Tuesday, November 15, 2011

15 NOV 2011, TUE: Bus & Health

Business


Ongpin tells Senate: I'm not a crony of Mike Arroyo

Inquirer.net - 
Roberto V. Ongpin takes his oath during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the DBP behest loans. LYN RILLON Finally appearing before a Senate committee looking into the loans he obtained from Development Bank of the ...

SM allots record P56.8 billion for 2012 spending

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
PROPERTY-TO-BANKING group SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) yesterday said it will spend a record P56.8 billion in 2012, part of which would fund new malls locally and in China as it aims for steady profit growth.

Civil workers slam new oil price hike in Philippines, demand wage increase

Mindanao Examiner - 
MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 14, 2011) - The Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE) expressed their outrage Monday over the huge oil price hike implemented by several oil firms, some by as much as ...

PhilHealth vows increased benefits

Manila Standard Today - 
Members of the state-run health care system may look forward to increased benefits without having to pay higher premium contributions than the prevailing rates.

Safeguarding the family purse

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
IT'S RARE ENOUGH to see a marriage last more than 20 years, even more so when the entire family runs a business and make it last.

Filinvest presents upscale seaside community

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - There is no doubt that Cebu City is one of the country's most exciting destinations. Referred to as the 'Queen City of the South', Cebu has transformed from being an idyllic town to an exciting metropolis, a must-visit city where ...

PMA, BIR to set up 'tax clinics' for doctors

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will set up “tax clinics” to educate physicians on the computation ...

Pagcor City taps foreign operator

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Nevada-based Global Gaming Asset Management LLC (GGAM) has been tapped to manage the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation's (Pagcor) Entertainment City Manila's hotel and gaming operations.

Military ready to defend gas find

Gulf Today - 
MANILA: The head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday said they are ready to defend the “huge” natural gas deposits reportedly discovered off the island province of Palawan.

Vista Land Reports P2.6-B Income

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc., the country's largest homebuilder, reported a 20 percent growth in net income for the first nine months of 2011 to P2.61 billion from P2.17 billion in the same period last year - on track to another ...

Gov't Woos Boeing's Parts Suppliers

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Boeing, the world's largest aircraft manufacturer, is being wooed by the Philippines to encourage its aircraft components suppliers to locate in the country as most of the electronics firms operating here are already supplying the ...

Philippine records boom domestic air transport in first 9 months

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The Philippine domestic air travel industry continued to post significant gains in the third quarter of the year, owing largely to the drop in plane fares due to the country's vibrant budget carrier sector.

GSIS winds down home lending plan

Inquirer.net - 
Members of the Government Service Insurance System can now avail themselves of housing loans through the Home Development Mutual Fund, or Pag-IBIG Fund.

Boeing's Record Emirates Deal Pads Wide-Body Lead on Airbus

San Francisco Chronicle - 
Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co.'s biggest-ever civil jet order solidifies the US manufacturer's lead in the market for wide-body planes and helps hold at bay Airbus SAS's attempt to encroach on its dominance with the A350 airliner.

Global tax info sharing up markedly, says OECD

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE ORGANIZATION for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has hailed an increase in tax agreements forged between countries, citing it as a crucial step in the bid to fight international tax evasion.

Treasury Will Auction Four-Week Bills

Wall Street Journal - 
Noncompetitive tenders for the bills, available in minimum $100 denominations, must be received by 11 am Eastern time on Tuesday. Competitive tenders for the bills must be received by 11:30 am Aside from its regular three- and six-month bill sales, ...

Aerolineas Argentinas resumes international flights

AFP - 
BUENOS AIRES - International flights by state-run carrier Aerolineas Argentinas resumed Monday after a weekend disruption over a labor dispute, officials said.

Japan's GDP shakes off long post-quake slump

Business Times (subscription) - 
JAPAN's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by a robust 1.5 per cent or 6 per cent at annual rate in the third quarter of this year compared with the previous three months, marking its first expansion since the beginning of this ...


Health


QC Hall to penalize smoking ban violators

Philippine Information Agency - 
QUEZON CITY, Nov. 14 (PIA) -- Starting January next year, the Quezon City government will start issuing citation tickets to violators of the city's ban on smoking within the QC Hall compound.

A hero — but no magic this

The Hindu - 
If discrimination against people infected with HIV continues to be a major problem even today, despite innumerable initiatives to remove the stigma attached to it since the first case was reported in 1981, it must be remembered that the situation was ...

