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                    [ArticleID] => 1548881
                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Philippines must be prepared for Zika
                    [Summary] => 

The World Health Organization has described the Zika virus as "spreading explosively" across Central and South America.

[DatePublished] => 2016-02-01 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-freeman/opinion/20160202/freetoon.gif ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1548548 [Title] => Asian countries urge sick travelers to report Zika symptoms [Summary] =>

The Zika virus is spreading rapidly in Latin America, and Asian governments have issued advisories in a bid to contain the mosquito-borne disease, which could be linked to birth defects and can cause temporary paralysis.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-31 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1548229 [Title] => What Philippines, Asian nations are doing about Zika [Summary] =>

The Zika virus is spreading rapidly in Latin America, and Asian governments have issued advisories in a bid to contain the mosquito-borne disease, which could be linked to birth defects and can cause temporary paralysis.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-30 15:08:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20160131/fumigates-mosquito-brazil.gif ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1543412 [Title] => Watch for liver trouble in patients who are fond of herbal remedies [Summary] =>

Herbal medicines and other home remedies or supplements are a significant use of hepatotoxicity, experts warned recently during a symposium at the Internal Liver Congress.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-16 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1507385 [Title] => Dengue here again! [Summary] =>

Cebu City has recorded 831 dengue cases for the first nine months of this year. The number is far higher compared to that of the same period last year. Certain city barangays consistently register high numbers of dengue cases through the years.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-04 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1400816 [Title] => Kia posts 8.1% global sales growth in November [Summary] =>

Kia Motors Corporation announced early this week its global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for November 2014, recording a total of 257,487 units sold. This figure represents an 8.1-percent year-on-year increase.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Motoring [SectionUrl] => motoring [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/motoring/20141210/kia-rio-10.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1390111 [Title] => Dengue Fever [Summary] =>

Now that it has begun to rain frequently, there comes an added problem to the expectable flooding.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324215 [Title] => Ancient skeleton shedding light on first Americans [Summary] =>

Thousands of years ago, a teenage girl toppled into a deep hole in a Mexican cave and died. Now, her skeleton and her DNA are bolstering the long-held theory that humans arrived in the Americas by way of a land bridge from Asia, scientists say.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-17 02:07:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1484470 [AuthorName] => Malcolm Ritter [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1311846 [Title] => Feds: Sinaloa cartel member cooperating with US [Summary] =>

A high-ranking member of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel and son of one of the drug ring's leaders pleaded guilty to drug trafficking a year ago and has been cooperating with authorities, federal prosecutors in Chicago announced Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-12 06:43:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1738486 [AuthorName] => Sara Burnett [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20140412/Jesus-Vicente-Zambada-Niebla.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1307283 [Title] => UN panel: Warming worsens food, hunger problems [Summary] =>

Global warming makes feeding the world harder and more expensive, a United Nations scientific panel said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-31 18:09:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1743093 [AuthorName] => Seth Borenstein [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20140331/corn-stalks-due-heat-wage.jpg ) ) )
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