In a new study published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/302/22/2437 (JAMA. 2009;302(22):2437-2443), the authors conclude that “among women with breast cancer, soy food consumption was significantly associated with decreased risk of death and recurrence.” This research conclusion is an extremely important message regarding the positive research in support of soy food intake in women with existing breast cancer, and we were compelled to present this recent science related to the potential benefits of soy food intake and breast health. Soy foods are rich in isoflavones, a major group of phytoestrogens thought to reduce the risk of ...

[caption id="attachment_7656" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Haiti Earthquake"][/caption] By ALEXANDER MANDA PORT-AU-PRINCE -- The swift adoptions of large numbers of Haitian children seen since the deadly Jan. 12 earthquake are not appropriate for fixing the nation’s long-term problems, a UNICEF official told Xinhua on Wednesday. “Adoption is an option but is not the only option,” said Roshan Khadivi, a press official of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), at an improvised camp near the Toussaint L’Ouverture Airport in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. The organization has set up three temporary reception centers in Port-au-Prince with a total capacity to ...

MANILA (Mabuhay) -- Maja Salvador says she has better reasons to be proud of her new product endorsement, Sisters feminine napkins. That is because the people behind the brand, the husband and wife tandem of Emilio and Aileen Go, are unlike other businessmen since they seem to have a higher calling in what they do. “Their concentration is not just business. They also want to be able to help people,” Maja said. Their new campaign hypes on the corporate thrust of Mega Soft Hygienic Products, Inc. (the company behind Sisters), that is, education for the young. To start off, they paid tribute to the ...

Filipinos across the globe now have their very own networking site called http://www.mooplace.com.  "It is our very own networking site. It is a place to have fun, meet and celebrate with fellow kababayans," says its founder, Bob Carpenter, a retired businessman based in Auckland, New Zealand.  The Kiwi connection of Mooplace stems from the fact that Bob is married to a Filipina. Edith, his wife of 20 years, owns http://www.planettravel.co.nz, and the couple is very active in Filipino community events across New Zealand. Bob considers himself a ‘Kiwinoy’ for ‘Kiwi Pinoy’, the name given to Filipinos ...