Sunday, January 8, 2012

08 JAN 2012, SUN: Bus & Health

Business


BSP Hints At Lowering Interest Rates, Reserve Requirements Of Banks

Manila Bulletin - 
By KAREN LEMA (REUTERS) MANILA, Philippines - The monetary authorities have leeway to ease policy as early as this month by lowering interest rate or bank reserve requirements to support its economy in the face of global uncertainties, Bangko Sentral ...

'Philippines to grow 5-6 pct in 2012, economic managers predict'

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Economic managers of the Philippine government have said that the country's gross domestic product ( GDP) would grow by 5 to 6 percent this year despite uncertainties in the global economy.

Meralco sees lower charges in January

Manila Standard Today - 
by Alena Mae S. Flores Manila Electric Co., the country's largest power distributor, expects generation charges to drop slightly in January due to lower prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market, an official said Friday.

PLDT extends offering period to Digitel owners

Manila Standard Today - 
by Jenniffer B. Austria The Securities and Exchange Commission en banc allowed Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. to extend the period of its mandatory tender offer to minority shareholders of Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc. to Jan.

Home / Opinion / Columns / Iran plays right into the hands of its enemies

Arab News - 
By AIJAZ Z. SYED Einstein defined stupidity as doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. This dangerous game of brinkmanship and perpetual bickering between America and Iran has been played out for over three decades now ...

Falling unemployment in US lifts election odds for Barack Obama

Economic Times - 
WASHINGTON: Unemployment is higher than it's been going into any election year since World War II. But history shows that won't necessarily stop President Barack Obama from reclaiming the White House.

Oil prices fall on concerns about European economy

BusinessWeek - 
By CHRIS KAHN Benchmark crude fell by 53 cents to $101.31 per barrel in New York. Brent crude, which is used to price foreign oil varieties that are imported by American refineries, lost 24 cents at $112.50 per barrel in London.

Negros officials agree to stay with PhilHealth

Visayan Daily Star - 
BY CARLA GOMEZ Negros Occidental provincial officials and mayors yesterday agreed to stay with PhiHealth this year after it president offered an easier payment scheme for the premiums of their indigent beneficiaries, Gov Alfredo Marañon Jr.

Romney, the pretend Tea Partier

CNN - 
By Donna Brazile, CNN Contributor Members of the New Hampshire Tea Party protest against Mitt Romney before a rally on September 4, 2011.

Indian rice prices fall highly

Business Recorder (blog) - 
Indian rice prices edged down a little over the holiday period and remain far lower than the grain in Thailand and Vietnam, which should ensure that India remains the only seller in the market for the time being, traders said on Wednesday.

US acknowledges Iran gratitude over navy rescue

Straits Times - 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States on Saturday acknowledged Iran's government for welcoming the actions of American sailors who rescued 13 Iranian fisherman from pirates near the entrance to Gulf waters.

Bluefin Tuna: New Record Price for Carcass Further Devaluates the Fish

Huffington Post - 
Here's how I can tell if an environmental news story has permeated the public consciousness: my 86 year-old mother phones to tell me about it.

Euro seen falling as Europe faces recession

Business Recorder (blog) - 
It has been a rough start to 2012 for the euro and it won't get any easier next week as the region grapples with a possible recession and two of its larger economies conduct a crucial test of investors' appetite for their debt.

US unemployment rate falls unexpectedly

Moneycontrol.com - 
Forexpros - The rate of unemployment in the US last month fell unexpectedly, official data showed on Friday. In a report, the US Department of Labor said the unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 8.5%, from 8.6% in the preceding month .

GLOBAL MARKETS: Asian shares drop on Europe woes

GMA News - 
TOKYO - Asian shares fell and the euro hovered near a 16-month low against the dollar on Friday on worries that the euro zone debt crisis is crippling European banks, with players hoping US job data later in the day will help improve sentiment.

Health


Seaweed king Benson Dakay passes away in US

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Seaweed king Benson Uy Dakay, chief executive officer of Shemberg Marketing Corporation, Shemberg Biotech Corporation and Shemberg Food Ingredients, peacefully died at the age of 56 in Los Angeles, California from cancer.

