Wednesday, March 21, 2012

21 MAR 2012, WED: Bus & Health

Business


Gov't OKs 50¢ jeepney fare hike

Inquirer.net - 
By Amy R. Remo, Paolo G. Montecillo MANILA, Philippines—The government on Tuesday approved a provisional 50-centavo increase in jeepney fares on the same day that oil firms raised anew their prices.

Customs seizes P9.3M worth of goods from China, Japan

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) seized P9.3 million worth of smuggled goods from China and Japan. Forerunner Multi-Resources, Inc. allegedly attempted to bring in a Porsche Boxster S, valued at P4.5 million, without paying duties and taxes, ...

Bloomberry starts expansion work on Solaire

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
LISTED DEVELOPER Bloomberry Resorts Corp. has begun expansion work on the first phase of its hotel and casino project in a state-planned Parañaque entertainment complex, a disclosure to the local bourse showed yesterday.

First case: Tax evader faces arrest, imprisonment

Philippine Star - 
By Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star) Updated March 21, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has sought the arrest of businesswoman Gloria Kintanar, a distributor of Forever Living products, who was found guilty ...

Water, water everywhere, and much of it polluted

Inquirer.net - 
By Kristine L. Alave MANILA, Philippines—Filipinos have more than enough of water to drown in but, alas, not a drop for drinking in some areas.

S&P team reviewing PH performance

Inquirer.net - 
Representatives of Standard & Poor's, which earlier raised the probability of a credit-rating upgrade for the Philippines, are in Manila to check the latest macroeconomic developments in the country and to determine whether a rating upgrade is indeed ...

Marikina City advocacy run slated

Malaya - 
MARIKINA City will hold the Del Run (Marikina Marathon) on April 22 to raise funds that will be used to plant at least 50000 trees at the 20-hectare Marikina watershed this year.

Tax bureau tags priority areas for improvement

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
STRATEGIC AREAS for reforms this year have been identified by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) under the aim of modernizing tax administration to make it more convenient, efficient and transparent.

Herbal industry under threat

Philippine Star - 
Various groups are now up in arms against a campaign being waged by a pharmaceutical giant to kill the pro-poor local herbal industry, whose exports contribute billions of pesos to the economy every year.

Davao flight route revived

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
DAVAO CITY -- Cebu-based Mid-SEA Express has revived flights between Davao City and a port city in Indonesia. John Goldeto T. Baricuatro, representative of the airline in the city, said the route is serviced by a 19-seater Jet Stream aircraft that can ...

PHL bill for e-vehicle incentives gets House nod

GMA News - 
A bill seeking to provide incentives for the manufacture, assembly, conversion and importation of electric, hybrid, and other alternative-fuel vehicles is now close to being passed after House of Representatives approved the proposed law on second ...

SMI relocation plan still in the works

Minda News - 
By Bong S. Sarmiento | Tuesday| March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Top Stories KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/19 March) - Foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc. has yet to firm up its relocation plan to those that will be dislodged by its Tampakan copper-gold ...

BOI Pursues Joint Investment Fund

Manila Bulletin - 
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT MANILA, Philippines - The Board of Investments is pursuing talks for the $1.5-billion investment funds from Qatar and Kuwait, which have expressed interest to invest in the country's various sectors including food, security, ...

First Gen posted lower 2011 profit on EDC loss

Inquirer.net - 
The Lopez-led First Gen Corp. posted a 50-percent decline in attributable net income to parent to $35 million in 2011 from the year-before level of $70.2 million due largely to a huge drop in the contribution of affiliate Energy Development Corp.

Donita Rose's mom sees bankruptcy in positive light

Manila Bulletin - 
By JULIEN MERCED C. MATABUENA MANILA, Philippines - Evelyn Cavett, the mother of actress-TV host Donita Rose who is now based in Nevada, has finally moved on three years after filing for bankruptcy and losing the five houses her family has worked so ...

Gov't to buy more local rice during rainy season -- NFA

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE GOVERNMENT will purchase more unmilled rice from farmers during the rainy season as current stocks are priced higher, an official said.

BandaSolar offers cost-efficient energy, lighting solutions

Malaya - 
A Subic-registered company is now producing cost-efficient and environment-friendly energy and lighting solutions touted to address growing concerns of rising energy costs and degraded environment.

SouthCot regulates entry of housing, business projects to Lake Sebu's 7 waterfalls

Minda News - 
By Allen V. Estabillo | Tuesday| March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Top Stories GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/19 March) - The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of South Cotabato plans to regulate the entry of housing and business-related structures ...

