Thursday, November 10, 2011

10 NOV 2011, THU: Bus & Health

Business


Eurozone has no plans to rescue Italy: officials

The Daily Star - 
BRUSSELS/ROME/BERLIN: The eurozone has no plans for a financial rescue of Italy, even though borrowing costs of the eurozone's third biggest economy have risen sharply to levels that economists see as unsustainable, eurozone officials said Wednesday.

MPIC earns P3.44B, up 33%

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Metro Pacific Investments Corporation reported a 33 percent jump in net income attributable to owners of the parent company to P3.44 billion for the first nine months of 2011 compared with P2.59 billion in the same period last ...

Globe unveils $790M network improvement plan

Inquirer.net - 
Ayala-led Globe Telecom has unveiled a $790-million network improvement program to address problem of frequent dropped calls, text message delays and slow Internet speeds as well as prepare the company for growing demand and fiercer market competition.

Agriculture chief: Abundant rice, meals for holidays

Inquirer.net - 
SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ—For Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, this Christmas will “not only bring an abundance of rice to dining tables, but also abundant meals.

ALI posts 30% growth in Q3

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
AYALA LAND, Inc. (ALI) grew its third-quarter net income by nearly a third on the back of its property development and commercial leasing businesses, a disclosure to the local bourse yesterday showed.

PEZA, BoI Investments Jump 35%

Manila Bulletin - 
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT MANILA, Philippines - Combined investments of the Board of Investments and the Board of Investments (BoI) jumped 35 percent in the January-October this year to P455.6 billion from P336.5 billion in the same period last year, ...

Coal plant foes bring fight to Facebook

Inquirer.net - 
Opponents of the proposed Subic coal-fired power plant have taken their battle online and have drawn support through social networking site Facebook.

IEA Report On Climate Change Sees Bleak Future Without Policy Shifts, More ...

Huffington Post - 
The International Energy Agency suggested Tuesday that global governments were guiding humanity toward a bleak future of wanton pollution, fossil-fuel dependency and overall energy scarcity.

PAL getting back to normal operations

Inquirer.net - 
Operations of national flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) are nearing normalcy as more flights resume operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 2. PAL had temporarily used Terminal 3 as its home base for a month following ...

Crude Oil Trades Near Two-Day Low on Europe Concern; Brent Premium Narrows

Bloomberg - 
Oil traded near a two-day low in New York as investors speculated that fuel demand will falter amid signs Europe is struggling to tame its sovereign debt crisis.

Leading indicators improve

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE ECONOMY appears set for a second-half spurt with an index tracking 11 indicators continuing an upward trend, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) yesterday reported.

Dagupan seafood processing plant for service, not profit

Sun.Star - 
DAGUPAN CITY - The P100-million seafood processing plant in Barangay Bonuan Binloc here is not for profit but for service, Westly Rosario, interim manager of the processing plant said.

GM's Global Resurgence to No. 1 Symbolizes a Changed World: Cars

BusinessWeek - 
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- It's not just Toyota Motor Corp.'s recalls last year or Japan's earthquake driving General Motors Co.

Sardine fishing's challenges in Zamboanga

Inquirer.net - 
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said that that there will be no catching of sardines during their spawning period from Dec. 1 to March 1 next year in the waters of Zamboanga del Norte.

US's Brainard-Need daunting Europe debt firewall

Reuters - 
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Europe must quickly put up "a firewall with overwhelming force" to keep a debt crisis now centered on Italy from spreading into the rest of the region, a top US Treasury Department ...

Luxembourg's Juncker Says Italy Has to Implement Measures

BusinessWeek - 
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who leads the group of euro-area finance ministers, said Italy has to implement measures.

Faces Of Zuccotti Park: The Homeless Artist (VIDEO)

Huffington Post - 
This is the third in a series of profiles focusing on the protesters of Occupy Wall Street. Sleeping on the street or in illegal squats has become a way of life in recent years for James, a 40-year-old silversmith.


