Wednesday, January 25, 2012

25 JAN 2012, WED: Bus & Health

Business


IMF cuts world growth forecasts again

NEWS.com.au - 
MOST major economies should avoid sinking into recession as long as European policymakers intensify their efforts to address the Eurozone crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.

Supreme Court in unanimous 11-0 vote awards coco levy shares in SMC to coconut ...

GMA News - 
The Supreme Court –by a unanimous 11 - 0 vote—upheld the Sandiganbayan decision to award a 24 percent block of shares in San Miguel Corporation to the Coconut Industry Investment Fund (CIIF), which is also known as the coco levy fund.

'Gov't focused on regaining Category 1 under FAA'

Philippine Star - 
By Aurea Calica (The Philippine Star) Updated January 25, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - The government is focused on regaining Category 1 status under the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after the Philippines suffered a downgrade to ...

Cebu Pacific, CAE Inc. build flying school in Clark Freeport

Inquirer.net - 
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines is seen emerging as a major aviation training hub in Southeast Asia as the region tries to cope with the supply needed to sustain its growing air travel sector.

First Pacific Hikes Meralco Stake

Manila Bulletin - 
By JAMES A. LOYOLA MANILA, Philippines - The First Pacific group has raised its stake in Manila Electric Company (Meralco) after buying an additional 2.66 percent of the utility from the Lopez group for P8.85 billion.

JFC Seals US$60-M Singapore Investment

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), through wholly owned Singapore unit JSF Investments Pte. Ltd., has completed its acquisition of 50 percent of the business of the SuperFoods Group with an investment of US$60 million.

Farm growth below target

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
FARM OUTPUT dropped in the fourth quarter of 2011, dragging full-year growth to a slower-than-expected pace, Agriculture officials reported yesterday.

OIL FUTURES: Crude Slips As Traders Assess Iran Embargo

Wall Street Journal - 
By Dan Strumpf Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Oil futures edged lower Tuesday, as traders reassessed the impact of the European Union's ban on Iranian crude-oil imports.

PAL not for sale

Journal Online - 
This can be gleaned from a statement issued by Joey de Guzman, PAL's vice president for corporate communications, who said that the pronouncements made by PAL chair Lucio Tan that the airline company is for sale “at the right price” should not be taken ...

Splash allots half of capex for new food unit

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
PERSONAL CARE products maker Splash Corp. has programmed roughly P300 million for capital spending this year with nearly half intended to bankroll its new food unit.

DoE finds 'no overpricing' of oil products during Aquino's watch

Manila Bulletin - 
By MYRNA M. VELASCO MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Energy (DoE) is standing pat on its findings that oil companies committed “no overpricing,” based on its monitoring of pump price adjustments since the start of the Aquino administration in ...

CAB: PH carriers banned from expanding flights to S. Korea

Inquirer.net - 
Local airlines have been banned from expanding operations in South Korea, according to the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). Seoul reportedly took its cue from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which imposed a similar ban on the Philippines ...

Government to bid out MRT 3 contract

Inquirer.net - 
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) has decided to conduct an open competitive bidding for the contract to operate and develop the Metro Rail Transit line on EDSA, or MRT 3. Transportation Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II said ...

Need a job? The world needs 600 million of them

Los Angeles Times - 
Think the United States needs more jobs? It's not alone. The world needs to create 600 million more jobs over the next decade, a new report from the International Labour Organization says.

Philippine stocks shed 33 points on profit-taking

Inquirer.net - 
MANILA, Philippines—Local stocks pulled back from all-time highs Tuesday as investors pocketed gains while many regional players were still on a holiday break after the Lunar year turnover.

Earnings preview: Airline demand in the spotlight

msnbc.com - 
By AP Some of the world's biggest airlines report fourth-quarter results over the next two days, and analysts will be looking to see how well travel demand is holding up.

Fund to restore coral reefs

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE ENVIRONMENT department is allocating P14.05 million for the restoration of five coral reef areas this year in line with the aim of preserving marine resources, an official said yesterday.

MMDA, DOST vow quicker response to Manila flooding

GMA News - 
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) are set to rehabilitate and upgrade Metro Manila's flood monitoring system.

Colorado at the "Bulls Eye" for Solar Thermal Power

Written by
KUNC - 
By Kirk Siegler Colorado's solar energy industry has released an ambitious roadmap to boost solar thermal power development across the state.

