The Militant partylist Anakpawis blamed the government for its “neoliberal policy” including food importation for the recent Chinese milk scare. This was bared after the Bureau of Customs confirmed that 2 million (2,138,397) kilos of Chinese milk by at least six local companies were imported from January to August this year.

“Revoking the licenses of these companies as ordered by Health Secretary Francisco Duque is not the best guarantee for our children’s health and safety,” Anakpawis secretary-general Cherry Clemente said.

“The government’s liberalized trade policy is to be blamed for this Chinese milk scare. Food importation is hurting our own agrarian sector and has already displaced over a million peasants. The rice crisis has proven how vulnerable are we with the food importation policy. As for safe milk and infant formula, we propose that ‘breast milk is still best for babies’ and fresh pure milk provided for school children and not milk for private profits,” Clemente said.

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A little looking into exercise equipment and it’s plain to see why few people are actually exercising. Finding equipment that will work your entire body without requiring a small fortune or an entire room of your home.. well, it

Have you thought about your family after you’re gone?

I have this question sticking in my mind days ago when a loved-one of a friend died. He was the breadwinner of the family and had died at the age most have enjoyed retirement. Despite the breadwinners death, he was able to leave an ample resources for the family to sustain through the rainy season and loss. Even in his death, he was a family person — a father that looks for his loved-ones even on his death.

I began thinking? Am I doing the same to the people I love? I had been working 6 days a week? Can I help them even after I’m gone?

Yes, we can through existing insurance policy. I have searched some of this policy when I began checking the right car insurance policy days ago. After the premonition, I visited again the same site now looking beyond the car insurance. I’m looking for the right life insurance.

There’s so much to be learned and earned in life. But, don’t forget the inspiration why we’re working hard. Think of them now. Think of them after your gone.

Have you thought about your family after you’re gone?

I have this question sticking in my mind days ago when a loved-one of a friend died. He was the breadwinner of the family and had died at the age most have enjoyed retirement. Despite the breadwinners death, he was able to leave an ample resources for the family to sustain through the rainy season and loss. Even in his death, he was a family person — a father that looks for his loved-ones even on his death.

I began thinking? Am I doing the same to the people I love? I had been working 6 days a week? Can I help them even after I’m gone?

Yes, we can through existing insurance policy. I have searched some of this policy when I began checking the right car insurance policy days ago. After the premonition, I visited again the same site now looking beyond the car insurance. I’m looking for the right life insurance.

There’s so much to be learned and earned in life. But, don’t forget the inspiration why we’re working hard. Think of them now. Think of them after your gone.

The UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) invites applications for the award of up to 10 grants in post-graduate training in health research in an academic institution in disease endemic countries. Particular attention will be paid to applications from the following: Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as defined by the United Nations; female applicants; applications proposing a local study programme; and Social science applications to health research.

This is a new type of TDR grant that replaces the Research Training Grants (RTG). While the focus of the training and development is the individual grantee, this new approach makes provision for development opportunities for the grantee’s home institutions in order to make improvements to research practices at the institution. Various training technologies will be utilized, including mentorship at different stages of development, and learning contracts.

Background
TDR launched a new strategy in June, 2007, with a vision to foster “an effective global research effort on infectious diseases of poverty in which disease endemic countries play a pivotal role.” TDR’s new vision is realized through a three-pronged strategy: stewardship, empowerment, and research on neglected diseases. DECs should have a prominent role in setting research priorities that are responsive to the need of, and ensure relevance to, sustainable and optimal health impact for the poor. Stewardship provides a collaborative framework and information service for research partners, and empowerment ensures that scientists and public health professionals from DECs can become prominent leaders who initiate and lead research activities.

Description of the grant scheme
TDR Empowerment (also called Business Line 2) envisions a comprehensive, sustainable research capacity development programme. Both individual researchers and their home institutions are supported collectively. With the active engagement of the host academic institutes, the trainees are encouraged to develop into future research leaders and partners in capacity building for health research in DECs. TDR is particularly looking to strengthen capacity in applying social sciences in health research. For this year, only applications for doctorate studies will be considered.

The grant provides the following opportunities:

1. Individual post-graduate training in health research. TDR is looking to develop a group of young scientists from DECs who will become leaders in their fields of study, and in initiating research projects that are relevant to their countries. This group of young scientists will be expected to strive for relevance, excellence and high standards of ethics in conducting health research for DECs.
2. Relevant capacity development at the home institute and/or academic institute can be considered for optimal training of grantee.

