Nigeria: Lagos Medical Doctors Suspend Strike
Normalcy is expected to return to Lagos State government-owned hospitals today as doctors employed by the state return to work following the suspension, yesterday, of the three-day strike called by the Medical Guild.

Obesity and airline seats are not medical questions, doctors say
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association says the issue of whether an overweight airline passenger can fit comfortably in a single seat is not a medical question.

Changing work pattern for doctors
Changing work patterns for doctors is one of the issues being considered in planning for the future medical workforce, University of Otago Dunedin School of Medicine dean Dr John Adams said.

Nigeria: DPA Hails Truce Between Lagos Govt, Doctors
Democratic People's Alliance (DPA) has commended the Lagos State Government and medical doctors serving in the state for resolving the industrial dispute.

Western Medical Associates fires CEO
Western Medical Associates fired its chief executive officer Wednesday afternoon, according to doctors at the family practice group.

Union workers protesting doctors' group
BEVERLY and mdash; Union workers have been standing with signs in front of the Cummings Center and handing out literature at doctors' offices this week to protest what they say is the use of nonunion workers to build a medical office building in Danvers.

Proposed UC-Merced medical school aims to boost ranks of rural doctors
State Lt. Governor John Garamendi is proposing an ambitious fast-track medical school at University of California-Merced in an effort to create more doctors for the San Joaquin Valley, one of the most physician-poor regions in the state.

Egyptian Doctors Waiting To Cross Into Gaza
A three-hour cease-fire yesterday in the Gaza Strip allowed some badly wounded Palestinians to leave for medical treatment in neighboring Egypt. Medical supplies and food were allowed to enter Gaza. But doctors who have massed at the border are growing angry at being prevented from joining their colleagues in Gaza.

Bahraini doctors blocked at Gaza
THREE Bahraini doctors have been refused entry to Gaza by Egyptian authorities, the GDN has learnt. They travelled to the Rafah border crossing after arriving in Egypt on Tuesday, but are among Arab medical teams who have been denied access to the stricken territory.

Nigeria: Lagos Doctors Suspend Strike
Lagos ? Medical doctors in the employment of the Lagos State government under the aegis of Medical Guild yesterday announced the suspension of the indefinite strike they embarked upon last Monday over what they described as poor condition of service.

Doctors balk at notes for obese passengers
Doctors are upset with the way two Canadian airlines are implementing a Supreme Court of Canada decision requiring them to give obese travellers who can't fit into the regular seat a second one for free on domestic flights.

Lively doctors feel 'betrayed' and ignored -- (comment on this story)
A family doctor in Lively says health-care services and taxpayer dollars are being split in his community. Dr. Gary Koop, who runs the Lively Medical [...]

China to train doctors to curb antibiotic abuse
China's health authorities have launched a program to train up to 45,000 doctors nationwide in an effort to curb the abuse of antibiotics at public hospitals.

Widow of property developer 'begged doctors not to switch off life support'
A widow has claimed her husband's life support machine was switched off despite her begging doctors not to do it.

Obesity and airline seats are not medical questions, MDs say
Canadian Medical Association decries policy by Westjet, Air Canada that asks for a doctor's note before granting special privileges

CBS Show "The Doctors" Highlight The Benefits Of Lifeclinic Health Stations
A Lifeclinic LC300 automated blood pressure monitor was recently featured on the new CBS daytime talk show, The Doctors. The series airs each weekday, delivering up-to-the-minute information from a panel of four practicing medical professionals. During the October 30th episode, a segment entitled "Heart of the Matter", Dr.

American Medical Systems stock jumps 20 percent
Shares of American Medical Systems advanced 20 percent today after the Minnetonka-based maker of medical devices reported that it exceeded revenue expectations for the fourth quarter.

11 Arab Doctors Cross Into Gaza From Egypt
GAZA CITY (AFP)--Eleven Arab doctors crossed into the Gaza Strip from Egypt Friday to treat Palestinians wounded in Israel's punishing two-week-old offensive in the Hamas-ruled territory.

Hancock Medical getting facelift
BAY ST LOUIS, MS (WLOX) - Hal Leftwich is the Hospital Administrator at Hancock Medical Center. "We've come a long way in three and a half years. So things are much, much better than they were at the end of 2005," Leftwich said.

2009 Should Be Year For Finally Sorting Out Problems With Medical Workforce, Says The New Zealand Medical Association
"The NZMA is heartened by the way in which this Government, and the previous one have at last taken action to avert a workforce crisis," said NZMA Chair Dr Peter Foley. The New Zealand medical workforce is facing critical shortages in many areas, and relies heavily on doctors recruited from overseas.