Tuesday, March 6, 2012

06 MAR 2012, TUE: Bus & Health

Business


Deficit up on record outlay

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
A RECORD December spending spree allowed the government to gain on its deficit goals but it still failed to maximize the 2011 fiscal program, recording a final shortfall just below two-thirds of the P300-billion full-year ceiling.

Foreign aid disbursements rise in 2011

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
DISBURSEMENTS OF foreign aid rose last year, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said, even as it noted a drop in total foreign lending commitment, a situation traced by an economist to the global slowdown and low absorptive capacity ...

Luisita farmers ask SC to start land distribution

Philippine Star - 
By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) Updated March 06, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - A group of farm workers of the Cojuangco-Aquino- controlled Hacienda Luisita asked the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday to execute its decision ordering the ...

DOTC to fast-track implementation of EO 67

The Online Zamboanga Times - 
MANILA - The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said on Monday it would accelerate the implementation of an integrated transport project contained in the President's Executive Order 67 which calls for the planning, implementation, ...

Philex exports up 83%

Inquirer.net - 
Philex Mining Corp. reported an 83-percent hike in the estimated value of its shipments in the first two months of 2012. With the increase in volume, Philex shipments amounted to P2.27 billion from January to February, from the P1.24 billion reported ...

DILG, MMDA, LNB signs MOA on capacity building interventions for Barangays DRRM

The Online Zamboanga Times - 
MANILA - The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Liga ng mga Barangay- National Capital Region chapter (LNB-NCR) on Monday signed a memorandum of agreement to conduct a capacity ...

Philippine banks remain very liquid—BSP

Inquirer.net - 
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has reiterated that liquidity in the domestic economy was sufficient to help achieve faster economic growth even as the latest assessment of the eurozone pointed to the region's entering a recession this year.

Rates drop at weekly Treasury bill auction

San Francisco Chronicle - 
(03-05) 14:51 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dropping to their lowest level in five weeks.

In February, all top 10 programs in Mega Manila were GMA shows

GMA News - 
Broadcast giant GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) not only maintained its lead over its competitors in nationwide TV ratings this February but its television programs also swept the top 10 spots in Mega Manila rankings.

MVP launches incubator plan for PH version of Silicon Valley

ABS CBN News - 
By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - Hong Kong-based industrial conglomerate First Pacific Co. Ltd. managing director and chief executive Manuel V. Pangilinan launched yesterday a multimillion-dollar program that will help ...

UCPB Savings eyes 26% income growth in 2012

Philippine Star - 
By Ted P. Torres (The Philippine Star) Updated March 06, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - UCPB Savings Bank is looking to grow its net income by roughly 26 percent in 2012, or from P277 million in 2011 to P350 million.

Stock Market

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
STOCKS ended trading on Monday at a new record high as it resumed momentum from the previous peak on Friday last week, driven by ample liquidity in the market.

PHAP agrees: No more free meds, junkets for docs

ABS CBN News - 
by Ira Pedrasa, ABS-CBNnews.com MANILA, Philippines - The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) said it is committed to implementing a worldwide code of practice, which seeks to stamp out bribery and corruption among ...

50 hydro contracts up for grabs

Inquirer.net - 
First Gen Corp. of the Lopez group is mulling over plans to participate in the government's proposed bidding of service contracts to explore and develop as many as 50 prospective run-of-river hydropower sites in Luzon and Visayas.

SSS Sues 1227 Erring Employers

Manila Bulletin - 
By CHINO S. LEYCO State-run Social Security System (SSS) said that the number of erring employers it sued surged 66 percent to 1227 last year from 740 in the previous year amid its efforts to compel companies to fulfill their obligations to their ...

US-PHL officials consult on issues under Trade and Investment Framework Agreement

The Online Zamboanga Times - 
by Gloria Jane Baylon MANILA - Describing Philippine-American relations as “incredibly important,” United States Deputy Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis met recently with key Philippine government officials here, consulting on ways to expand and ...

China asks citizens to spend more

Irish Times - 
CHINA'S LEADERSHIP has outlined plans to get consumers to spend more to offset the effects of a slowdown in the world's second largest economy, as Communist Party leaders from all over the country gathered in Beijing for the annual parliament, ...

Philippine oil firms back moves to reduce oil smuggling

Inquirer.net - 
Large oil firms operating in the Philippines on Monday expressed support for the government move to impose taxes on fuel products entering the country through the free port and economic zones, noting that this was one way to effectively curb oil ...

Diversification Of Banana Markets Urged

Manila Bulletin - 
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT Banana growers have to diversify its markets outside of Japan, China and Iran to ensure that emergencies in one market cannot hamper overall trade.

