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                    [ArticleID] => 1529622
                    [Title] => Higher opioid doses tied to increase in depression
                    [Summary] => 

Patients taking daily opioid medication for pain had double the risk of depression over time at dosages of 50 mg or more per day, a study showed.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-05 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 933089 [Title] => Hypoglycemia frequency appears tied to dementia risk [Summary] =>

Older adults with diabetes who frequently have hypoglycemia may be especially vulnerable to the development of cognitive impairment or dementia, suggest data from a study of nearly half a million veterans.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 854001 [Title] => US Embassy warns Americans under threat in Manila [Summary] =>

The US government is warning its citizens in the Philippine capital that they are facing a security threat. It is urging them to avoid gatherings that may be regarded as "American events."

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-28 20:05:10 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 774941 [Title] => Mister nagbaril sa altar ng simbahan, patay [Summary] =>

Tila humingi muna ng patawad bago tuluyang tinapos ng isang mister ang kanyang buhay sa pamamagitan ng pagbaril sa sarili sa harap mismo ng isang altar sa loob ng isang simbahan sa lungsod Quezon, ayon sa ulat ng pulisya kahapon.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805066 [AuthorName] => Ricky ­Tulipat [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 535624 [Title] => Pinoy war veterans get US benefits [Summary] =>

The US Embassy’s Veterans Affairs Office has approved more than 10,000 applications of World War II Filipino and Filipino-American veterans and has given them part of the P5.8-billion budget allocated for this purpose.

[DatePublished] => 2009-12-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 6842 [Title] => US House panel votes to give Pinoy war vets monthly pension [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 4010 [Title] => Hyperglycemia is linked to worse ICU mortality in specific disorders [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 334196 [Title] => Study strengthens link between diabetes and pancreatic cancer [Summary] => Patients with diabetes mellitus are up to 2.3 times more likely than those without diabetes to develop pancreatic cancer, findings from a retrospective Veterans Affairs (VA) study of over 500,000 patients show. Although the study did not compare the incidence in 1 outcome of pancreatic cancer for patients who received adequate treatment for diabetes, the study’s investigator believes that the results provide sufficient evidence for a strong link between pancreatic cancer and diabetes. [DatePublished] => 2006-04-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156362 [Title] => US Veterans Office chief due in RP with ‘good news’ [Summary] => President Arroyo disclosed yesterday that the head of the United States Veterans Office is due in the Philippines and may bring "good news" for Filipino World War II veterans.

The President bared this as the nation prepares to commemorate tomorrow the annual "Araw ng Kagitingan" rites marking the historic "Fall of Bataan" during World War II. Filipino and American soldiers surrendered in 1942 to the invading Japanese Imperial Army after a valiant struggle in Bataan.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156390 [Title] => GMA hahanap ng pondo para sa beterano [Summary] => Hahanapan ni Pangulong Arroyo ng pondong P15 bilyon ang bayaring pensiyon at benepisyo ng mga beterano ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig.

Isang paraan ng pagpapakita ng katapatan ng layunin ng kanyang administrasyon na malutas ang problemang ito sa benepisyo at pensiyon ng mga beterano ay ang ipatatawag niyang pulong ng kanyang Gabinete na siyang tampok na aktibidad sa pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Kagitingan o Bataan Day sa Martes, Abril 9 sa Mount Samat, Bataan.
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