Saturday, December 3, 2011

03 DEC 2011, SAT: Bus & Health

Business


Central bank sets 2012 policy review schedule

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has set the schedule for its rate-setting meetings next year, making sure half of those will be able to consider up-to-date data on both inflation and economic growth, a senior central bank official told reporters ...

OFW group rejects taxes on SSS, Pag-IBIG contributions

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino migrants' rights group has thumbed down the Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) plan to impose taxes on overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) contributions to the Social Security System (SSS) and to ...

Government subsidies double in October

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES doubled in October compared to last year as the government inflated its public spending in an attempt to spur growth.

WB Approves DBP's $50M Loan For Local Public Infrastructure, Services

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - The World Bank's Board has approved a $50 million loan to state-lender Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) for a project aimed at supporting investments in local public infrastructure and services.

Ex-Lapu-Lapu City exec, others charged with graft

Journal Online - 
OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio-Morales yesterday ordered the filing of graft charges before the Sandiganbayan against former Lapu-Lapu City Mayor now Rep. Arturo O. Radaza and other local officials of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu for the irregular purchase of ...

World's best airport helps world's worst

Pinoy - 
by Flightcentric.com - Changi Airport of Singapore will be sharing its expertise with the Philippine's Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 makeover.

Tesda allots 1190 scholarship slots for Northern Mindanao

Sun.Star - 
THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda)-Northern Mindanao is giving 1190 scholarships for Northern Mindanao under its Training for Work Schloarship Program (TWSP) for Agriculture and Infrastructure/Construction sectors.

President's Cup golf at WW

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - The 11th President's Cup, one of Wack Wack's Golf and Country Club's premier tournaments honoring its incumbent head, unwraps today with a banner field disputing top honors in various divisions at WW's West Course.

SMC holding firm raises over P1 B from share sale

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
SAN MIGUEL Corp. shares were unloaded in block sales on Thursday for a total of P1.332 billion, with key stockholder Top Frontier Investment Holdings, Inc. divesting a bulk of the shares.

Napocor seeks to recover P3 billion

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
ELECTRICITY users in areas outside the country's main grid could see an increase of up to P2 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in their bills for the next four years as the National Power Corp.

Portugal raids pension funds to meet deficit targets

Telegraph.co.uk - 
Portugal has raided €5.6bn (£4.8bn) of pension fund assets in a controversial scramble to meet its deficit targets. Downtown Lisbon.

TVI Pacific upbeat on mining ban reversal

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
CANADIAN MINER TVI Pacific, Inc. is optimistic a temporary restraining order against the implementation of an open pit mining ban in Zamboanga del Norte will be issued within the month, claiming it has a strong case and the backing of national laws.

Globe Launches New 'Unli' Plan

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Globe Telecom, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, GTI Telecom, partnered with Americatel Corporation to launch ZeroUnlimited Philippines–the first wireless plan with unlimited domestic and international ...
Other Stories

'NRIs, be part of India's growth'

Khaleej Times - 
DUBAI - The 11th annual Khaleej Times Indian Investment Seminar and Meet opened in Dubai on Friday with business leaders, major banks and fund managers urging non-resident Indians to be a part of the remarkable growth opportunities the emerging global ...

Carmakers in warning over eurozone crisis

Financial Times - 
The car industry faces “very serious risks” from a possible disorderly default or the exit of a country from the eurozone, the head of the group representing the continent's biggest carmakers has said.

ACM sees revenue decrease

Tanker Operator - 
Leading shipbroker ACM Shipping group has announced that its revenue decreased by 9% to £13.2 mill (1H10: £14.5 mill) during the first six months of its financial year ending 30th September.


Health


AU Commissioner: Africa Wants Ownership of AIDS Fight

Voice of America - 
December 02, 2011 AU Commissioner: Africa Wants Ownership of AIDS Fight Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia African delegates at Sunday's International Conference on AIDS in Africa are planning to demand greater ownership of the battle against ...

First impression

Asianjournal.com - 
Today, many Filipino personalities bring honor by proving to the world that their success are proof that their country is a land of the talented and the abled.

