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                    [Title] => Gov't to phase out asthma inhalers containing freon
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The government will phase out the metered-dose inhaler (MDI), a medical device used at home for emergency treatment of people suffering from asthma or other pulmonary diseases.


The reason: This device, which is a pressurized canister with propellant, is a pharmaceutical preparation that contains chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), commonly known as freon, an ozone-depleting substance. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2007-03-25 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
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                    [SectionName] => Cebu News
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                    [ArticleID] => 309707
                    [Title] => ‘Filipino students can excel in world-class institutions’
                    [Summary] => Filipino students have the potential to globally stand out in their fields of learning and excel in world-class educational institutions, according to the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS). 


"Given the potential of Filipino students, we are sure that they would have a bright future ahead after training and development in world-class institutions such as MDIS in Singapore," said Chong Kwan Wai, chairman of the International Business Division of MDIS.


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-12-01 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
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                    [AuthorID] => 1664250
                    [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda
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                    [ArticleID] => 304809
                    [Title] => RP to phase out ozone-depleting refrigerants in ’06
                    [Summary] => Ozone-depleting refrigerants are to be banned in the Philippines from next year, in a move that would affect motorists with vehicles that are at least six years old, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said yesterday.


The phaseout would also affect manufacturers of foam mattresses, inhalers for asthma patients and other products that rely on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),  Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Michael Defensor said. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-11-02 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Katherine Adraneda
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Gov't to phase out asthma inhalers containing freon

March 25, 2007 - 12:00am

The government will phase out the metered-dose inhaler (MDI), a medical device used at home for emergency treatment of people suffering from asthma or other pulmonary diseases. The reason: This device, which...

Cebu News

‘Filipino students can excel in world-class institutions’

By Rainier Allan Ronda | December 1, 2005 - 12:00am

Filipino students have the potential to globally stand out in their fields of learning and excel in world-class educational institutions, according to the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS). "Given...

Headlines

RP to phase out ozone-depleting refrigerants in ’06

By Katherine Adraneda | November 2, 2005 - 12:00am

Ozone-depleting refrigerants are to be banned in the Philippines from next year, in a move that would affect motorists with vehicles that are at least six years old, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...

Nation