Business
Malaysia Star - MACAU: Casino mogul Steve Wynn ousted his former friend and partner Kazuo Okada from the board of his Wynn Macau unit yesterday, in the latest twist to a gripping legal joust that shines a light into gaming industry governance. |
ABC News (blog) - When it comes to overpriced gas, the United States doesn't look all that “united.” In California, drivers are finding high gas prices - more than $4 a gallon - across the state, according to an informal survey by ABC News. |
BusinessWorld Online Edition - OFFICIALS of Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Friday confirmed its top shareholder and chairman is in talks with San Miguel Corp. for possible acquisition of a stake in the flag carrier. |
Manila Bulletin - By NELLY FAVIS-VILLAFUERTE MANILA, Philippines - Different countries have different policies/rules on the use of genetic engineering techniques in agriculture and food production. |
New Zealand Herald - Photo / AP Greece has launched its official offer for a massive bond swap designed to knock 107 billion euros off its debt held by banks and other private investors. |
Firstpost - Athens: Greece took its first step towards reaping urgently needed funds agreed in a 130-billion-euro (110.2 billion pound) rescue package on Thursday as its parliament endorsed a bond swap for private holders of its debt. |
This is Somerset - Banks led London's leading shares index higher after Royal Bank of Scotland said trading improved in its core businesses despite total losses of £2 billion. |
International News Network - ISLAMABAD: The people adversely affected by its projects can seek remedy to their complaints as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Friday introduced changes in its Accountability Mechanism. |
Health
China Daily - By Shan Juan (China Daily) CHENGDU - A senior health official of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region denied on Thursday a real-name HIV testing policy - which is expected to begin soon in the region - will be compulsory. |
Chicago Tribune - Following is a summary of current health news briefs. Bird flu may not be so deadly after all, new analysis claims NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bird flu may be far less lethal to people than the World Health Organization's assessment of a death rate topping 50 ... |
GMA News - People may not need all that eight hours of sleep after all, sleep scientists suggested this week. The scientists cited a growing body of evidence from science and history that suggests eight hours of sleep may be unnatural, the BBC reported. |
Gainesville Sun - By Anne Geggis Unemployed area residents who are older than 50 and without insurance are eligible to be among the 31 people who will receive a screening colonoscopy next month in honor of Colon Cancer Month if they've never had the test before. |
Times of India - LONDON: Want to reduce the risk of a stroke? Eat oranges and grapefruit daily, if possible , says a study. Researchers at Norwich Medical School in the University of East Anglia have found that oranges and grapefruit protect against a 'brain attack' ... |
The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - The battle of the bulge has been a big, fat failure for US drugmakers. But that hasn't stopped them from trying. |
CBC.ca - Dementia is estimated to affect about 500000 Canadians and up to five million people in the USDementia is estimated to affect about 500000 Canadians and up to five million people in the US (Associated Press) An analysis of tens of thousands of people ... |
Canada.com - By Postmedia News, Postmedia News February 24, 2012 VANCOUVER - Whooping cough continues to spread in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, with at least 140 cases confirmed since the outbreak was first reported in December. |
CTV.ca - An electron micrograph shows the Norovirus in this undated photo. (US Center for Disease Control and Prevention) Hospital staff and patients have fallen ill as both campuses of the Ottawa Hospital deal with a spreading norovirus outbreak. |
Irish Times - IN 2007, an Oxford University study found clear evidence that women of Indian background living in Britain were having abortions because the foetus was not a boy. |
Medical News Today - A recent study, published Online First in The Lancet Oncology, reveals that although 77% of cancer patients who have strange symptoms are usually sent to the hospital after 1 or 2 consultations, non-white patients, young people, women, and people with ... |
Zee News - Washington: Healthy people with higher urine concentrations of Bisphenol A (BPA), which is a controversial chemical extensively used in the plastics industry, were more vulnerable to develop heart disease in later life, a new study has revealed. |
NewsChannel 9 WSYR - Syracuse (ABC/WSYR-TV) - Research finds that a drug almost doubles the survival time of melanoma patients. Melanoma is responsible for about 9000 deaths each year in the United States and is fatal in 85 percent of cases once it spreads. |
DAWN.com - KARACHI: It is feared that many of the objectives which have been met under the tobacco control legislation in the country may be undone because federal and provincial government authorities lack clarity regarding their roles following the half-baked ... |
Daily Mail - By Daily Mail Reporter Pain killers could be used to dull the emotional pain of rejection in the future, scientists have claimed. Researchers have discovered that emotional and physical pain cause similar reactions in the brain and are so similar that ... |
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