US seeks Pakistan PR triumph Al Jazeera | A preacher I once knew said something which has resonated with me ever since. "There is no end to the good you can do," he said, "provided you are willing to give someone else the credit." | No doubt, a substantial amount of good will come from the $500mn in new, large-scale US-funded infrastructu...
Patient choice: A medical cop-out The Examiner | Along the DMZ Photo by Stan Goldberg | It was an invitation that made no sense. I was asked to be a special guest of the South Korean Ministry of Tourism and KMI International, a company that markets medical tourism. Why me, I wondered? As I re-read the invitation, I remembered another strange off...
Patient choice: A medical cop-out The Examiner | Along the DMZ Photo by Stan Goldberg | It was an invitation that made no sense. I was asked to be a special guest of the South Korean Ministry of Tourism and KMI International, a company that markets medical tourism. Why me, I wondered? As I re-rea...
Disabled ask Aquino gov't to recognize rights Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – Their physical handicap it appears, is not the biggest battle confronting persons with disabilities (PWDs). It is the government's inability to implement the laws that protect their rights that is their biggest challenge. | Bo...
Doctors found guilty of incompetence and negligence escaping punishment The Daily Telegraph Australia | DOCTORS found guilty of incompetence and negligence in Queensland often get only a slap on the wrist, even in cases where the patient has died, Queensland Medical Board reports reveal. | The incidents, which include misdiagnosis of cardiac conditio...
Endangered vultures hatch in captivity in India The News & Observer | MUMBAI, India -- The long-billed vulture, one of the world's most endangered birds, has been bred in captivity for the first time in India, scientists said Tuesday. | The three chicks that hatched in February and March in a breeding center in north...
Pregnant women advised to abstain from fasting Gulf News | Dubai: Pregnant women are being urged not to fast, especially during the first three months of pregnancy. | Medical experts said babies need more nutrients at this time, which are essential for growth. | Religious injunctions ban the elderly, the ill, women who are pregnant or who are nursing a baby, and children, from fasting during Ramadan. | B...
Dengue case up in Eastern Visayas Inquirer | TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines—The Department of Health in Eastern Visayas has made an urgent call for the public to keep their surroundings clean as the number of people who have contracted the disease in the regions since January has already exceeded 5,000, with at least 65 deaths. | The number of cases in Tacloban City, which now stands at 1,194, ...
