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Breast milk substitute donations discouraged in emergencies

Local breast milk advocates remind the public of the milk code provision which specifically prohibits donation of breast milk substitutes, including infant formula and milk supplements’ even during emergencies. This was reiterated by the National Nutrition Council during the conduct of the Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE) training workshop held in Cagayan de Oro city on 19-23 October 2015. Department of Health (DOH) NiE manual cites infants and children as among the most vulnerable victims of natural […]

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Chipotle shuts Seattle, Portland stores after E. coli outbreak

Officials at Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Sunday (November 1) they have closed all their restaurants in two West Coast markets due to a reported outbreak of E. coli bacteria that is being investigated by the company and health authorities. An official with the Washington State Department of Health said preliminary investigations have uncovered more than a dozen cases of E. coli in the area. “We are aware of a total of 19 cases of […]

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Poachers poison 60 elephants in Zimbabwe national park

Suspected poachers have used cyanide to kill 23 elephants in Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park, raising the death toll there and in the northern part of the country to 60 since late September, officials said on Thursday (October 29). Hwange national park in western Zimbabwe currently hosts 53,000 elephants, twice the park’s carrying capacity. Park rangers recovered most of the tusks after the 23 elephants were killed with the deadly poison last Friday but poachers got […]

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Feature: Thom Soya, magical beans?

Menus from the various bean varieties are just one of the ordinary food preparations served on the Cagayanos’ dining table. This is so because there is an abundant supply of  beans in Cagayan and in the region. Among the bean varieties, soy bean, though, is rarely produced in the local farms, thus, supply of which is rare in the  market. These past decades, soybean has somehow sparked nutrition magic in the world. US researchers cited the […]

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PAGASA Bohol: Brace for intensified El Niño starting Nov to June

TAGBILARAN CITY, October 27 (PIA) — Brace for an intensified El Niño, warns the state weather bureau through its local station in Bohol. Speaking at the Kapihan sa PIA which tackled the forecasted long dry season that country is set to experience starting next month, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Bohol Officer in Charge Leonardo Samar said that scientists have noticed the increase in surface water temperature or sea surface temperatures (SST) at the […]

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Government to import 500 metric tons of rice

President Benigno S. Aquino III gave the “go” signal to the Department of Agriculture (DA) to import 500 metric tons of rice to alleviate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon which is expected to be stronger in December, which is also the time of rice harvest in the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/MWQ72OUKFgY

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WHO: processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can

World Health Organization (WHO) experts said, eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease. The France-based International Agency For Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the who, put processed meat such as hot dogs and ham in its group 1 list, which already includes tobacco, asbestos and diesel fumes, for which there is “sufficient evidence” of cancer links. Red meat, under which the […]

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Underwater robot to raise ocean awareness

It started off as a treasure hunt. Sifting through a magazine from the 1970’s, Eric Stackpole pointed out an article to David Lang that hinted at the location of a pile of gold that has been missing for more than 100 years. “There was this story that there was a robbery and gold was thrown to the bottom of this underwater cave and all of these treasure hunters and scuba divers, no one was able […]

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World-renowned nutrition expert in Manila, cites solutions to curb growing number of obese, overweight and aging Filipinos

  By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News online correspondent   The Philippines is now in the early stage of global nutrition transition as 29% of its population is already classified as “obese and overweight.” This was the assessment of one of the world’s top endocrinologists and nutrition experts, Dr. David Heber, who has also pointed out that the United States is now the country with the most obese people. Heber was at the Manila Hotel last […]

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World’s most valuable biscuit worth $23, 000

The last cracker from the infamous ship “Titanic” was auctioned in an auction house in England and was sold for the amount of $23, 000 to a Greek collector. As such, it was held to be the world’s most valuable biscuit. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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Robotic arm to help in multi-tasking

UNITED Kingdom, Europe (Eagle News) – Researchers in Imperial College, London were able to develop a robotic arm that is responsive to eye movement, allowing for multi-tasking. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Vince Alvin Villarin)

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EMB declares air in Mindanao remains up to standard

MINDANAO, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to the Environmental Management Bureau of Region XII, the air in said region remains up to standard despite the presence of haze coming from the forest fires in Indonesia. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Vince Alvin Villarin)

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