Heart Attack & Strokes As Devastating To Women As They Are To Men

The World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations recently reported that fewer people worldwide now die of infectious diseases and more of chronic conditions such as heart disease and stroke.

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Lemon Grass Yields Essential Oil

Lemon grass or “Tanglad” as it is locally called in the Philippines, a backyard plant, is going mainstream as its oil is now being extracted for industrial use.

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Philippines’ Rice Terraces – A Historic Civil Engineering Feat

The rice terraces in Banawe, Philippines was adjudged as one of the best among the man made structures to receive an award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

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MiscellaNews Tidbits

**On Global Warming

World Bank Carbon Fund sets up a facility for forest protection in poor countries. It would pay developing countries hundreds of million dollars and provide financial incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emission from deforestation.

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