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                    [ArticleID] => 1397412
                    [Title] => Peacekeepers to reunite with families as quarantine ends
                    [Summary] => 

The wait to be reunited with their families will soon be over for 133 Filipino peacekeepers from Ebola-hit Liberia on a 21-day quarantine in Caballo Island.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [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 ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1349648 [Title] => DOH allays fear on China’s bubonic plague [Summary] =>

The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public yesterday that the death of a person from bubonic plague in China last week is no cause for alarm in the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-24 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/20140724/china-GEN8.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1346096 [Title] => "Laban Niyo.Mo.Niya" [Summary] =>

Baby Kendra, four months old, showed symptoms very similar to those of the common cough, colds or fever.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1299317 [Title] => Food safety: Eat, drink, and be wary [Summary] =>

Now, this is one absorbing topic that’s closest to our hearts (or should I say, our stomachs).

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1239232 [Title] => Boracay, Guimaras now rabies-free [Summary] =>

Boracay and Guimaras, two of the country’s leading tourist destinations, were declared rabies-free yesterday by the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Departments of Agriculture (DA) and Health (DOH).

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 950312 [Title] => DepEd: Fewer school opening complaints this year [Summary] =>

Students and parents have fewer complaints on enrollment and other school opening issues this year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 902617 [Title] => Boy, 4, dies of meningococcemia in Marikina hospital [Summary] =>

A four-year-old boy from Montalban, Rizal died of meningococcemia at the Amang Rodriguez Medical Center in Marikina City Monday night, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img163/8346/met2newthumb.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 829924 [Title] => Boy hit by mild EV-71, recovers [Summary] =>

The Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday that a 19-month-old boy from Davao City tested positive for Enterovirus 71 (EV-71), but officials said the local strain is mild compared to the virus that killed 54 children in Cambodia in recent months.  

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 809269 [Title] => Family plays key role in curbing smoking [Summary] =>

While the country waits for the passing of the Tobacco (Sin) Tax Law, which advocates feel would vastly help discourage smoking, especially among minors, it is important for parents to start their own 'no smoking' policy at home.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-22 17:49:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1728501 [AuthorName] => Ruth Sindico [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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