Health


More Filipinos working abroad have HIV-Aids

gulfnews.com - 
By Barbara Mae Dacanay, Bureau Chief Manila: At least 271 Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been infected with HIV in 2011, 50 per cent higher than 174 OFWs who were tested HIV positive in 2010, a radio report said.

Online Holocaust Curriculum Lets Students View Survivors' Testimonies

NY1 - 
Holocaust studies in the classroom are going high-tech and interactive, thanks to the new online "iWitness" curriculum from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute.

Rotary International meets Bill Gates' $200m challenge to fund polio ...

Ghana Business News - 
Rotary International says it has succeeded in meeting the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's $200 million match in funding for polio eradication, raising more than $202.6 million as of January 17, 2012.

CLMMRH chief supports city in disaster planning

Visayan Daily Star - 
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO Dr. Julius Drilon, chiefof the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City, yesterday said he fully supports the plan of the Bacolod City government to strengthen its disaster planning and management, ...

Cancer bill gains leverage

Sun.Star - 
DEPUTY House Speaker for Mindanao Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar was elated that her proposed cancer bill (House Bill 5368) is gaining leverage.

What's Causing The Surge In Mouth And Throat Cancers?

Huffington Post - 
Since 1990, the incidence of some common tumors including lung, colon, and prostate cancer has declined. Meanwhile, the rate of seven malignancies, like those of the lower mouth and throat linked to human papillomavirus (HPV), is increasing.

Betwixt and Between: Middle-Class Women Living with HIV/AIDS

Chicagomag.com - 
By Celeste Watkins-Hayes In November 2011, in the course of my research, I interviewed Katy, a 35-year-old white woman who was diagnosed with HIV in 2010 during routine prenatal testing as she prepared to give birth to her son.

Have a squeaky-clean year with Red Dragon soap

Bellingham Herald - 
No, we're not four weeks too late; we're right on time. The Chinese Lunar New Year began Monday, and it's the auspicious Year of the Dragon.

First stem cell treatment on humans helps recover sight

Sydney Morning Herald - 
EMBRYONIC stem cells have been used to treat human illness for the first time, improving the sight of two women with severe vision loss.

Mass. dentist admits doing paper clip root canals

Houston Chronicle - 
Prosecutors say Clair was suspended by Medicaid in 2002 but continued filing by using the names of other dentists in his practice.

Study: Magic mushrooms may help treat depression

USA TODAY - 
Psychedelic mushrooms may point to new ways to treat depression, suggest two small brain imaging studies that seem to show how psilocybin -- the active ingredient in such mushrooms -- affects the brain.

Challenging brain best way to avoid Alzheimer's

ABC7Chicago.com - 
We've been hearing for some time that challenging the brain can help ward off Alzheimer's. Now a small but intriguing study suggests starting crossword puzzles later in life won't help.

Sanofi Says US Approves Framingham Fabrazyme Plant

Medical Daily - 
By Medical Daily Reporter Sanofi and its Genzyme subsidiary said Tuesday US Regulators have approved its manufacturing plant in Framingham, Mass.

70 die from substandard medicine in Lahore

The News International - 
LAHORE: At least 70 patients of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) have died after consuming substandard medicine. Those killed include patients who were receiving treatment at the PIC or had taken medicine distributed by the institute.

Women feel more pain than men: study

New Zealand Herald - 
The argument that women handle pain better than men has been debated many times in the long-running battle of the sexes. Now scientists have come down on the side of women in one regard - after concluding that they endure more pain than their male ...

Narcissism Can Be Deadly

Men's Fitness - 
Narcissists exist throughout society. Self-absorbed. Entitled. Lacking empathy. In mild forms, narcissism can help men succeed. More unhealthy forms can affect relationships and lead to aggression.

Drug May Slow Early Prostate Cancer

U.S. News & World Report - 
By Denise Mann TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that Avodart, a drug used to treat an enlarged prostate gland, may help slow the progression of early stage prostate cancer, reducing the need for aggressive treatment in some ...

Psychiatric Reference Changes May Escalate Wrong Diagnoses: Study

Medical Daily - 
By Christine Hsu Recommendations for deleting five personality disorders in the upcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the gold standard for reference for psychiatrists, could result in false-negative diagnoses for millions of ...

Typhoid Outbreak Hits High Density Suburbs of Harare, Zimbabwe

Voice of America - 
24 January 2012 Typhoid Outbreak Hits High Density Suburbs of Harare, Zimbabwe Most cases were recorded in the Kuwadzana high-density suburb where more than 90 people were treated at Beatrice Infectious Diseases Hospital, and cases were also reported ...

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