| Overseas medical degrees to be recognised
CHENNAI: India will recognise postgraduate medical degrees offered by universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore soon. "In three months' time, doctors from these English-speaking countries will be recognised here, enabling them to work in Indian hospitals. At the moment, only unilateral recognition has been accorded. We are talking with these countries to urge them to grant bilateral recognition to enable Indian medical degrees to be recognised abroad," Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Anbumani Ramadoss told reporters on Sunday. He was inaugurating the Dr. A. Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals and India Diabetes Research Foundation. India was moving from being the epicentre of the Big Three diseases — HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis — to the Big Five diseases — diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, stroke and cancer.
News of Diamond
Good morning everyone out there. The summer is nearly over and fall will be coming sooner than we think. The kids are back to school and college and we must always remember to drive carefully when it is time for school buses to be on the road. The kids can get excited and not remember to stop and look before crossing the road so we as adults must watch out for them. Be sure to watch the signals from the school buses so you can anticipate what is going to happen next.I hope you all have a great holiday weekend and the weather is forecasted to be warm and sunny. Enjoy your family and friends as this is usually one of the last times for people to get together before winter rolls around.TOPS .
Think small
Maybe the best thing about Govind Armstrong's new cookbook is that he gives you permission "not" to be Govind Armstrong, big-name chef and co-owner of Table 8 in Los Angeles and Miami Beach. It lets you off the hook if you can't find Santa Barbara spot prawns -- supermarket shrimp will work. If you're making crisp goat cheese with lavender honey and pumpkin seed oil, "There's no need to purchase the finest chevre at market; an inexpensive goat cheese log will do just fine." The philosophy behind Small Bites, Big Nights (Clarkson Potter, $30) is that hosts should enjoy the party as much as their guests. Big flavor with not too much fuss -- unless you really do want to challenge yourself. Armstrong gives you that option, too. Bottom line: "I want you to get this book dirty," he said in a telephone interview.
What's happenin?
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Gold Wing Road
Riders meeting
The Gold Wing Road Riders Association holds its monthly meeting on the first Saturday of every month, with the next meeting Saturday, Sept. 1, at Buddy Freddy�s, located at 60 Pine Island Road, North Fort Myers.
All riders and bikes are welcome to join. For more information, call 656-4663.
Viva La France food
On Tuesday, Sept. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m., a �Mastering the Classics: Viva la France� demo will be held at Robb & Stucky Casual Living center.
Survey: Teens Face Stress At Higher Rate
Stressed out by your high-pressured job? Don't assume your kid is any less stressed out by school, especially if she's a she. Young people experience stress at a high rate, and females more than males, an extensive Associated Press/MTV survey shows.
A similar divide exists in terms of fears and safety: Girls and young women are less likely to feel safe in their neighborhoods, in schools, or from terror attacks.
The source of stress changes as we get older, the survey shows. Among 13-17 year olds, school is by far the most commonly mentioned source. Among 18-24 year olds, it's jobs and financial matters. In all, fully 85 percent of young people said they felt stress at least sometimes.
"I'm a pretty high-stressed person," says Katie Duda, 21, who's finishing up a degree in culinary arts and awaiting the birth of her first child in a few weeks.
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