Tuesday, January 10, 2012

10 JAN 2012, TUE: Bus & Health

Business


Economy last year not fun to many—Pulse Asia

Inquirer.net - 
About half of them believed that the economy stagnated, but more than a third said that it worsened, results of a Pulse Asia survey released Monday showed.

Merkel, Sarkozy meet to talk about Euro

Sky News Australia - 
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Expect lower power bills this month—Meralco

Inquirer.net - 
Customers of power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) can look forward to a reduction in their electricity bills this month after the generation charge fell by 5 centavos per kilowatt-hour to P5.46 per kWh.

Car sales fall 4% as supply chains yield to disasters

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE FIRMS recorded a 4% drop in sales last year as supply chain disruptions caused by disasters in Japan and Thailand dashed hopes of building on a 2010 peak.

ARMM, DENR ink reforestation pact

Inquirer.net - 
By Kristine L. Alave In the aftermath of Tropical Storm “Sendong,” the national government and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have agreed to reforest some 2500 hectares of denuded land in the ARMM, the Department of Environment and ...

1-yr T-bill rate up as investors plead for higher yields

The Online Zamboanga Times - 
MANILA - Average rate of the government's one-year Treasury bill (T-bill) rose Monday after investors asked for higher yields on anticipation of hike in central banks rates next week.

PLDT keen to reduce foreign ownership

The Online Zamboanga Times - 
MANILA - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) on Monday said it would hold a special stockholders' meeting on March to approve a plan aimed at reducing foreign control of the country's largest telecom company.

Extra bonus

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Many officials and employees of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) are expecting yesterday extra Christmas bonus as the agency anticipates to exceed its collection goal of P940-billion last year, the first time in decades if it ...

Pinoys make waves in Paragames

Philippine Star - 
The final tally showed the Philippines in fifth place in the medal standings of the recent sixth Asean Paragames in Solo, Indonesia.

Luistro defends opening of classes

Manila Bulletin - 
By INA HERNANDO-MALIPOT MANILA, Philippines - Amid the criticisms against the Department of Education (DepEd) for insisting to open classes last Jan. 3 despite the damage brought by tropical storm “Sendong” in schools in Northern Mindanao, ...

'Stimulus' not fully used up as of yearend

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE GOVERNMENT was unable to fully utilize a yearend “stimulus” package aimed at boosting lackluster 2011 economic growth, with the Budget department yesterday reporting that some three-fourths of the P72.11-billion Disbursement Acceleration Plan (DAP) ...

Travel industry group calls for more infra development

Inquirer.net - 
Marketing how much more “fun” it can be in the Philippines will not be enough for government to meet its tourism industry targets before the end of the Aquino administration, the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) said.

Insurers' appeal rejected

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
A NONLIFE INDUSTRY APPEAL to suspend a scheduled increase in capitalization requirements has been turned down by the government, with Cabinet officials saying doing so would compromise the solvency of insurers and worse, the public interest.

ICTSI reissues bonds to fund greenfields

Malaya - 
By GENIVI FACTAO The International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) will be tapping the market in a follow-on bond offering of between $100 million and $150 million to fund the company's greenfield projects.

Negros welcomes first international flight

Manila Bulletin - 
By TARA YAP SILAY CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines - The new Bacolod-Silay Airport welcomed its first international flight with a chartered Zest Air Airbus A320 landing here from Incheon, South Korea with 120 passengers on board last Saturday, ...

Kuwait firm to invest add'l $500M in PH

ABS CBN News - 
By Aurea Calica, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - Global logistics group Kuwait and Gulf Link Holding Co. (KGL) has committed to invest an additional $500 million in the Philippines, its top officials said yesterday.

Protests paralyse Nigerian cities

The Nation Newspaper - 
Nigerian cities were groaing yesterday under a crushing weight of strikes, protests and rallies to force a reversal of petrol prices.

Stern of wrecked cargo ship slipping off NZ reef

Reuters - 
| WELLINGTON Jan 10 (Reuters) - The stern section of a stricken cargo ship is slipping off a New Zealand reef where it has been stuck for three months and is in danger of sinking, authorities said, complicating salvage efforts in one of the nation's ...

India Said to Be Told Turkey May Stop Routing Iran Oil Payments

San Francisco Chronicle - 
Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS has told Indian oil refiners it may no longer be able to act as an intermediary for their purchases of Iranian crude, four people with knowledge of the matter said.

Health


A healthy new you: Watch your waist, not your weight

Philippine Star - 
A new year is a fresh start, so why not do what you've always been meaning to do to improve your health? You can make 2012 the year to go from good health to great.

