Cowpeas from southern China tested safe after pesticide scandal – official
March 10, 2010 10:35 pm· Leave a Comment
BEIJING, March 10 — A cover-all monitoring and testing network has been established to ensure all the cowpeas shipped to the inland from south China's island province of Hainan are safe, a senior agricultural official said Wednesday after a pesticide scandal triggered worries.
STD infect millions of people in US
March 10, 2010 10:35 pm· Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES, March 10 — Some 19 million people are infected with sexually-transmitted diseases (STD) every year in the United States, an astonishing half of them are young people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday.
DepEd, UNICEF launch interactive video on STIs, HIV, AIDS
March 10, 2010 10:35 pm· Leave a Comment
COTABATO CITY, March 10 — The Department of Education and the United Nation's children agency have launched a massive information drive to educate the youth on the rising cases of STI and HIV infections among young Filipinos.
‘Mr. Condom’ in Cebu to promote safe sex
March 10, 2010 10:35 pm· Leave a Comment
CEBU CITY, March 10 – An Italian sex therapist known throughout the world for distributing free condoms to promote safe sex has visited Cebu to expand his advocacy.
Bill & Melinda Gates, Asian Parliamentary Group win 2010 UN Population Award
March 10, 2010 1:16 pm· Leave a Comment
UNITED NATIONS, March 10 — Bill and Melinda Gates and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) have won this year's UN Population Award, the UN Population Fund announced here on Tuesday.
DOH warns public against heat stroke, summer diseases
March 9, 2010 11:16 pm· Leave a Comment
By Francis M. Bilowan
MANILA, March 9 — The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public against heat stroke and summer diseases as high temperatures continue to scorch the entire country.
Antibiotic used in animal feed decline in 2009
March 9, 2010 11:16 pm· Leave a Comment
SEOUL, March 9 — The usage of antibiotics in animal feed declined sharply last year as the country moved to stem the use of various drugs that could cause health problems for consumers, the government said Tuesday.
Gov't to give auto tax incentives to multiple-children families
March 9, 2010 11:16 pm· Leave a Comment
SEOUL, March 9 — South Korea will push to offer auto tax incentives to parents of more than three children as part of its efforts to reverse a falling birthrate, government officials said Tuesday.
NVizcaya posts zero case on measles
March 9, 2010 12:22 pm· Leave a Comment
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 9 — This province has registered a zero case on measles due to the active and intensified campaign against the viral disease.
EcoWaste Coalition offers 25 “hot” cooling tips as temperature soars
March 9, 2010 12:22 pm· Leave a Comment
MANILA, March 9 — An environmental group has come up with practical suggestions that can help Filipino families cope with the scorching summer heat.