Chicken pox-infected lollipops being swapped

Manila Bulletin - 
NASHVILLE (Reuters) - A federal prosecutor is warning parents against trading chicken pox-laced lollipops by mail in what authorities describe as misguided attempts to expose their children to the virus to build immunity later in life.

On Nothing But Nets' 5-Year Anniversary, UN Foundation Founder and Chairman ...

San Francisco Chronicle (press release) - 
"On November 14, the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign commemorates its fifth anniversary and celebrates the significant progress made in the fight against malaria.

Vital Statistics: A killer disease

Indianapolis Star - 
One type of cancer results in more deaths in the US than the next four deadliest cancers combined. It's lung cancer -- the leading cause of cancer death among every ethnic group and the cause of one in three cancer deaths.

Doctor faces P2.4 M suit for child's death

Inquirer.net - 
A DOCTOR assigned in a government hospital faces a P2.4 million damage suit filed by a Talisay City resident whose three-year-old son died following an operation last Sept.

Tableya purchase will buy student meals

Springfield News-Leader - 
Askinosie Chocolate will host a free event Thursday to introduce the company's newest project and product -- Tableya. The Tableya, which is made with cocoa liquor (ground roasted cocoa beans) and sugar, was created by the PTA at the Malagos Elementary ...

'Chemo brain' a real thing for women, study finds

Globe and Mail - 
Women who survive breast cancer after undergoing chemotherapy may also have to contend with impairments in attention, memory and planning skills, US researchers reported on Monday.

Positive Results from Phase 2 Trial of Mesoblast's Adult Stem Cell Therapy ...

MarketWatch (press release) - 
Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast Limited (asx:MSB)(otc adr:MBLTY) today announced positive Phase 2 heart failure trial results of its allogeneic, or off-the-shelf, adult stem cell product Revascor™ after all patients had completed a minimum ...

Pennsylvania Department of Health Urges Early Detection of Diabetes During ...

PR Newswire (press release) - 
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Health is urging Pennsylvanians to take control of their health by being screened for diabetes, an often preventable disease that is the nation's seventh-leading cause of death ...

Evelyn Lauder, Creator Of Pink Ribbon For Breast Cancer Awareness, Dies At 75

RTT News - 
(RTTNews) - Evelyn Lauder—who created the pink ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness Month—died from complications of non-genetic ovarian cancer in her Manhattan home on Saturday.

Clean teeth, clean heart

CHCH News - 
More and more studies are finding that going to the dentist could be good for your heart. A new study finds people who have their teeth and gums professionally cleaned at least once a year cut their risk of a heart attack by 25% and stroke by 13%.

New Anticlotting Drug May Extend Heart Patients' Lives

WebMD - 
Nov. 14, 2011 (Orlando, Fla.) -- People recently hospitalized for heart attack or the severe chest pain of angina may live longer if they take the new anticlotting pill Xarelto in addition to standard therapy, a large study shows.

Loyd Grossman korma sauce recalled

RTE.ie - 
The FSAI has warned people not to eat Loyd Grossman korma sauce that has been on sale here. The Food Safety Authority has warned people not to eat a popular brand of sauce that has been on sale here.

Parkinson's disease linked to solvent TCE

CBC.ca - 
Parkinson's disease risk may be higher among those exposed to an industrial solvent, an international team of researchers has found.

Too little exercise, too much TV tied to depression

Windsor Star - 
According to findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers found that women who reported exercising the most in recent years were about 20 per cent less likely to get depression than those who rarely exercised.

Bobblehead Dad: No "Mo" Prostate

TribLocal - 
(Bobblehead Dad is showing his support for "Movember" - a worldwide movement to support men's health during the month of November.

Should Boys Be Given the HPV Vaccine? The Science Is Weaker than the Marketing

Discover Magazine (blog) - 
Merck's promotion of Gardasil, its vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV), has a complicated history. First there was the exuberant claim about its reputedly great effectiveness in preventing cervical cancer.

No Branding: Australia's new 'plain' cigarette packages

SmartPlanet.com (blog) - 
No logos, no glossy paper, no color variations. Just a solid brown background that's mostly covered by images of disease and warnings of death.

First confirmed flu case features strain that can be nasty

Radio Iowa - 
The Iowa Department of Public Health says the first flu case of the year has been confirmed in a child in Polk County. DPH medical director, Patricia Quinlisk, says it's another reminder to get a vaccination if you haven't already.

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