Friday, March 9, 2012

09 MAR 2012, FRI: Bus & Health

Business


Euro holds gains on Greek relief; yen slips

Economic Times - 
SINGAPORE: The euro dipped on Friday but held on to the bulk of the previous day's gains after Greece moved closer to securing fresh funds needed to avoid a messy debt default.

Eco managers brush aside effects of China slowdown

ABS CBN News - 
By Lawrence Agcaoili, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - Philippine economic managers believe that the impact on the Philippines of the decision of China to lower its economic growth target to 7.5 percent instead of eight percent this year would ...

Debt-growth ratio a 13-year low: DoF

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT debt reached P4.951 trillion last year, equivalent to a little over half of the country's economic output, the lowest ratio in 13 years, the Department of Finace (DoF) said yesterday.

NFA keeps rice import ceiling at 500K MT, may adjust for weather factors later

GMA News - 
The volume of tariff-free rice importation cap remains at 500000 metric tons (MT), the National Food Authority said on Thursday noting that weather conditions may still affect the agency's decision.

Toyota rolls out 500000 th unit; higher sales seen

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE LOCAL UNIT of Japanese automaker Toyota yesterday touted an upbeat sales outlook for the year as it rolled out the 500000th vehicle assembled in its Laguna facility.

Petron Reports P8.5-B Net Income

Manila Bulletin - 
By MYRNA M. VELASCO MANILA, Philippines - Amid flattish sales volume, leading oil industry player Petron Corporation logged a higher net income of P8.5 billion last year, mainly driven by rise in export sales and underpinned by recovery of regional ...

Dutch Company Investing P1B Here

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Dutch company Molex Integrated Products Philippines Inc. is investing P1.147 billion for the manufacture of cable assemblies in an 11-hectare lot in Hermosa economic zone in Bataan and would employ 1265 once in full commercial ...

Cebu Pacific seeks hike in fuel surcharges

ABS CBN News - 
By Louella D. Desiderio, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - The operator of budget airline Cebu Pacific is seeking a hike in fuel surcharges to be collected from passengers of its local flights amid rising oil prices.

Socialized 'sin tax' on tobacco?

Inquirer.net - 
Since way back in 2004, I have written in support of “sin taxes” on tobacco not simply as a policy advocate but as someone who grew up with asthma.

Agency allocates P200M to energize all Basilan villages

Sun.Star - 
THE Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (Opapp) has allocated P200 million to energize all barangays in the nearby province of Basilan.

Stocks mixed at midday

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) added 0.23% or 11.23 points to close at 4967.42. However, the broader all-share index was down by 0.13% or 4.28 points to 3343.47.

Ayala Corp 2011 profit down on lower one-time gains

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - Conglomerate Ayala Corp. said Friday its earnings last year fell 16% from 2010 to P9.4 billion due to lower one-time gains.

SWS: Pinoys remain optimistic lives will improve in 2012

GMA News - 
Despite the problems they continue to face, Filipinos remain optimistic their lives will improve this year, with nearly two of five Filipinos looking forward to the next 12 months, according to a survey by pollster Social Weather Stations.

Solons push amendment to cheaper medicines law

Visayan Daily Star - 
MANILA - Senator Manny Villar underscored yesterday the need to amend the Cheaper Medicines Act after it failed to achieve the primary objective of making the basic medicines available to the big number of poor Filipinos.

Ex-Arroyo aide pleads not guilty

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Former Arroyo administration Socio-Economic Planning Secretary and Social Security System (SSS) President Romulo L. Neri pleaded not guilty during his arraignment the other day on the P18-million tax evasion charge against him ...

All-out war on cyber crimes

Journal Online - 
TWO lawmakers declared all-out war against cyber crimes with a bill seeking to safeguard the privacy of individual and corporate computer users against local and international computer hackers.

DA to explain galunggong importation

Journal Online - 
THE House of Representatives will call the officials of the Department of Agriculture to explain and verify reports that the country is now importing galunggong or round scad from other countries.

SMC defers ethanol bid

Manila Standard Today - 
by Alena Mae S. Flores “On hold,” San Miguel president Ramon Ang said Thursday, when asked for comment about the company's planned ethanol project.

Residents, various groups reject Subic coal plant project

Inquirer.net - 
By Robert Gonzaga SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines—Residents and businessmen at Subic Bay Freeport in Pampanga, as well as officials of communities surrounding the economic zone, said they do not want a coal-fired power plant in their midst.

