Wednesday, February 22, 2012

22 FEB 2012, WED: Bus & Health

Business


Lessons from the Greek bailout

Washington Post - 
EUROPEAN FINANCE MINISTERS have agreed on another financial rescue plan for Greece, and this one is the biggest yet. It offers $172 billion worth of debt relief in return for Greek commitments to implement the sweeping austerity measures and structural ...

No deal with Iran on way forward: UN nuclear watchdog

Times of India - 
VIENNA: The UN atomic agency said on Wednesday that "intensive efforts" by its team visiting Iran on the way forward failed, and that they were denied access to a key military site.

Electronics industry attracts $2.4B investment

ABS CBN News - 
By Max V. de Leon, BusinessMirror MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine electronics industry attracted $2.477 billion in fresh investments in 2011, the highest ever, and the new projects are expected to generate an estimated $5 billion in additional ...

Gov't raises P49.6B from sale of RTBs

Inquirer.net - 
The Bureau of the Treasury on Monday raised a total of P49.62 billion in retail treasury bonds (RTBs) through a price-setting auction for 15- and 20-year debt paper.

Ayala Land moves to comply with ownership rule

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
PROPERTY DEVELOPER Ayala Land, Inc. has moved to reduce foreign participation in the company by restructuring its capital in light of a stricter interpretation of equity limits.

NEDA details projects endorsed for Palace OK

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) released yesterday the details of four infrastructure projects in the transport sector recently endorsed for approval of the President.

NAIA1 flights to be relocated

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - The government plans to relocate some international flights from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 once the later is fully operational to decongest the former, which was adjudged as one of the ...

Dutch pension fund acquires 9.8% of Century Properties

Inquirer.net - 
Dutch pension fund APG has acquired a 9.8-percent stake in Century Properties Group (CPG) for about P1.52 billion, coming in as an institutional investor.

Cigarette firm bucks 'sin' tax increase plan

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE GOVERNMENT will lose more revenues than it will gain should a planned increase in so-called "sin" taxes push through, a cigarette maker yesterday claimed.

VAT on oil, oil products to stay: Malacañang

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
MALACAÑANG has maintained its position not to suspend, reduce or eliminate the value-added tax (VAT) on oil and oil products, despite a revived proposal from militant transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston).

P1B loan for Clark airport

Malaya - 
By GENIVI FACTAO Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) has secured a P1 billion loan facility from Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to fund the phase II expansion of the passenger terminal of Clark International Airport (CIA).

IPVG names metal refiner up for acquisition

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
LISTED IPVG Corp. yesterday bared the identity of the company -- New Wave Resources -- it will acquire to venture into metal processing on top of its core business in information technology.

PAL loses P3.6B in 9 months

ABS CBN News - 
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - PAL Holdings Inc., the majority shareholder of flag carrier Philippine Airlines, swung to a loss of P3.6 billion in the nine months ending December last year on lower passenger and ...

Palace: Freebies for Pagcor OK

Inquirer.net - 
By Christine O. Avendaño Malacañang on Tuesday said there was nothing wrong with Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) Chairman Cristino Naguiat accepting free accommodations and gifts from the Wynn chain of casino hotels as this was “an ...

Obama to Talk About Gasoline Prices on Thursday

Wall Street Journal (blog) - 
By Carol E. Lee President Barack Obama plans to step into the political debate over rising gasoline prices on Thursday, when he kicks off the first of a series of events focused on his energy plans, senior administration officials said.

Geologists say sinkhole can serve as well

Inquirer.net - 
By Candeze R. Mongaya IF the sinkhole found in a farm in barangay Cambuang, Dumanjug town, stops widening, it can be used as a well due to the presence of water in the area.

First electric PUVs with franchise ply Makati

Inquirer.net - 
By Paolo G. Montecillo The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has granted franchises for the country's first batch of privately owned, electric-powered public utility vehicles (PUVs) in line with state efforts to cut carbon ...

Customs brokers push reform

Malaya - 
The customs brokers groups that helped strengthen the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) valuation based on international prevailing prices of commodities now vow to join the anti-smuggling program.

Zamboanga mining company clarifies 'hostaging' of 12 journalists

Business Mirror - 
THE Canadian mining company TVI Resource Development (Philippines) Inc. on Tuesday disputed claims that it allegedly ordered the personnel of the Special Cafgu (Citizens Armed Force Geographical Unit) Active Auxiliary (SCAA) to prevent for several ...

Farm sector gets P99.6B: DBM

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) has allocated P99.6 billion to the agriculture sector this year, an increase of more than half from last year's P65.97 billion, a Cabinet official said yesterday.