Health


Remembering Magic Johnson's Life-Defining Day

Huffington Post (blog) - 
Twenty years ago, NBA great Magic Johnson called his legendary press conference to announce he was retiring from basketball. I was a junior at Michigan State University, working at the student newspaper the State News.

Rapid HIV testing at home

Sydney Star Observer - 
MX newspaper in Melbourne recently did a front-page story on a new HIV testing kit that may be offered for sale in local service stations and nightclubs.

Women suffer faster alcohol abuse damage

Herald Sun - 
WOMEN alcoholics suffer damage to the part of their brain that controls moods, impulses and sleep three times faster than their male counterparts, a Swedish study has shown.

Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors Lower In Teens Who Eat Fiber

ThirdAge - 
Obese teens are just as likely to engage in some risky behaviors as their normal-weight peers -- but sometimes in more d... Read Moreangerous ways, a national survey found.

IVF rates soar 50% in five years: report

Ninemsn - 
IVF treatment is on the rise in Australia and New Zealand, but only a handful of older women manage to deliver a live baby. A new report published on Wednesday found the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as IVF soared by almost 50 ...

Oversupply of nurses but no jobs

Inquirer.net - 
By Candeze R. Mongaya The country has enough qualified nurses and doctors who don't have enough job opportunities here, a top health official admitted yesterday.

Can cutting back on salt raise your cholesterol?

The Boston Globe - 
Cutting back on salt consumption can lead to a drop in blood pressure, but that health benefit could be offset in some people by a small increase in cholesterol levels.

Hillary Clinton Is Right About HIV/AIDS: Time to Enact a Global Health Service ...

Huffington Post - 
Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared the US government's intent to create an "AIDS-free generation.

Early trials of new lupus therapy show promise

AFP - 
WASHINGTON - A new vaccine-like therapy that summons a host of antibodies to fight lupus has shown promise in early European trials, researchers said at a US conference on Tuesday.

Cholera in Haiti: Vaccine plan readied; group sues UN

CIDRAP - 
Nov 9, 2011 (CIDRAP News) - Two medical aid groups in cholera-stricken Haiti are planning a pilot campaign to administer a cholera vaccine to about 1% of the population, but some public health experts are questioning whether the effort is the most ...

Childhood Obesity Declines In San Diego; Percentage Remains Alarming

KPBS - 
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County may be turning the tide on childhood obesity. A new report reveals the percentage of overweight and obese kids fell between 2005 and 2010.

Autism Linked With Too Many Brain Cells, Study Finds

Huffington Post - 
Autism is linked with having too many neurons in the part of the brain responsible for communication, cognitive development and social skills, according to a new study.

Possible Cancer Breakthrough

WSAV-TV - 
Cancer researchers say they maybe one step closer to discovering a vaccine for the disease. A woman who had advanced breast cancer is apparently cancer free nearly four years after taking an experimental drug called the Panvac Vaccine.

Our skyrocketing health care costs, in one chart

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Washington Post (blog) - 
In case you needed a reminder, our health care costs are still way out of control. Here's what that looks like in graph form: This chart comes from the Commonwealth Fund's annual report, out today, comparing health spending and outcomes in 11 ...

Cancer light therapy shows promise

Toronto Star - 
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in the United States have developed a new light-based therapy that is able to destroy cancer cells in mice while sparing normal cells.

New Study Takes Important Step in Combating HPV

The Sophian - 
A new study released by the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices, a subset of the Centers for Disease Control, recommends that boys, as well as girls, now be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, according to The New York Times.

Kids keep drinking sugary-drinks even with school bans

Examiner.com - 
Millions of Americans drink soft drinks in spite of increasing awareness of the health hazards associated with these drinks. The Nutrition Source from the Harvard School of Public Health has reported that soft drinks have come under scrutiny for their ...

First Ky. flu case reported

WHAS 11.com (subscription) - 
LOUISVILLE, Ky., (WHAS11)— The flu season is officially underway in Kentucky. Labs have confirmed the first flu case this year in Jessamine County.

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