Peso strengthens further

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE PESO strengthened further against the dollar this morning, gaining 12 centavos to P42.50 at opening of trades and moving within a nine-centavo band of P42.30-42.50 by noon.

Health


Study finds marriage improves your chance of recovering from surgery

SunHerald.com - 
By STAFF - McClatchy-Tribune Married adults who have heart surgery are more than three times as likely as singles who have the same surgery to survive the next three months, according to a new study out this month in the Journal of Health and Social ...

DOH pushes for graphic health warning on cigars

Philippine Star - 
By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) Updated March 09, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Health Secretary Enrique Ona assured the people yesterday that the Department of Health (DOH) will continue advocating the printing of graphic health ...

You Are What You Type, or Something Like That

WTMA - 
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Most of us have become so adept at using keyboards that we rarely stop to think about whether we type more words on the left side of the QWERTY keyboard or the right.

Raw chicken bacteria on the rise in Europe: study

AFP - 
ROME - A type of bacteria mostly found in raw chicken meat that can cause diarrhoea and fever is on the rise in the European Union, according to a report from European food safety agencies published on Thursday.

1 in 5 heavy periods before menopause stop naturally

Baltimore Sun (blog) - 
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heavy menstrual bleeding before the onset of menopause occasionally stops without drugs or surgery, a new UK study shows.

Adam and PMDD

Inquirer.net - 
Lately I've been asking that more often when I feel oppressively hot and sweating, wondering if I'm diabetic… or suffering from ADAM.

Coke's recipe to stay, despite scare claim

Brisbane Times - 
Coca-Cola says it will not be altering their top secret recipe, despite widespread reports to the contrary. The beverage company has confirmed it will be making changes to way the soft drink is manufactured in California to avoid having to put cancer ...

Kenya says sacks 25000 striking health workers

Reuters - 
* Striking health workers want higher allowances * Workers say dismissal a ploy to get them back to work * Industrial action part of a series as inflation bites By James Macharia NAIROBI, March 8 (Reuters) - Kenya's government said on Thursday it had ...

Government challenged on HIV/AIDS youth friendly facilities

UGPulse.com - 
Women living with HIV are calling on government to provide accessible and adequate treatment to girls living with HIV. Lilian Mworeko, the regional coordinator of women living with HIV in East Africa says about 60% of people living with HIV/AIDS ...

Drink water, save your kidneys

Khaleej Times - 
'Drink plenty of water and look after your kidneys' was the message given out by a UAE doctor on World Kidney Day, which fell on March 8 this year.

Setback reported in research into cancer treatment

KSNT - 
BOSTON (AP) - A new study could be very bad news for efforts to customize cancer treatment based on each person's genes. Scientists have discovered big differences from place to place in the same tumor as to which genes are active or mutated.

LSD 'helps alcoholics to give up drinking'

BBC News - 
One dose of the hallucinogenic drug LSD could help alcoholics give up drinking, according to an analysis of studies performed in the 1960s.

Bioengineered bone marrow cells let transplant recipients live drug-free

SmartPlanet.com (blog) - 
By Janet Fang | March 8, 2012, 4:13 PM PST Patients who receive kidney transplants usually end up taking drugs to help suppress their immune system from mounting an attack against the donated organ.

How fruit and veggies could make you more attractive

Indian Express - 
Even a few weeks of eating fruits and vegetables may give your skin a healthy glow and make you look cuter, a new study has suggested.

Aricept helps moderate to severe Alzheimer's too

Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - 
AP | Posted: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 5:09 pm | (0) Comments Alzheimer's disease patients who are taking a commonly prescribed drug can still benefit from it after they progress to moderate-to-severe illness, when it can be tough to tell whether it's ...

Take a break and move to lower blood sugar

abc7.com - 
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- If you want to keep your blood sugar steady, experts say, take a break! According to a study in the journal Diabetes Care, taking a break every 20 minutes after a meal helps lower the body's levels of glucose and insulin.

Can a Heart Drug Cure Racism?

The Root - 
From the Huffington Post:The findings, published in the journal Psychopharmacology, offer new evidence about the processes in the brain that shape implicit racial bias, said Sylvia Terbeck, experimental psychologist and lead author of the study, ...

Cuba's Biotech Progress Attracts World Attention

Bernama - 
HAVANA, March 9 (Bernama) -- Cuba's latest advances in its biochemical industry, displayed this week at the 29th Havana International Biotechnology Congress, have attracted world attention.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

Garden City News - 
Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 11. Residents are reminded that clocks should be set one hour ahead. The Village's solicitation law prohibits all unwanted commercial solicitations and distributions on all private residential property in ...

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