Business
Inquirer.net - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has decided to cut the reserve requirement ratio for banks by 3 percentage points in what officials said was part of an overall effort to rationalize the way liquidity in the economy was being managed. |
San Francisco Chronicle - Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- European leaders maintained pressure on Greece to accept terms demanded by international lenders during a weekend of talks to avert a financial collapse. |
Inquirer.net - Only eight solar power projects, which will generate a combined 191 megawatts, were awarded renewable energy service contracts as of end-December 2011, according to data from the Department of Energy (DoE). |
Health
Philippine Star - MANILA, Philippines - Artist Betsy Westendorp patiently talked to each artist, inviting them to participate in an exhibit that will aid a charitable organization close to her heart: the Ophthalmological Foundation of the Philippines (OFPHIL), ... |
Yahoo! Philippines News - Westin is to roll out a global revamp of its health and fitness centers around the world, it confirmed January 31. The luxury hotel brand will make over gyms and fitness centers at all of its 186 properties this year, it said, as part of an attempt to ... |
PCWorld - By Antony Savvas, Computerworld-UK Researchers have been able to reconstruct words based on the brain waves of patients thinking those words, using computer modeling technology. |
The Guardian - GPs, midwives and health service officials have been told to ensure pregnant women and those with young children in low-income families know of their right to free vitamin D supplements. |
Nursing Times - Men are far more likely to have the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) in their mouths than women, the Daily Mail has reported. |
GhanaWeb - Accra - 4 February 2012 - World Cancer Day takes place every year on 4 February and is the singular initiative under which the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic. |
Montreal Gazette (blog) - McGill University issued a terse response Friday to allegations some of its researchers have, over several decades, colluded with the asbestos industry to play down or cloud the fibrous mineral's devastating health impacts. |
Yahoo! Philippines News - According to the results of a market research survey, consumers in the US say it's hard to find healthy snacks around them. A month into 2012, when resolutions begin to dissolve and fade, a new Mintel survey released last week found that almost half, ... |
Yahoo! Philippines News - If you're looking to shed weight by relying on a smartphone app and/or a portable fitness gadget, look for one that comes with a "virtual coach," at least according to new research published last week. |
The Seattle Times - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure decision to cut off grants to Planned Parenthood was a terribly shortsighted thing to do. Komen was right to reverse itself. |
gulfnews.com - Researchers claim that while sleep and sex may be stronger urges, people are more likely to give in to longings to use social and other media. |
Newsday - Nation Newsday > News > Nation Virus strikes cruise ship out of New Orleans Published: February 5, 2012 6:26 PM By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - (AP) -- A stomach virus has stricken people on a third US cruise ship, with a vessel sailing from New ... |
Sky News Australia - Online booze calculator to minimize risk Updated: 09:42, Monday February 6, 2012 Drinking just a little bit more alcohol than the daily recommended amount could treble your risk of developing mouth cancer, according to a new British Government campaign ... |
Medical News Today - Approximately 1.2 million humans die each year from malaria, a much higher figure than the previously estimated 600000, researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, reported in The Lancet ... |
Reuters - (Reuters) - Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people. |
Bloomberg - The brains of addicts and their healthy siblings are different than those of unrelated, healthy volunteers, a study has found, suggesting vulnerability to drug dependency may be partly inherited. |
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