on leptospirosis [Summary] =>

The Leptospirosis Task Force has warned against the expected rise in leptospirosis cases due to the massive flooding brought about by typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel” in the past weeks.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 733202 [Title] => Pharex spearheads campaign against antimicrobial resistance [Summary] =>

In a country where people tend to self-medicate and not follow their doctor’s order, the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become dangerously widespread.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1761978 [AuthorName] => Tanya T. Lara [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 466976 [Title] => Be prepared for flu season, public urged [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines – The worst pandemic of the 20th century occurred in 1918. It started out as relatively mild and its spread was hardly noticed.

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It was the last quarter of 1918. World War I in Europe was about to end and everyone was talking about peace.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266839 [Title] => Mandatory hepa immunization for newborn urged [Summary] => Health experts have drafted a resolution asking Congress to pass a law that would make it mandatory to immunize infants against hepatitis B within 12 hours after birth.

Dr. Lulu Bravo, executive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination, said the law is necessary because hepatitis B now affects more than eight million or 10 percent of Filipinos.

"If we are able to get the help of others to our cause, we can protect people against hepatitis B because (it) has a significant role in the development of liver cancer and liver cirrhosis," she said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266943 [Title] => Mandatory hepa immunization for newborn urged [Summary] => Health experts have drafted a resolution asking Congress to pass a law that would make it mandatory to immunize infants against hepatitis B within 12 hours after birth.

Dr. Lulu Bravo, executive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination, said the law is necessary because hepatitis B now affects more than eight million or 10 percent of Filipinos.

"If we are able to get the help of others to our cause, we can protect people against hepatitis B because (it) has a significant role in the development of liver cancer and liver cirrhosis," she said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 139981 [Title] => PSMID Holds 23rd Annual Convention [Summary] => The Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) will hold its 23rd annual convention on November 29 – December 1, 2001 at the Westin Philippine Plaza. This year’s convention theme is, "New Paradigms in Infectious Diseases: Relevance to Clinical Practice." Plenary sessions will discuss the changing patterns of infectious diseases globally, role of infections in inflammatory diseases, role of molecular biology in infectious disease management, and new strategies in treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. [DatePublished] => 2001-11-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) ) )
MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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                    [ArticleID] => 1396691
                    [Title] => ‘No need to quarantine travelers from Ebola-hit countries’
                    [Summary] => 

Travelers from Ebola-hit countries in West Africa need not be quarantined as it is not in accordance with the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC).

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140801/Ebola-Africa-Kent-Brantly.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 830313 [Title] => DOH allots P10 M for testing of possible Enterovirus-71 cases [Summary] =>

The Department of Health (DOH) has earmarked P10 million for the laboratory tests of possible cases of Enterovirus-71, which killed close to 60 children in Cambodia the past few months.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 750218 [Title] => Protect yourself against antimicrobial resistance: 'Maging masunurin' [Summary] =>

Filipinos have great confidence in the effectiveness of antibiotics against infection and disease.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134078 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1389712 [AuthorName] => Jessica Zafra [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 735097 [Title] => Warning out on leptospirosis [Summary] =>

The Leptospirosis Task Force has warned against the expected rise in leptospirosis cases due to the massive flooding brought about by typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel” in the past weeks.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 733202 [Title] => Pharex spearheads campaign against antimicrobial resistance [Summary] =>

In a country where people tend to self-medicate and not follow their doctor’s order, the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become dangerously widespread.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1761978 [AuthorName] => Tanya T. Lara [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 466976 [Title] => Be prepared for flu season, public urged [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines – The worst pandemic of the 20th century occurred in 1918. It started out as relatively mild and its spread was hardly noticed.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 431368 [Title] => Make the flu shot a healthy habit [Summary] =>

It was the last quarter of 1918. World War I in Europe was about to end and everyone was talking about peace.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266839 [Title] => Mandatory hepa immunization for newborn urged [Summary] => Health experts have drafted a resolution asking Congress to pass a law that would make it mandatory to immunize infants against hepatitis B within 12 hours after birth.

Dr. Lulu Bravo, executive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination, said the law is necessary because hepatitis B now affects more than eight million or 10 percent of Filipinos.

"If we are able to get the help of others to our cause, we can protect people against hepatitis B because (it) has a significant role in the development of liver cancer and liver cirrhosis," she said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266943 [Title] => Mandatory hepa immunization for newborn urged [Summary] => Health experts have drafted a resolution asking Congress to pass a law that would make it mandatory to immunize infants against hepatitis B within 12 hours after birth.

Dr. Lulu Bravo, executive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination, said the law is necessary because hepatitis B now affects more than eight million or 10 percent of Filipinos.

"If we are able to get the help of others to our cause, we can protect people against hepatitis B because (it) has a significant role in the development of liver cancer and liver cirrhosis," she said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 139981 [Title] => PSMID Holds 23rd Annual Convention [Summary] => The Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) will hold its 23rd annual convention on November 29 – December 1, 2001 at the Westin Philippine Plaza. This year’s convention theme is, "New Paradigms in Infectious Diseases: Relevance to Clinical Practice." Plenary sessions will discuss the changing patterns of infectious diseases globally, role of infections in inflammatory diseases, role of molecular biology in infectious disease management, and new strategies in treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. [DatePublished] => 2001-11-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) ) )
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