Thursday, February 9, 2012

09 FEB 2012, THU: Bus & Health

Business


WORLD FOREX: Euro Bounces Off 8-Week High As Market Awaits Greece

Wall Street Journal - 
By Javier E. David Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The euro was little changed Wednesday, oscillating just below an eight-week high as markets awaited news on Greece's efforts to forge political consensus on a debt and bailout agreement ...

Gov't eyes 5-7% Q1 growth

Inquirer.net - 
Philippine economic growth for the first quarter may speed up from the 4.6 percent in the corresponding quarter in 2011. Economic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga Jr.

Metro Manila land prices on an uptrend, BSP says

Inquirer.net - 
Land values in key urban areas in Metro Manila rose in the third quarter of 2011 as rising income levels led to an increase in demand for real estate.

Hyundai January Sales Jump 40%

Manila Bulletin - 
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT MANILA, Philippines - Sales of all imported Hyundai cars jumped 40 percent in the first month of the year to 2153 units over 1541 units sold in January 2011 boosted by brisk sales of its passenger car (PC) models.
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RCBC Earns Record P5-B Profit

Manila Bulletin - 
By JAMES A. LOYOLA MANILA, Philippines - Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation reported an 18 percent jump in unaudited net income last year to a record P5.01 billion from P4.25 billion in 2010.

BDO closes book-building activities for $300M notes

Malaya - 
By JENNIFER AMBANTA BDO Unibank yesterday announced that it has closed the book building for its $300 million US dollar denominated fixed rate senior notes earlier than expected.

Meralco expects tight power supply

Inquirer.net - 
Manila Electric Co., the country's biggest power distributor, expects electricity supply to be “fairly tight” in two to three years' time should the growth in demand, as seen last month, continue for a prolonged period.

San Miguel group to join LRT project biddings

Inquirer.net - 
San Miguel Corp. is keen on bidding for contracts to expand and manage the Light Railway Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 under the public-private partnership (PPP) framework in line with its diversification into the infrastructure business.

DA sees huge potential in cocosap sugar

Middle East North Africa Financial Network - 
Feb 09, 2012 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing the creation of a master plan for coconut sap sugar to seize opportunities in the $1.1-billion alternative global market ...

Out of the tube

Manila Standard Today - 
Love is in the air in Malacañang Palace. And love does have a way of insinuating itself into the national discourse whenever President Noynoy Aquino is under fire.

AirAsia Philippines to take off in March/April

The Sun Daily - 
PETALING JAYA (Feb 8, 2012): AirAsia Bhd's new low-cost affiliate in the Philippines is expected to start commercial operations in March or April this year.

House OKs bill making terrorist financing as a separate crime

Philippine Star - 
By Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star) Updated February 09, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading yesterday a bill classifying financing terrorism as a crime separate from terrorism.

Petron raises public float

Inquirer.net - 
Petron Corp., the country's biggest oil refiner and retailer, has hiked its public float to 14.68 percent, allowing it to comply with the mandated 10-percent public ownership for listed companies.

Phoenix Petroleum records 19% growth in 2011 income

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
PHOENIX PETROLEUM Philippines, Inc. saw its 2011 full-year income grow by 19% from the year previous on the back of higher revenues from an expanded retail network, a statement released yesterday showed.

House summons IBC 13 execs

Tempo - 
By BEN R. ROSARIO Manila, Philippines - The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability yesterday ruled to summon executives of a state-run broadcast network for the allegedly anomalous sale of a 4.4 hectare prime property in Quezon ...

Share prices climb on Greece debt talks, good US jobs data

Middle East North Africa Financial Network - 
Feb 09, 2012 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- PHILIPPINE share prices on Wednesday climbed back above the 4800 level as Greece moved closer to reaching an agreement to restructure its debt coupled with ...

Movement 188 to donate P1M to earthquake victims

Journal Online - 
THE pro-impeachment lawmakers or the Movement 188 will donate P1 million to the victims of magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Negros and Cebu provinces last Monday as death toll increases.

BJMP takeover of Quezon jail hits snag

Journal Online - 
LUCENA City -- The planned takeover by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) of the management and operation of the Quezon Provincial Jail (QPJ) here has hit a snag.

