Kapuso shows still dominate Mega-Manila. TV RATINGS for JULY 25 – 28 , 2008

Kris Aquino’s game show in ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Deal Or No Deal, returned to primetime television—temporarily replacing Wheel of Fortune, also hosted by Kris—last night, July 28. On its premiere episode, Deal Or No Deal beat its rival program, GMA-7’s Gobingo hosted by Arnell Ignacio, by virtue of its 18.5 percent rating but it slightly missed [...]

‘Dozing off’ a clue for stroke?

Elderly people who constantly doze off without planning to, or who have trouble staying awake during the day, have more than four times the normal risk of having a stroke, and also have a higher risk to have heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems.“Even when we controlled for things like hypertension, diabetes, physical activity, obesity [...]

Alzheimer’s drug ‘halts’ decline

UK scientists have developed a drug which may halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Trials of the drug, known as rember, in 321 patients showed an 81% difference in rate of mental decline compared with those not taking the treatment.
The Aberdeen University researchers said the drug targeted the build-up of a specific protein in the brain.
Alzheimer’s [...]

Progress made in HIV prevention

HIV has proved adept at foiling drugs

There have been significant gains in preventing new HIV infections in a number of heavily-affected countries, a United Nations programme report says.
However, UNAids warns the Aids epidemic is not over in any part of the world.
The report says prevention programmes have seen changes in sexual behaviour, and a drop [...]

Oprah school abuse trial starts

Oprah Winfrey set up the school after a request from Nelson Mandela

A former matron at Oprah Winfrey’s school in South Africa has pleaded not guilty at the start of her trial for allegedly abusing students.
The six teenage alleged victims will testify in private, as the prosecutor said they were “very scared”.
Virginia Mokgobo, 28, who worked [...]

Thai school offers transsexual toilet

A new toilet sign has been created at this Thai school

With its spacious, tree-lined grounds and slightly threadbare classrooms, there is nothing obviously unusual about the Kampang Secondary School.
It is situated in Thailand’s impoverished north-east, and most of the pupils are the children of farmers.
Every morning at 0800 they all gather outside to sing the [...]

‘Laser jumbo’ testing moves ahead

The ABL is based on a high power chemical laser

A US military plane equipped with a powerful laser has moved a step closer to becoming a viable weapon.
Engineers have started flowing chemical fuel through the laser to test its sequencing and control.
This will set up the first test firing of the weapon aboard the aircraft [...]

Creators suspend Scrabble knockoff game

The game still works at the developers’ Web site, Scrabulous.com, but users must start new games.
NEW YORK (AP) — The creators of a Scrabble knockoff responsible for countless hours at the online hangout Facebook suspended their word game Tuesday after being hit with a lawsuit, disappointing fans who logged on expecting to make their next [...]

World trade talks end in collapse

Marathon talks in Geneva aimed at liberalising global trade have collapsed, the head of the World Trade Organisation has said.
Pascal Lamy confirmed the failure, which officials have blamed on China, India and the US failing to agree on import rules.
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said the result was “heartbreaking”.
The talks were launched in 2001 in [...]

HP, Intel, Yahoo in cloud tie-up

Gartner predicts cloud computing will be huge

Chip giant Intel is teaming up with web firm Yahoo and hardware company HP to create virtual research centres for cloud computing.
Cloud computing offers online storage and promises a range of new services for data and devices that are plugged into the cloud.
Initially six data centres will be available [...]