Browsing by Subject "medicine"

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    • Bill aims to protect sharks and rays 

      Caspe, Mel (Manila Standard, December 28, 2016, on page C1)
      Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri has filed a bill seeking to prohibit all trade in sharks and rays, both of which are being threatened by unchecked overfishing, including bycatching. Senate Bill 1245 proposes to forbid “the ...

    • Born in the backyard 

      (Manila Standard, December 20, 2000, on page 24)
      Seahorses can now be bred in captivity, thanks to research headway by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's aquaculture department in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Began in 1996, the SEAFDEC-AQD ornamental seahorse breeding ...

    • Breakthrough in seahorse breeding achieved 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 12, 2001, on page B-2)
      Seahorse, a tiny ornamental marine species, can now be bred in captivity. This has been made possible with the completion of this sea creature's life cycle in captivity. The scientific headway was achieved by researchers ...

    • First algae farm to be built in Muntinlupa 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, July 25, 2019, on page B4)
      A farm focusing on research on the commercial, scientific and environmental use of green algae will soon be built in Muntinlupa City, with the help of a grant won by teacher-researchers. Officials of the Muntinlupa National ...

    • Fish oil supplements don't ward off heart disease: study 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2018, on page 9)
      Fish oil supplements do not help prevent heart attacks or strokes in people with diabetes, said a study Monday that adds to a growing body of research on the ineffectiveness of pills containing omega-3 fatty acids. More ...

    • Fisherfolks complain rampant sea cucumber gathering 

      Celino, Felipe (Panay News, January 26, 2010, on page 5)
      Fisherfolks in Brgy. Punta Cogon here are complaining about the rampant illegal gathering of sea cucumber, locally known as "balat," since it destroys the coal reefs. Some 200 fisherfolks complained that divers from other ...

    • 'Like the Molave' in coastal greenbelts 

      Doyo, Ma. Ceres (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2012, on page A13)
      And so it is gratifying to know that our marine scientists are focusing on the Philippines’ endangered mangrove associates and other beach forest species. Dr. Jurgenne Honculada Primavera and Dr. Resurreccion “Rex” B. ...

    • Meditalk: Are fish supplements good for the heart? 

      Espedilla, Fritz (SunStar Philippines, February 28, 2022, on page 5)
      Good day. There are a lot of fish supplements in the market that has been touting benefits for the heart. I just wanted to know if these fish supplements in the market are really good for the heart.

    • Non-addictive painkillers from poisonous Philippine seashells 

      Ongpin, Ma. Isabel (The Manila Times, March 2, 2018, on page A4)
      I have been hearing how the poisons in our Philippine cones can be regarded as assets in pharmacology because, even as we speak, they are being turned into painkillers that are non-addictive but very effective. One ...

    • Protein that protects DNA from radiation discovered 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, October 4, 2016, on page B6)
      In a breakthrough discovery, researchers in Japan have discovered a protein from micro-animals known as tardigrades, or "water bears," that can protect human DNA from high levels of radiation. The scientists, who published ...

    • Reviving seahorse industry brightening 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 10, 2002, on page B-14)
      A research breakthrough holds great promise of reviving the country's moribund seahorse industry. The scientific feat of breeding seahorse in captivity was achieved by researches of Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...

    • RP in global effort to save the seahorse 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 11, 2000, on page B-3)
      The government-hosted, Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) has also been conducting research on the seahorse. Started in 1996, the SEAFDEC AQD ornamental ...

    • Seahorse can be grown in brackishwater 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, December 1, 2002, on page B3)
      Seahorse, hitherto known to thrive in seawater, can feel at home in brackishwater ( a blend of sea and freshwater), too. This was found in a study done by researcher Grace Garcia of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...

    • Seahorse industry seen as 'good investment' 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, July 24, 2003, on page 9-14)
      With the current price of dried seahorse running to as high as US$514 per kilo in Taiwan, this kind of fish is fast emerging as one of the best fish species for aquaculture. No less than Dr. Luis Ma. Garcia of the Southeast ...

    • Seahorses a potential big dollar earner 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, February 19, 1999, on page 16)
      In view of the seahorses' potentials, researchers worldwide, including those of the Tigbauan, Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD), have been studying the development ...

    • Seahorses get second life with SEAFDEC, NegOc islanders’ help 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (DailyGuardian, September 19, 2020, on page 6-11)
      The coral reefs north of Negros Island are once more teeming with seahorses after a seven-year partnership between researchers and the local island community successfully protected and replenished their wild population. ...

    • Seahorses get second life with SEAFDEC, NegOcc islanders’ help 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (Panay News, September 19, 2020, on page 15)
      The coral reefs north of Negros Island are once more teeming with seahorses after a seven-year partnership between researchers and the local island community successfully protected and replenished their wild population. ...

    • Seahorses: awesome sea creatures to conserve 

      PN (Panay News, July 22, 2000, on page 10)
      Dried seahorses are reported to be priced expensively. In Hong Kong, it is sold at $1.200 for a kilo. However, it is not only the dried seahorses that are sold. The live ones are also exported to the USA, Europe, Japan, ...

    • A shark may have been killed for your lipstick 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 3, 2017, on page C1-C5)
      Many women would “absolutely die” without lipstick, or so they say. But can you handle the idea that a shark—a majestic, ancient animal that has more to do with human life than people think—was probably killed so its liver ...

    • Trivia overload 

      Mercado, Juan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2006, on page A10)
      Other talented Filipino scientists work in fields that impact on the daily lives of citizens. Dr. Jurgenne Primavera is a world authority on that most-threatened wetland resource: mangroves. Dr. Florentino Solon specializes ...