City government builds P45-million market complex

Sun.Star - 
By Bong Garcia THE construction of the P45-million complex at the main public market in Zamboanga City is ongoing. City Administrator Antonio Orendain Jr.

Classroom Valentines: For all or none

Boston Globe - 
Valentine's Day doesn't have much to do with schools - it has more to do with selling greeting cards, flowers, and restaurant meals - but it has traditionally been a time for classrooms to offset the winter doldrums with parties, treats, and cards.

Health


308 Pass Physical Therapists Exam

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has announced that 308 out of 610 passed the Physical Therapists Licensure Examination and 27 out of 72 passed the Occupational Therapists Licensure Examination given by the Board of ...

Smoking May Hasten Mental Decline In Men: Study

Huffington Post - 
By Matt McMillen A new study published today on the website of the Archives of General Psychiatry has found that smoking appears to accelerate the pace of age-related cognitive decline in middle-aged men.

Expired Drugs Worth One Billion Euros Sit in Greek Households

Greek Reporter - 
By A. Papapostolou on February 8, 2012 in News A drive to collect and ensure proper disposal of large quantities of pharmaceuticals that are currently languishing unused in Greek households was announced by health minister Andreas Loverdos.

Historical data on your workout sessions can be accessed via a web-based ...

Gizmag - 
Unless you have a personal fitness instructor following you around with a notepad, keeping track of your progress at the gym can be a real nuisance.

Pneumonia costs PhilHealth at least P 2 billion annually – expert

GMA News - 
Pneumonia topped the list of 20 illnesses that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. paid for in claims annually, costing at least 2 billion pesos in 2010, a leading infectious disease specialist said Wednesday.

The horrors of the gluten-sensitive sufferer

Charleston City Paper - 
by Nikki Seibert The Cocktail Club's Jasmine Beck is just one local bartender who's turned drink-making into an art form. Charleston's always been a drinking town, but in recent years we've seen a surge in respect for old-school mixing methods with a ...

Healthy Hollywood: Wellness Wednesday - Get Kissable Lips Like Angelina!

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
Angelina Jolie has one of the sexiest pouts in the world. She, along with Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis, can drive men wild with just the pucker of their lips.

Karen Handel and the upside of unemployment in a down economy

Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) - 
In this economy, most people need a job in order to thrive. But not Karen Handel. The former Republican candidate for governor may have revived her political career by quitting hers.

Diabetic chef's ethical dilemma

iAfrica.com - 
US cooking star Paula Deen, self-proclaimed "Queen of Southern Cuisine" famous for her dishes smothered in butter, has met a storm of outrage after revealing she has diabetes and is hawking a drug to treat the disease.

NY policymakers grilled over HIV/AIDS housing help

Wall Street Journal - 
AP NEW YORK - Lawmakers are concerned that new public assistance policies could lead to increased homelessness and risky behavior among vulnerable New Yorkers sickened with HIV and AIDS.

Which foods contribute most to our sodium intake?

Washington Post - 
About 90 percent of Americans have a diet that contains too much sodium, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dagupeños dental health improving thru dental mission

Philippine Information Agency - 
By Alex Romeo R. Fernandez DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) - The general dental health condition of residents in this city has improved over the years due to the increasing number of dental missions conducted every year, according to a local government ...

Vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill

TODAYonline - 
PITTSBURGH - Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding US$25 (S$31) into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of United States federal regulators and raised questions about how ...

NIH Scrambling to Shift $50 Million Into Alzheimer's Research

Science Now - 
by Jocelyn Kaiser on 8 February 2012, 5:33 PM | 0 Comments Yesterday, the Obama Administration announced that it wants to beef up the National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) investment in Alzheimer's disease research with $80 million in new funding in ...

Health officials warn of measles exposure at Super Bowl village

Boston Herald - 
By AP Massachusetts health officials are warning that people who visited the Super Bowl village outdoor festival in Indianapolis last Friday may have been exposed to measles.

Blood Levels of Trans Fats Are Declining in Americans

New York Times (blog) - 
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR The intense battle that public health advocates have waged against trans fats appears to be working: A new report shows that since 2000, levels of trans fats in Americans' bloodstreams have plummeted nearly 60 percent.

Ban spanking, researchers say

Canada.com - 
By Heather Yundt, Ottawa Citizen February 7, 2012 Spanking makes children more aggressive and should be made illegal, a newly released report suggests.

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