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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 386732 [Title] => Noli seeks effective program vs hepatitis [Summary] => Vice President Noli de Castro called on the Department of Health and private medical practitioners to enhance cooperation to fight the spread of hepatitis B through an effective vaccination program.
De Castro told the delegates to the 3rd Hepa B Summit that was recently held at the Renaissance Hotel in Makati, that at least eight million Filipinos are infected with the hepatitis B virus, which could cause liver cancer. He said health statistics also show that about 7,000 Filipinos have been found to have liver cancer, likely due to hepatitis B.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 261413 [Title] => Manila hospital is RPs baby factory [Summary] => Every day at the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila, dozens of women can be found lying on the floor, their new-born babies wrapped in a pouch of cloth and strapped to their chest.
Some 70 to 100 babies are born every day at the 700-bed maternity hospital, around 15 of them premature or with a low birth-weight. So, with only 14 incubators at the hospital and the weakest children needing several days stay, incubator space is at a premium.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 183340 [Title] => Report belies claim of coal plant safety [Summary] => Over 60 percent of the diseases associated with respiratory infections are linked to exposure to air pollution, according to the Population Reference Bureau.
In a report titled "Childrens Environmental Health: Risks and Remedies," PRB said outdoor pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, ozone, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds come mainly from motor vehicle exhaust, power-plant emissions, open burning of solid waste, and construction and related activities.
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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 386732 [Title] => Noli seeks effective program vs hepatitis [Summary] => Vice President Noli de Castro called on the Department of Health and private medical practitioners to enhance cooperation to fight the spread of hepatitis B through an effective vaccination program.
De Castro told the delegates to the 3rd Hepa B Summit that was recently held at the Renaissance Hotel in Makati, that at least eight million Filipinos are infected with the hepatitis B virus, which could cause liver cancer. He said health statistics also show that about 7,000 Filipinos have been found to have liver cancer, likely due to hepatitis B.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 261413 [Title] => Manila hospital is RPs baby factory [Summary] => Every day at the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila, dozens of women can be found lying on the floor, their new-born babies wrapped in a pouch of cloth and strapped to their chest.
Some 70 to 100 babies are born every day at the 700-bed maternity hospital, around 15 of them premature or with a low birth-weight. So, with only 14 incubators at the hospital and the weakest children needing several days stay, incubator space is at a premium.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 183340 [Title] => Report belies claim of coal plant safety [Summary] => Over 60 percent of the diseases associated with respiratory infections are linked to exposure to air pollution, according to the Population Reference Bureau.
In a report titled "Childrens Environmental Health: Risks and Remedies," PRB said outdoor pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, ozone, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds come mainly from motor vehicle exhaust, power-plant emissions, open burning of solid waste, and construction and related activities.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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