Dev't of halal sector pushed

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Central Mindanao has endorsed the development of the halal sector in a bid to tap the lucrative global market, officials said at the weekend.

Health


Typhoid outbreak in Cebu town

Tempo - 
By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR. TUBURAN, Cebu - A typhoid outbreak has been declared in this town on Sunday after the Department of Health (DOH) 7 and the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) confirmed four deaths, eight admissions, and 555 total cases ...

Working on my Fitnesse

Philippine Star - 
Kristie Enriquez leads the group as they all groove and do the Zumba Fitness craze at the Nestle Fitnesse Shape Up Your Lifestyle event held recently at Chef Jessie's Top of the Citi restaurant.

Few rape cases filed, prosper

ABS CBN News - 
By Adelle Chua, VERA Files Norma Escobido, family health officer of the Department of Health, has been with the agency for 35 years but has only been working with its Women and Children Protection Unit (WCPU) for two years.

Saving lives through organ donation & transplantation

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - Kidney diseases, especially end stage renal disease, are now the seventh leading cause of death among Filipinos.

Producers unfazed by H5N2 outbreak

Taipei Times - 
The nation's major poultry producers saw their stock prices tumble yesterday, but were confident that they would not be affected by an outbreak of the H5N2 avian flu virus that has resulted in the culling of about 60000 chickens in the country.

Seeing is Believing: Picturing Heart Damage

UMass Lowell (press release) - 
Prof. Kay Doyle points out plaque build up and ruptures in a model that shows the inside of a blood vessel. By Karen Angelo New research on heart disease shows that for many women, damage to blood vessels manifests differently than in men, ...

Baldoz to nursing graduates: Explore other healthcare careers

Philippine Information Agency - 
QUEZON CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- Go out-of-the-box and check other healthcare careers, Labor & Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz advised nursing graduates yesterday stressing that jobs are aplenty in the healthcare industry.

Vein Center at AMI Offers Complimentary Screenings

Cape May County Herald (press release) - 
By Sponsored Content Do you experience aching, swelling, heaviness or fatigue in your legs? Do you suffer from unsightly spider or varicose veins?

Full brows are back

Stuff.co.nz - 
Hold the tweezers! Full brows are back and they're bigger and better than ever. Forget dainty, manicured arches, this season is all about the wow-brow factor.

Toddlers' Autistic Behaviors Linked to Preteen Psychosis

Family Practice News Digital Network - 
Autistic-like behaviors in toddlers might predict psychotic events in adolescence, a retrospective study has determined. Speech problems and ritualistic behaviors in 3- and 7-year-olds showed a particularly strong influence, increasing the risk of ...

School Nurses Being Cut

NorthEscambia.com - 
Over five dozen school nurses and health support technicians are being cut out of Escambia County Schools next year, but officials say there will still be someone available to treat children's illnesses and injuries.

ADHD kids struggle in classroom

24 Hours Vancouver - 
By ERICA BULMAN, 24 HOURS The youngest kids in a classroom are more likely to be medicated for deficit hyperactivity disorder than their older peers in the same grade, according to a University of BC study released Monday.

Sleep-disordered breathing affecting children's behavior

WTVR - 
A new study in Pediatrics journal finds children with a condition known as sleep-disordered breathing are significantly more likely to develop behavioral problems by the time they are seven, including depression and anxiety.

48 NASA Laptops Stolen in Two Years: A Case for Better Encryption Practices

PCWorld - 
By Melanie Pinola, PCWorld International Space Station: Image courtesy of WikimediaIt's not only businesses that need to worry about laptop security.

Nick Cannon: Rare Form of Lupus 'Attacking My Kidneys'

Billboard - 
by Lauren Savage, NY | March 05, 2012 6:00 EST Just 10 months after giving birth to twins Moroccan and Monroe, a soulful and slender Mariah Carey returned to the stage with a set at New York's Gotham Hall on Thursday night (Mar. 1).

Osteoporosis linked to vitamin E intake; Supplement found to thin bones in mice

New York Daily News - 
Researchers found that giving mice increased doses of Vitamin E at a level similar to that found in supplements caused the animals' bones to thin.

Icecream cravings like cocaine: study

New Zealand Herald - 
Cravings people have for ice cream are similar to those a junkie experiences for cocaine, a US study claims. According to the study, published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the more ice cream an individual eats, the less "reward" they ...

New Product Called Diabetes Support Supplements by ProactiveLife Contains ...

Houston Chronicle - 
Recent studies attempt to shed light on the role Vitamin D plays in Type 2 Diabetes. A study published in the journal Diabetes Care showed a 24% reduction in diabetes risk for people with higher levels of vitamin D as compared with people with lower ...

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