Business
 | ABS CBN News - By Paul Anthony A. Isla, BusinessMirror MANILA, Philippines - Listed First Gen Corp. is hoping to raise between P5 billion and P10 billion via the issuance of preferred shares in the second half of the year. |
 | GMA News - The worldwide fishing industry could benefit from a $50 billion boost annually if stocks were allowed time to recover, the UN said Wednesday. |
 | The Daily Star - DAVOS, Switzerland: Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that Germany was not prepared to expose itself to further damage on the markets in order to save the eurozone as the IMF called for a pooling of rescue funds. |
 | BusinessWeek - By Blanche Gatt Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The International Monetary Fund has not asked the European Central Bank to “play any specific role,” in supporting a new program “to ensure debt sustainability for Greece,” and bring down its debt to 120 percent ... |
 | Malaya - A 50-percent year-on-year drop in trading gains pulled down the net income of East West Banking Corp from P1.8 billion to P1.735 billion last year. |
Health
 | Slate Magazine (blog) - By Amanda Marcotte I'm a big fan of repackaging information that reproductive health experts have known for a long time into new studies that can be sent around with press releases. |
 | The Guardian - A crackdown on gym contracts that customers cannot cancel is expected next week after the Office of Fair Trading warned fitness centres for a second time within a year not to sign people up to unfair agreements. |
 | EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) - HERSHEY, Pa.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Today, spearheaded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), AIDS advocates protested outside the Hershey Company headquarters in Hershey, Pennsylvania, over the “unacceptable” rejection of a 13-year-old boy for ... |
 | NY1 - Some developmentally disabled students on Staten Island have gone the extra mile to honor a local philanthropist. The kids from the Hungerford Program at the Jerome Parker Campus held a special ceremony to say “thank you” to boxer Teddy Atlas. |
 | Boston.com (blog) - By Juliette Kayyem The scientists who sparked a furor by discovering how to mutate the avian flu virus, H5n1, so that it easily transmitted from person to person, announced this week that they were suspending their research for 60 days. |
 | Huffington Post - By Anne Harding Certain vaccines may not work as well in children who have been exposed to high levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), a family of chemicals used to make everything from microwave popcorn bags and pizza boxes to carpets and nonstick ... |
 | Fox News - AP Graphics By Stephen Adams, Telegraph They say there is mounting research that it is the type of oil used, and whether or not it has been used before, that really matters. |
 | Express.co.uk - By Daily Express Reporter A MAJOR breakthrough could offer hope to millions of dementia sufferers after scientists managed to create Alzheimer's neurons. |
 | The Independent - Richard Hall is a freelance journalist on The Independent's News Desk. He was formerly Middle East Editor of The Daily Star, Beirut. |
 | Daily Mail - By Tamara Cohen Workers who spend long hours at the office are more than twice as likely to develop depression as those who do a standard day, according to a study. |
 | MarketWatch (press release) - WHAT: Almost 150 men, including Southeast Area LAPD Captain Phillip Tingirides and Mayor Villaraigosa will participate in a program called "Donuts with Dad" at 99th Street Elementary aimed at getting fathers involved in their children's education. |
 | WebMD (blog) - By Daniel J. DeNoon A study to be published this week suggests the drug improves people's sense of wellbeing, and might be a useful treatment for clinical depression. |
 | Examiner.com - High blood pressure is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart Disease (also called coronary artery disease), heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems. |
 | International Business Times - By Julia Greenberg: Subscribe to Julia's RSS feed What do Merlin the Magician, King Stefan, six of Snow White's seven dwarves, and some workers at Disney's theme parks now have in common? |
 | Pakistan Daily Times - LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday told the Punjab Assembly that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif would conclude debate on the deaths caused by 'contaminated' drugs distributed by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC). |
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