Business
Financial Times - By Kiran Stacey and Rose Jacobs A senior British diplomat has been accused of breaking UK and international health guidelines by lobbying his host government on behalf of a tobacco company, in a sign of the ethical dilemmas thrown up by the foreign ... |
CBS News - NEW YORK - Let the wild rumpus start. The customary storefront crowds are expected to gather as Apple's latest iPad goes on sale Friday. |
Manila Bulletin - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Philippines, the world's biggest rice buyer in recent years, has set a June 30 deadline for importers of the grain to avoid duties on 380000 tons of shipments, a National Food Authority (NFA) official said on Thursday. |
Inquirer.net - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday approved three major fund-raising activities by major corporations GT Capital Holdings Inc., San Miguel Brewery Inc. and East West Bank worth more than P50 billion. |
Inquirer.net - By Paolo G. Montecillo High fuel prices alone are not enough to justify a hike in jeepney and bus fares, the government said, amid calls by transport groups for drastic measures to mitigate the effect of rising costs. |
Telegraph.co.uk - Goldman Sachs needn't fear copyright lawyers, but they might need to smooth-talk their clients. By Allan Massie The investment banker Greg Smith, departing in umbrage or disillusion from Goldman Sachs, reveals that it is customary there to refer to ... |
Health
Business Mirror - WE Filipinos are known as food lovers or “foodies”—perhaps the only nation in the world whose people jokingly claim to daily indulge in “three-squared meals,” or nine in all: the usual breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus six snacks in between, ... |
Los Angeles Times - On Monday, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health released study results showing that red meat consumption was associated with a higher risk of early death. |
ABC News - The lunch lady won't be serving up "pink slime" anymore at several school districts around the country. Under a change announced Thursday by the US Department of Agriculture, districts that get food through the government's school lunch program will be ... |
ChicagoNow (blog) - By Mary Tyler Mom, today at 10:15 am This will be the first of several posts covering the live kidney donation of Andy to Jeffrey. |
GMA News - US health officials launched a $54 million advertising campaign on Thursday depicting the health risks of smoking in gruesome detail, offering the latest salvo in the government's campaign to deglamorize cigarette smoking. |
USA TODAY - NEW YORK - Guys, when your sweetheart says "No thanks" to sex, do you knock back a few stiff drinks to feel better? Turns out fruit flies do pretty much the same thing. |
USA TODAY - Around 300000 women in 65 countries have received implants made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), a now-defunct manufacturer in southern France. |
Gizmodo Australia - A new study in the controversial area of how mobile phones impact our bodies suggests that mice exposed to high levels of mobile phone signal might be more prone to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). |
CBS News - (Credit: iStockPhoto) (CBS News) The World Health Organization and many other government organizations recommend that mothers breastfeed their children at the very least for the first six months of life. |
MedReps (subscription) - In a move that could affect potential pharmaceutical sales profits, Shire Pharmaceuticals has ended its attempt to win approval for its biologic treatment for Fabry disease, a rare genetic disorder. |
The Daily Activist - Just Weird - Fatty foods have always had a bad rap and now they're making headlines again, except this time they're not causing heart attacks. |
ABC7Chicago.com - March 15, 2012 (WLS) -- A new study finds eating a diet high in trans fatty acids might be associated with negative and even aggressive behavior. |
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