The longer term outcome of the programme is enhanced DEC leadership and capacity, at individual as well as institutional levels, in relevant technical and research management. The programme expects the trained individuals and their institutions to play pivotal, leadership roles in conceptualizing and prioritizing research needs, harnessing resources to respond to needs, maintaining contacts with key stakeholders for research and capacity needs, and communicating the research results to the public. The home institution and the individual should garner a strong presence in the research community in the region, and ultimately become a resource for such leadership training in the region. The individual scientists who are trained by this grant should serve as the focal points in each of the institutes, and will be continuously supported and developed by TDR to become leaders, to take leading roles in initiating relevant research for their countries and region.

When your view becomes blurry and your experiencing double vision, try to see and eye expert. Eye experts can practically give you the right prescription glasses for your eyes. This prescribe glasses can improve your vision and at the same time provide you the the ease of experiencing headache or any other psychological side-effects for not wearing one.

For those who want to have an alternative pair of prescribed glasses, you can buy chick yet cheap glasses online. There are sites like $ 8 Zenni Optical Rx Eyeglasses which can offer you glasses starting from 8 USD.

On sites like $ 8 Zenni Optical Rx Eyeglasses, you can check out their latest prescription glasses, progressive glasses and other thousand designs based on your doctor

The use of mineral make up is making waves in the recently concluded Oscars 2008. This has been one of the focus of a write-up by Hollywood Reporter focusing on the works of Dr. Dima Ali of Cosminology. The demand for her product made her the exclusive cosmetic product for the acclaimed Oscar 2008 guests.
As defined mineral makeup is is basically the use of minerals as face enhancement. With other earth-friendly pigments and mixtures, these minerals when grinded into fine granules.
An article written by Jennie Gandhi

Hair loss can be caused by different factors. It can be caused by strong medication; a result of an existing health problem or a trend due to some hormonal imbalance. Some goes to the process of experiencing male-pattern baldness which is experienced by millions of men worldwide.

Studies shows that an average adult lose about 10,000 scalp hairs everyday despite the fact that it stays for about 5 years. When you are 20 to 45 years old and you are starting to lose scalp hair you are 95% confirmed suffering the male pattern baldness.

This may be a natural phenomenon for some men and women, but to some, it is a predicament that needs to be settled and an intense source of social stress.

Though this can

What is Dengue?

Dengue fever (IPA: /’d??ge?/) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases, found in the tropics and Africa, with a geographical spread similar to malaria.^[1] One major difference, however, is that malaria is often eradicated in major cities, whereas dengue is often found in urban areas of developed tropical nations, including Singapore, Taiwan and Brazil. Caused by one of four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae, each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes aegypti (rarely Aedes albopictus) mosquito, which feeds during the day.

Is there any cure for dengue? I had been asking the same question for sometime now.

This article forwarded to me by my colleague and friend Kenneth Ouano <kaouano@celestica.com.ph> will give you some information about the possible cure of Dengue based on what a public official had researched.

Police Director Bernardo Rocha Calibo deserves a round of applause for bringing up this impressive research (based on scientific references and common sense) on the possible cure for Dengue.

Speak out: Cure for dengue?
By Bernardo Rocha Calibo
Director, National Police Commission 7

THERE is hope that the dengue scourge will be obliterated.

I was in a meeting in Manila recently with other Napolcom officials. While waiting for my flight back to Cebu, I happened to talk with friends. The conversation eventually turned to dengue. Some of their statements shocked me. I called up the persons concerned and they confirmed these revelations.

Computer technician Wenceslao Salesale Jr., 27, was downed by dengue. His platelet count plunged from 180 to 80. He was rushed by ambulance from Novaliches to Manila. Inside the ambulance, a relative, acting upon the advice of a missionary priest, made him drink soup made from camote tops. The following day, his platelet count was normal.

Dengue attacked the 7-year-old daughter of engineers Mar and Lita Budlongan of Caloocan City. Her platelet count read 80. The same treatment was used. The following day she was back to normal.

The 15-year-old daughter of businessman Nepomuceno Salaga of Sampaloc, Manila had a dangerous platelet count of 80 due to dengue. The same treatment was followed. The following day she was back in school.

I asked a doctor of medicine about herbal cures and he said that many, if not most, medicines come from plants. He also said that under the Hippocratic Oath, doctors are bound encourage anything that can cure a patient.

 

Research

We need not do research deep in the rainforests of the Amazon or venture into the ocean depths in search of the elusive cure for dengue. It is right there in the backyard.

The following information is from Wikipedia:

If you are senior citizen and young at heart or ust appproacing the prime of life and want to prepare your life