The breast implant scandal strips away the glossy euphemisms of cosmetic surgery

Telegraph.co.uk - 
Living the dream? Katie Price (aka Jordan) is a poster girl for 'enhanced femininity' Photo: GETTY By Jenny McCartney Say what you like about PIP, the disgraced French company at the heart of the implants scandal: they might have had a serious problem ...

Abalos under close watch by doctors

Philippine Star - 
By Perseus Echeminada (The Philippine Star) Updated January 08, 2012 12:00 AM 0 Former Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos looks out a window at his detention cell at the Southern Police District headquarters in Taguig City.

Argentine leader's thyroid wasn't cancerous

New Zealand Herald - 
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez. Photo / AP After having some of Argentina's leading cancer surgeons completely remove her thyroid gland, tests showed no presence of any cancerous cells in the tissue, presidential spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro ...

Brain function can start declining 'as early as age 45'

BBC News - 
The brain's ability to function can start to deteriorate as early as 45, suggests a study in the British Medical Journal. University College London researchers found a 3.6% decline in mental reasoning in women and men aged 45-49.

200-pound tumor removed from Vietnamese man's leg

USA TODAY - 
By Michael Winter, USA TODAY A Chicago plastic surgeon has removed a 200-pound, non-cancerous tumor from the leg of a Vietnamese man, according to news reports.

Cheers ; Health care volunteers [Florida Times Union]

Insurance News Net (press release) - 
Until the United States finds a practical way to provide health insurance for everyone, there will be a need for impressive coalitions like We Care Jacksonville.

Killer TB strain rattles govt, civic officials

Hindustan Times - 
A day after doctors at PD Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, revealed that they have detected 12 patients with totally drug resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB), a team of state health department and civic officials got in touch with them on Saturday to chalk out a ...

2 More Birds Had H5N1 Flu in Hong Kong

Newser - 
By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff (Newser) - Last month, two dead birds tested positive for the H5N1 virus, prompting Hong Kong authorities to kill some 20000 more birds; now two more cases have been discovered.

Usage of Illegal Drugs on the rise

TopNews New Zealand - 
A recent review over the usage of illegal drugs has revealed that more of the people have been consuming illegal drugs since 2009.

Heart Failure, Diabetes Might Be Linked by Protein

Tempo - 
Researchers may have pinpointed how heart disease can lead to diabetes, a finding that could lead to new preventive treatments. The team at Chiba University in Japan found that the stress of heart failure activates a protein called p53, resulting in ...

Ask the doctor: gout prevention

Adelaide Now - 
Dr Cindy Pan explains what gout is, and how to prevent it occurring. Picture: Supplied. Source: Supplied DR CINDY Pan explains what gout is and how to avoid getting it.

When overeating, calories, contribute to high body fat

Jerusalem Post - 
By AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) Researchers also found that protein does contribute to changes in energy expenditure and lean body mass.

Want your kids to do better in school? Try exercise

GMA News - 
Children who get more exercise also tend to do better in school, whether the exercise comes as recess, physical education classes or getting exercise on the way to school, according to an international study.

A healthy (New Year) resolution they intend to keep

Inquirer.net - 
Those who weren't able to follow their daily routines and struggles on television may find it unbelievable that eight months ago, these five fit and healthy-looking individuals were classified as obese and in fact, already taking medications to deal ...

What Will Your Health Status Be in 5 Years? Share Your Pledge With Us

A Healthier Michigan - 
by Jodi Davis on January 6, 2012 Have you ever really stopped to think about where you will be in five years? Let me elaborate on that question a little bit: Have you thought about your future regarding your health, wondering if the next five years ...

Belgian doctors carry out country's first face transplant

AFP - 
BRUSSELS - Belgian surgeons have successfully performed the country's first-ever face transplant, the 19th in the world, doctors announced Saturday.

Schoolgirl vaccine uptake of 82% beats target figures

Irish Times - 
A VACCINE that protects girls against cervical cancer in later life had an uptake of 82 per cent during the first year of the vaccination campaign.

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