Fernández cancer scare: false alarm

Financial Times (blog) - 
If, as Hugo Chávez has maintained, the rash of cancers affecting leftist Latin American leaders is all a CIA plot, it has failed in the case of Cristina Fernández of Argentina.

Cancer care facility opens in Tagum

Inquirer.net - 
TAGUM CITY—The government opened a P157-million center for cancer patients here on Sunday, providing affordable, adequate and accessible care to those afflicted in Mindanao.

Free bone density screenings in Regina

Regina Leader-Post (blog) - 
Reducing your risk of osteoporosis may be as simple as getting enough calcium and vitamin D. And the more than 1.4 million Canadians suffering from osteoporosis could see improvement in bone strength by getting adequate calcium and vitamin D. The ...

Man recovers after removal of giant tumor

Thanh Nien Daily - 
Nguyen Duy Hai gives a thumbs up sign at the FV hospital in HCMC, where he had an 82-kg tumor removed. Photo courtesy of Tuoi Tre Newspaper.

1 in 20 used illicit drugs in the past year

Globe and Mail - 
Data on illicit drug use are sorely lacking. It is no coincidence that public policy in this area is abysmal. Our response to drug use is, by and large, moralistic and vengeful, not evidence-based.

Physicians of Ghent University conduct first face transplant.

The Voice of Russia - 
Physicians of Belgium's Ghent University have successfully carried out the nation's first face transplant. It took place several weeks ago.

ZABIDA continues to work for peace, development in poor communities

Mindanao Examiner - 
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. 8, 2012) - The Zamboanga Basilan Integrated Development Alliance (ZABIDA) has recently concluded its annual assessment on how to carry various programs in sustaining its vision and missions in Zamboanga City and ...

Nicotine patches don't work in the real world, study finds

Los Angeles Times - 
If you made a new year's resolution to quit smoking and you're counting on nicotine patches or gum to help you, you may want to reconsider: A new study finds that these and other nicotine replacement products aren't much good at preventing former ...

Recall: Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin and Gas-X products

Washington Post (blog) - 
By Jennifer LaRue Huget The FDA has announced that Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. has voluntarily recalled some over-the-counter products, including Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin and Gas-X, because some packages may contain chipped or broken tablets or ...

Faulty implants row

ITV.com - 
A French surgeon who demanded a tour of a faulty breast implant factory told ITV News it appeared to be a shady operation. This comes as a French medical watchdog has been criticised for failing to act quickly enough when questions were raised about ...

Grief May Boost Heart Attack Risk

WebMD - 
By Cari Nierenberg A person who is mourning the death of someone close is at greater risk of suffering a heart attack in the days immediately following the loss and for up to a month afterward, a new study shows.

Pint of health: Take 2-day break in a week

Hindustan Times - 
If you've been merrily guzzling your favourite Merlot after reading yet another article on the wonders an occasional glass of wine can do to your heart, here's a thought to chew on.

Musician Elton John to write book on global AIDS epidemic

NEWS.com.au - 
From: AP Sir Elton John will write a book on the AIDS epidemic. Picture: AFP PHOTO Source: news.com.au ELTON John is writing his first book about the AIDS crisis which will ask why more isn't being done to fight the disease.

Sorry, 11-year-old boys. Axe body spray has a new demographic

Globe and Mail (blog) - 
Axe, the body spray choice of 11-year-old boys everywhere, is launching a new line for those mysterious creatures called women. Long blasted for sexist ads that featured buxom women hunting down dumpy dudes who'd doused themselves in the pheromone-like ...

Experimental 'Couch Potato Pill' May Also Prevent Heat Stroke

RedOrbit - 
According to a new study in the journal Nature Medicine, an experimental treatment known as the 'couch potato pill' may also help to prevent heatstroke in people genetically predisposed to it.

RI confirms 8 cases of whooping cough

Boston.com - 
BARRINGTON, RI—Eight elementary and middle school students in Rhode Island have been diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as pertussis.

DASH and TLC ranked one and two for top diets

STLtoday.com - 
US News and World Report news magazine has rated the Best Diets for 2012. The list includes 25 diet plans. Government-generated programs won top spots while commercial programs got a lot of honorable mentions.

Age-related effects in MS may be reversible

Jerusalem Post - 
By JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER BOSTON - Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard University, and the University of Cambridge have found that the age-related impairment of the body's ability to replace protective myelin sheaths, which normally surround ...

Miscarriages Lower After IVF With Fresh Blastocysts

Medscape - 
January 9, 2012 - Women who become pregnant with in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with the transfer of fresh blastocysts have lower rates of miscarriage than those whose pregnancies start with the transfer of ...

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