Gov't to build beaching ramp on Pag-asa island

Inquirer.net - 
MANILA, Philippines—The government plans to build a beaching ramp on the Pag-asa Island in the contested Spratlys in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

Biofuel key to cutting jet emissions, say aviation experts

The Nation - 
Developing jet biofuel is the best way to help the aviation industry reduce carbon-dioxide emissions and environmental impacts, aviation experts agree.

Health


Rabies cases rise in CV

Tempo - 
CAMOTES ISLAND, Cebu - The Department of Health (DoH) 7 will be establishing at least four more animal bite treatment centers in the entire Central Visayas (CV) region to immunize and treat people bitten by rabid animals like dogs, cats, and rats.

WHO urges countries to stay united against tobacco companies

TODAYonline - 
by Ng Jing Yng SINGAPORE - The fight against smoking is now at the crossroads as the tobacco industry takes on a more aggressive and explicit approach to undermine anti-tobacco measures, said World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret ...

Healthy Living: A common issue, don't let shoulder pain hold you back

Norwich Bulletin - 
By Dr. Robert O'Connor With spring and summer just around the corner, both athletes and weekend warriors alike are beginning to partake of seasonal activities such as golf, tennis and baseball.

Widow spreading word of condition that claimed the life of her husband

14 News WFIE Evansville - 
By Dan Katz - bio | email It was nine years ago next month, that NBC lost a member of the family when David Bloom unexpectedly died from complications of Deep-Vein Thrombosis or DVT while covering the war in Iraq.

Eating white rice daily ups diabetes risk, study shows

CBS News - 
(Credit: istockphoto) (CBS News) White rice is a dietary staple for more than half the world's population - not just for people living in China, India, and Japan, but for many Americans as well.

Anti-alcoholism' drug clears key test hurdle

Focus News - 
Paris. A drug designed to treat nervous spasms has cleared an important early test in a project to see whether it can also cure alcoholism, French doctors said on Tuesday, AFP reports.

UF volunteers participate in 'Kick Butts Day'

University of Florida - 
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The University of Florida Area Health Education Center Program and UF's Tobacco-Free Task Force will present information at two locations Wednesday to inform students and others about Kick Butts Day.

Greece to Hand out Needles, Condoms in AIDS Fight

Drug War Chronicle - 
by Phillip Smith, March 20, 2012, 05:04pm The Greek government announced Tuesday that it will begin harm reduction measures, including handing out condoms and needles to heroin addicts, in an effort to slow an alarming rise in new HIV cases, ...

Depression patients with coronary stent implanted are likely to die earlier

Health(Y) Destination - 
A study report presented at the 12th Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing, in Copenhagen, Denmark reveals that the mortality rate in patients having coronary stent implanted with depression is high than any other factors and it said that the ...

For Women, Going Makeup Free Is More Stressful Than First Date, Job Interview

Written by
Huffington Post - 
Women find that not wearing makeup is more stressful than a job interview or a first date, says a new survey. The notion of "putting your face on" conjures up images of 1950s southern belles.

Keeping Fit and Active More Important Than Losing Weight: Study

EmpowHer - 
By Mamta Singh HERWriter March 20, 2012 - 9:44am You only need to pick a magazine or visit most websites and you will come across weight loss advertisements running at the side margins.

Healthy Hollywood: Try It Out Tuesday - Banish Cellulite Now!

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
Healthy Hollywood always perks up when it hears or reads about the latest weapon in the fight against cellulite. There are tons of creams, exercises, and diets - but to date, there is no proven method to smooth out spongy skin.

Coffee not linked to psoriasis

Chicago Tribune - 
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - First it was beer, then it was cigarettes. Finally, researchers have found a vice that's not tied to psoriasis: coffee.

Israel bans ultra-skinny models

News24 - 
This up-to-date guide to Israel and the Palestinian territories includes a history chapter by... Was R245.95 Now R228.73 Jerusalem - Israeli lawmakers have banned underweight models from catwalks and commercials, a measure they hope will reduce eating ...

Passive smoking: An active threat to children

American Council on Science and Health - 
Further evidence that, even if you can't quit smoking, you should try your damnedest not to smoke around your kids: A new study has found that children exposed to second-hand smoke had almost double the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

New TB vaccine trials near completion

Sky News Australia - 
New TB vaccine trials near completion Updated: 07:59, Wednesday March 21, 2012 Scientists say the first advanced clinical trials in South Africa for a tuberculosis vaccine are scheduled for completion by early next year.

Covering Seattle news, weather, arts and conversation, along with a grab bag ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 
Here's a little piece of information to make you really uncomfortable next time you're at the gym. Ever heard of “exercise-induced sexual pleasure?

Uruguay's 'serial killer' nurses target patients – Death toll could exceed 50

Kuwait Times - 
MONTEVIDEO: Picture shows the public Maciel Hospital, one of the two health centers in Montevideo in which at least 16 patients were killed by two nurses.

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