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Villar statistically tied with Noynoy in new SWS survey

Senators Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III and Manuel Villar Jr. continued to engage in a neck and neck race for the country’s top post, and were statistically tied two months before the May 10 elections, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. The SWS poll, commissioned by BusinessWorld, showed that while Aquino remained the top pick among presidential aspirants, Villar appeared to be catching up.   It noted that while both Aquino and Villar had lost ground, ...

Arroyo bares new round of Cabinet shuffle before polls

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday announced a new Cabinet reshuffle affecting two departments, two months before the May 10 elections. Education Secretary Jesli Lapus will be heading the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), while Trade Secretary Peter Favila will become a member of the central bank’s Monetary Board (MB), Mrs. Arroyo said in her speech during the celebration of International Women’s Day at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Lapus will be replaced by Pres...

Prostate Cancer Vaccine Meets Goal

Provenge, an experimental treatment vaccine for advanced prostate cancer, met researchers' goal in a key trial needed for FDA approval. That news comes from Dendreon, the company that makes Provenge. "We believe this is truly a breakthrough for the prostate cancer community and a testament to the promise of the field of cancer immunotherapies," Dendreon's president and chief executive officer Mitchell Gold, MD, said in a conference call today. Provenge is a biologic drug given by infusion t...