News For: Obtain Workmans CompensationFirm slams PRC over license failure A local medical licensing consulting firm yesterday accused Beijing of failing to live up to its promise to allow Taiwanese medical professionals to obtain licenses in China and practice there. New Development in Oncologists' Dispute There has been a new development in the dispute involving gynecological oncologists. Government is whittling away at the concerns of the three cancer surgeons to the point where it says compensation is the only sticking point left. SENIOR CITIZENS GIVEN FREE EYE TREATMENT AT HOSPITAL PETALING JAYA, Sept 20 Bernama -- More than 500 senior citizens were given free basic medical treatment to detect eye diseases at the Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital since early last year. Showdown on Staten Island is brewing over facility for mentally ill Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers SVCMC in Manhattan is in for an almost-certain legal battle over its controversial plan to convert a former convent in St. George to apartments for the mentally ill. Some local leaders are vowing to... Cancer patient says prayers were answered with ���Bogey��� HESPERIA ��� Sitting in a restaurant a few days ago, cancer patient Donald Johnson was trying to stay calm and comfort his girlfriend of 12 years, Theresa Edwards. Medical debt 'silent tragedy' BOSTON - Robert M. Peck, of Greenfield, felt stymied last year when his health insurer refused to pay for a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer. Business Notes [AITKIN - Amy Renner joined Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin as the registered nurse care coordinator for its new Nurse Navigator program to help support breast cancer patients and community awareness of breast health issues. NLMA Not Commenting on Latest Developments The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association is not commenting on the latest developments in the dispute with three gynecological - oncologists. The three cancer surgeons are threatening to leave in December. A CANCER SURVIVOR���S DETERMINATION When Irma Schnessel was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2000, she was overcome with a variety of emotions. Suntan risks skin cancer According to researchers in the US and UK, any tan is risky, whether from sunshine or a sunbed, as evidence showed tanning and cancer both start with DNA damage from ultraviolet UV rays, Gulf News has reported. |