Health


Philippines department calls for organ-sharing bill to be abandoned

gulfnews.com - 
By Barbara Mae Dacanay, Bureau Chief Manila The Social Welfare Department has requested that a Congress bill allowing the creation of a network for "organ sharing" should not be passed.

Arthritis and Lupus Linked To Lower Birth Rates

Medical News Today - 
A multi-center study of a national survey published in Arthritis Care and Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), has established that over half of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) ...

Bluetooth toothbrush tracks your brushing habits

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
Data-loving consumers have plenty of options for tracking fitness and sleep, but now you can add dental hygiene into the mix with a new Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush and app launching next month.

Body Piercing Risks: Review Highlights Possible Health Risks From The Procedure

Huffington Post - 
More than a third of the US population have their ears pierced -- with about one in seven people having a piercing somewhere other than the ear lobe, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

Everything you know about dieting is wrong

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will change the way people tackle obesity.

ORBIS Conducts Sight-Saving Program in the Philippines Through the FedEx ...

PR Newswire (press release) - 
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Through the generous sponsorship of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), ORBIS's Flying Eye Hospital - the world's only ophthalmic surgical and training hospital with wings - touched down today in the Philippines to deliver ...

Laughter is a serious matter in yoga class

Times of Malta - 
It sounds like the crazed laughter of old friends getting together, but these people have never met and no one is saying jokes. This is the sound of laughter yoga.

Will Drinking Diet Soda Increase Your Risk For A Heart Attack?

Forbes - 
According to the Daily Mail, the New York Times' “rival” as the most-read English language newspaper in the world, “research” has revealed that“drinking just a single can of diet fizzy drink every day can increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

Violent video games for your health? 'Medal of Honor' improves vision in five ...

New York Daily News - 
Playing 'Medal of Honor' for one month improved the vision of five patients with a rare cataract disorder. It looks like violent video games may do some good after all.

Babies make friends, jokes before learning to talk

New York Daily News - 
Not being able to talk doesn't keep babies from enjoying a good laugh and even forming friendships with others, according to researchers from Australia who've spent the last two years studying child behavior.

Doctors fix hole in the heart of Cebuana teen; first open heart surgery in a ...

Inquirer.net - 
By Rhea Ruth V. Rosell A 13-year-old girl from Naga City, Cebu, stands a good chance of leading a full life without the hole in her heart that could end it prematurely.

Coco sugar , syrup are promising alternative sweeteners says FNRI-DOST

Philippine Information Agency - 
By Jocelyn P. Alvarez ZAMBOANGA CITY, 21 Feb. (PIA) - - “Coconut sap, the fluid from coconut flowers that are cut systematically can be turned into sugar or syrup and that the resulting sugar has a low Glycemic Index (or GI)” informed the Food and ...

Bird flu as a weapon?

39online.com - 
So if we have a virus that kills 60% of the people infected by it, is it a good idea to scientifically alter it to make it more deadly?

Orion Health Announces New Version of Industry-leading Rhapsody Integration Engine

Business Wire (press release) - 
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orion Health, the leader in health information exchange (HIE) and healthcare integration solutions, today announced Orion Health™ Rhapsody ® Integration Engine version 5. Rhapsody provides comprehensive support for a vast ...

Health Care is for All

Inquirer.net - 
ONE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION when discussing Global Healthcare Travel also known as Medical Travel or Medical Tourism is this: Will the country's public healthcare be compromised once the Philippines becomes a global healthcare hub?

FDA eases cancer drug shortages, for now

Salt Lake Tribune - 
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Federal regulators have approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages that had been ratcheting up fears that patients, particularly children with leukemia, would miss lifesaving treatments.

Womb disease in link to cancer

The Press Association - 
Women with a history of womb disease endometriosis are more likely to develop three types of ovarian cancer, according to research.

Lights, Action, Drinking: Movie Scenes Tempt Teens To Binge

NPR (blog) - 
by Nancy Shute Drinking on screen, even in a cautionary tale like The Hangover Part II, can encourage kids to try drinking, according to new research.

Moms with migraines twice as likely to have baby with colic

CBS News - 
(CBS) When babies with colic cry - sometimes for weeks at a time - Mom and Dad might get headaches. But according to a new study, a mother's headache may be causing her baby's colic in the first place.

Linked for Life: The Incredible Story of Kidney Transplant Chain 124

Everyday Health - 
Last year, a Good Samaritan donated his kidney to a complete stranger, setting off a historic 60-person chain of transplants across the country.

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