Business
Wall Street Journal (blog) - By ANDREW PEAPLE Diplomacy and finance can make awkward bedfellows. Take the proposed European Union embargo on Iranian oil imports, which is causing anxiety in several countries. |
gulfnews.com - By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Manila: There would be no rationing of petroleum products, at least at this time, the government assured, amid dire predictions concerning the country's fuel supply in relation to developments in the Middle East. |
Manila Bulletin - MANILA, Philippines - The domestic motor vehicle industry is expected to turnaround this year with a double-digit growth on back of a lower sales base and unserved demand in 2011 even as the industry still has to cope with limited supply from Thailand, ... |
Inquirer.net - By Tina G. Santos Good news for departing international passengers: The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) will rollback the P750 airport terminal fee to its original rate of P550 starting February 1. “The MIAA started imposing the ... |
Malaya - BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR President Aquino appears unfazed by US President Barack Obama's endorsement of House Bill No. 3596 or "Call Center and Consumers Protection Bill" pending in the US Congress saying it may be an election-related statement. |
Inquirer.net - Visitors enjoy a boat ride in Nuvali eco city's man-made lake. Ayala Land plans to invest P12.5 billion to further develop the mixed-use city within the next five years. |
AFP - BUDAPEST - Hungary said Wednesday it was committed to the rule of law, after Brussels threatened legal action unless Budapest reverses legislation that critics say undermines democracy in the EU member state. |
Philippine Headline News - MANILA, JANUARY 12, 2012 (STAR) By Delon Porcalla - President Aquino yesterday appointed Maj. Gen. Lauro Catalino de la Cruz as the new commanding general of the Philippine Air Force, replacing Lt. |
Health
The Associated Press - SAO PAULO (AP) - The sale of Dutch-branded breast implants made by a French company at the center of an international scandal has been banned in Latin America's biggest country, Brazil's health ministry said Wednesday. |
msnbc.com - By JoNel Aleccia For the first time in 45 years, homicide dropped out of the top 15 causes of death in the United States in 2010, according to a new government analysis of mortality trends. |
FitSugar.com (blog) - Don't just sit there! A little exercise goes a long way. A recent study led by the Population Health Research Institute at McMaster University in Canada, found that just 30 minutes of exercise a week can lower the risk of a heart attack by about 30 ... |
Inquirer.net - By Jerry E. Esplanada MANILA, Philippines—With a 50 percent increase in new HIV infections over the past 10 years and decreasing local and foreign funding for anti-AIDS programs, the Philippines is a “long way” from meeting its sixth Millennium ... |
The Sun - By RICHARD WHITE, Chief Showbiz Reporter BEE Gees star Robin Gibb has flown in a team of alternative medics from Switzerland as he battles liver cancer. |
Slate Magazine (blog) - By Ben Johnson and Slate Staff Pot smokers have been claiming it for years, from the hemp-necklaced throngs at Phish concerts to the vaporizing-intellectuals of the Upper West Side. |
Washington Post - Orange juice futures are falling sharply as investors await more details about government testing for a fungicide that has been found in low levels in orange juice. |
Zacks.com - The DNA sequencing market is likely to get more competitive with both Life Technologies Corporation (LIFE) and Illumina (ILMN) showcasing devices that can sequence a human genome in a single day rather than weeks. |
NPR (blog) - by Ted Burnham There are new questions about the value of nicotine patches and gum in helping people quit smoking. Nicotine patches and gums have been helping smokers quit for decades. |
New York Times (blog) - By TARA PARKER-POPE Excessive drinking isn't just for college kids anymore. New research shows that four times a month, one in six Americans goes on a drinking binge, knocking back an average of eight alcoholic beverages within a few hours. |
RT - Sorry, shoppers. If you like your porn flick penises naked and insist that your adult films cancel any camera shots that capture condom-clad units, you are about to be in a whole mess of trouble. |
Times of India - NEW DELHI: Taking cognizance of a TOI report on rampant milk adulteration in the capital, the Delhi high court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central and state governments by January 25. |
Toronto Star - A study from the University of Illinois has found that treating a Type 1 diabetic's T-Cells with human cord blood stem cells may be a possible cure - helping restart the pancreatic function and insulin production. |
gulfnews.com - By Fiona Macrae - Daily Mail London: Breast, it is said, is best. But if you want a better behaved baby it seems that bottle-feeding might deliver faster results. |
Medical News Today - According to a study published on bmj.com, administering overweight or obese patients with peptide-1 (GLP-1) - a type of glucagon which is secreted from the intestine during eating and suppresses appetite, leads to clinically beneficial weight loss, ... |
CTV.ca - Fountains and water walls can be sources of calm, of negative ions that improve the moods of those around them. But they can also be fonts of a dangerous bacterial disease, especially in hospitals, public health disease investigators in Wisconsin are ... |
Medical News Today - According to a study published on bmj.com, surgeons between the ages of 35 and 50 years provide the safest care compared with their younger or older colleagues, a finding, which raises concerns regarding surgeons' ongoing training and motivation during ... |
Tempo - ELTON John will write a personal account of his life during the AIDS epidemic, including his friendship with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1991 aged 45. |
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