Powell trio coming to Cortland
The News Review:
- Powell trio coming to Cortland
- Mad cow scare could boost beef industry
- Australians see Dr Death in every overseas-trained doctor
Powell trio coming to Cortland
News 10 Now – Jun 14, 2005
SU lacrosse star Mikey Powell and his brothers Casey and Ryan are coming to Cortland this weekend for a free demonstration. The talented trio teaming up to help the Brine Upstate Lacrosse League kickoff its 14th summer season this Saturday. The Powell hour clinic starts at 1:00 pm at the SUNY Cortland Stadium.
Mad cow scare could boost beef industry
The Age – Jun 14, 2005
American producers will have to wait about a fortnight whileanimal scientists in the US and Britain determine if a cow -suspected of being from Texas – has contracted mad cow disease. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said last week thatanother test of sample material, declared in November to be free ofthe brain-wasting Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), now showsa “weak positive” result. If confirmed, it would be the second established case of mad cowin the US and potentially the first in a home-grown animal. The timing of the announcement is bad for American producers asthey continue delicate negotiations to get US beef back into thelucrative Japanese and Korean markets. Australian producers have made strong gains in exporting tothose countries since US beef was locked out of the markets, butthe Cattle Council of Australia says producers will not be wishingmore misery on American farmers. “Despite the fact that we’ve been able to get some short-termgain out of their loss, nobody in the world wins out of BSE,”council acting executive director Michael Hartmann said. “Our gains have been probably more short-term than anything andit’s just a wait and see game.
Australians see Dr Death in every overseas-trained doctor
The Age – Jun 14, 2005
We now need more medicalpractitioners than was previously anticipated because our presentpopulation needs – and demands of its politicians – high-qualityhealth care. Sadly, the output of our medical schools over the past couple ofdecades has failed to keep up with this demand, with the resultthat we have to import doctors (just as we have to import otherprofessionals in short supply in this country, such as pastry chefsand skilled factory workers). It is well known that in many parts of the country, particularlyin rural and remote regions that have failed to attract and keep”home-grown” medical graduates, the local population is heavilydependent on overseas-trained doctors. Unfortunately, these doctors do not wear a badge stating theirqualifications or experience, or even if they have passed theAustralian Medical Council’s qualifying exam, which patronisinglyrecognises them to be “of a standard equivalent to that of anAustralian trained doctor”. Sadly, the only criteria by which thegeneral population of patients can judge the competence of a doctorare the criteria they can see and hear – in other words thedoctor’s skin colour, physiognomy and accent. We are now encouraged to refer to doctors from overseas asinternational medical graduates rather than “overseas-traineddoctors” because this has acquired what is almost a derogatoryconnotation. And once the media get hold of the kind of story thatsells newspapers, like that of Dr Jayant Patel (“Dr Death”), itbecomes easy for all overseas-trained doctors in our country to betarred with the same brush.