Nationally recognized experts offer workshops on autism treatment

WMU News - 
KALAMAZOO--Two nationally recognized experts on the treatment of autism will host public workshops Friday, Dec. 9, at Western Michigan University.

Crisis hits Slovak healthcare after doctors quit

MSN Philippines News - 
Slovak hospitals cancelled most planned surgeries and were providing only emergency healthcare on Friday, a day after more than 1000 doctors quit in protest at low pay and poor working conditions.

Funding cuts threaten HIV gains in Mozambique: activists

AFP - 
MAPUTO - Mozambican activists warned Friday that funding cuts by donors could cause a shortage of drugs for AIDS patients next year, undermining gains in curbing the disease's spread.
AIDS »
Memphians Observe World AIDS Day
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Indigent surgical patients may now register at BGHMC

Sun.Star - 
INDIGENT patients in need of non-emergency surgery may now register at the outpatient department of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC), which will host a Canadian mission that will conduct a 10-day free surgical service early next ...

Guv: Economic enterprise won't hike hospital fees

Sun.Star - 
ILOILO Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. has pushed for the conversion of hospitals as economic enterprises to make sure that the Provincial Government will not exceed its Personal Services (PS) cap limitation.

Pressure to Be Perfect Parent Can Discourage New Moms, Dads

Tempo - 
(HealthDay News) - First-time mothers and fathers have a tougher time adapting to their new roles if they believe society expects them to be perfect parents, a new study finds.

Students switch up celebratory cooking

Vermont Cynic - 
It's that time of the year again, when you're bringing that special person home for the holidays. This is a big move and, in the midst of the awkward, drunken dinner table scenarios running through your head, you made a big whoops - you forgot to warn ...

Arsenic in apple juice concerns prompt action by FDA

Baltimore Sun (blog) - 
New reports on arsenic in apple juice may leave parents confused about what they should be pouring into their children's glasses.

Over Half of Young Adults Go Online For No Real Reason At All, Says Report

Hot Hardware - 
We swear that's not an Onion headline. According to a new report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, 53% of young adults aged 18-29 go online “for no particular reason except to have fun or to pass the time” on a typical ...

'Moms multitask more than dads'

Hindustan Times - 
PTI Women have long been saying this, now scientists have also backed their claim - working mothers multitask more than their husbands at home.

Fan-TASH-tic growth spurt

Wiltshire Times - 
Bradford on Avon mayor Peter Leach was among those showing their support for the Movember prostate cancer charity. Cllr Leach said: “It is quite surprising just how many people you see who are involved with it.

Breast cancer screening more likely in northeastern Ontario

CBC.ca - 
Women in northeastern Ontario are more likely to be screened for breast cancer, according to a provincial health organization. Statistics from the Ontario Breast Cancer Screening Program show 58.5 per cent of eligible women are screened compared to an ...

MCHD Offers Seasonal Flu Vaccination

WBOY-TV - 
The Monongalia County Health Department (MCHD) reminds the community that it's not too late to receive the seasonal influenza vaccine, according to a press release from the health department.

FLESH-EATING BANANAS

Weekly World News (satire) - 
Sales of bananas in Maputo have plummeted following an outbreak of flesh-eating bananas that have claimed the lives of hundreds of citizens infested with a lethal banana bacteria.

Aeroplane Food Finally Kills Someone?

Gizmodo Australia - 
A woman and her daughter is suing American Airlines and flight catering company Sky Chefs for one million dollars, claiming that their aeroplane food killed her husband.

Australia Bans Distinctive Cigarette Packaging — Should Others Follow?

TIME - 
Minister for Health and Ageing, File / AP A year from now, Australian smokers will have to look a whole lot harder to find their favorite brand of smokes.

FSA's 'ballpark' caffeine consumption figures unrealistic, academic

BeverageDaily.com - 
The UK Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) official figures for recommended coffee intake during pregnancy 'bear very little relation to reality', according to the author of a new UK research study.

Study: Swearing can help cope with pain

KGO-TV - 
Not according to a new British study: The study shows swearing can help people cope with pain. For the study, students were asked to stick their hands in near-freezing water.

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