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Sunday, July 26, 2009 |
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The plant whisperer |
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Philippine herbal medicine pioneer Nelia Maramba, MD |
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By Rome Jorge, Lifestyle
Editor
At stake are millions worth in
profits for pharmaceutical conglomerates, the livelihood of
thousands of farmers, the meager budgets of millions of families,
the health of an entire nation and the birthright of a people to
their own indigenous fauna. Once derided as superstitious cures of
folk medicine men known as herbolarios, herbal medicines have been
the focus of scientific study for the past few decades. Now those
studies have begun to bear fruit—practical medicines that compete
at half the price with established brands.
Much is at stake. Already, a
price has been named for it. Foreign entities have made overtures to
purchase the patent for the genetic material of local species from
which local herbal medicines are derived. We know it and they know
it. The Philippines is on to something valuable.
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O T H E R F E A T U R E S
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THE FILIPINO CHAMPION
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I Can Serve
participate in Livestrong Global Cancer Summit
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Carla Paras-Sison, volunteer
coordinator for media and information of ICanServe Foundation, will
represent the organization at the premiere Livestrong Global Cancer
Summit in Dublin, Ireland, August 24 to 26.
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Teaching kids the
value of volunteerism
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Habitat for Humanity, renowned
global organization in the social housing sector, and Bosch, the
world’s largest power tool manufacturer, recently co-sponsored a
house-building activity for children at the Mall of Asia...
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Hotel staff build
homes
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A total of 88 volunteer employees of The
Peninsula Manila that included the General Manager set out as a big
team to build a house at the Habitat for Humanity site in Nagpayong,
Pasig City.
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THE LITERARY LIFE
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PLEASURES OF THE
STREET
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ZISA showed up with a half-bottle
of vodka just as we were having our last drink for the night. She
had that pensive look which said she wanted to talk. Aldo, the
sensitive poet,...
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Jewish group sues
Amazon Germany over ‘Nazi’ books
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BERLIN: The American Jewish
Committee (AJC) said on Friday it is suing the German unit of online
retailer Amazon for selling books, which it says, question the
Holocaust and “trivialize” the Nazis.
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Manila
International Storytelling Festival
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Legends and myths of pirates and
princesses, tales and chronicles of fairies and fantasy will come
alive in Manila during this festival of adventure and excitement
comprising two full days of storytelling performances...
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Prisa to put El
Pais reports on Amazon’s Kindle
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MADRID: Spanish media giant Prisa,
owner of leading daily El Pais, has reached an agreement with
Amazon.com to distribute content on the US firm’s Kindle
electronic reader, El Pais said on Wednesday.
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Privacy concerns
over Google book project
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Google’s
ambitious book scanning project, already facing anti-trust scrutiny
and awaiting court approval, is also raising concerns among privacy
advocates and civil liberties groups.
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THE SCRIBE VIBE
By Libay Linsangan Cantor
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The long but
inspiring road to advocacy and children’s literature
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AT the recently concluded Second
National Conference on Children’s Literature in UP, I got the
sentiment that there is still a long way to go when it comes to
instilling certain advocacy issues in Philippine children’s
literature.
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THE GREEN REVOLUTION
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Luntian’s
Adopt-A-Forest
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The newly organized Luntian Youth
Environmental Organization (LYEO) based in Gen. Nakar with its
members coming from Mount Carmel High School, Batangan National High
School...
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GAME TIME
By Ed Richelle Uy
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Wow Philippines
to launch in August, Mog premieres
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Ok, so it still isn’t the World
of Warcraft Philippines you and thousands of other gamers have been
praying for, but this WoW—Weapons of War, looks quite promisingly
fun as well.
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