Sancheong Traditional Medicine Fair Kicks Off

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SANCHEONG, South Korea, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- An exposition on South Korea's traditional medicine opened on Sept. 6 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of Korea's traditional medical encyclopedia.

The World Traditional Medicine Fair & Festival kicked off in Sancheong County in South Gyeongsang Province, 288 kilometers south of Seoul, for its 45-day run until Oct. 20.

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Under the theme of "Traditional Medicine: Greater Treasure for the Future," the expo aims to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of "Donguibogam," Korea's traditional medical encyclopedia.

The fair is also aimed at promoting the value of Korea's traditional medicine globally. It is co-hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the South Gyeongsang provincial government and the county office of Sancheong.

"I hope that the fair will successfully herald its message to the globe," Lee Jae-geun, head of the Sancheong county office, said in a welcoming speech.

About 1,600 distinguished guests including Health Minister Jin Young and foreign ambassadors participated in the opening ceremony, according to the organizer.

An array of programs and cultural events are in store to promote people's understanding of Korea's traditional medicine. Academic conference will be held as well to shed light on the value of "Donguibogam," the organizer added.

A United Nations education and cultural body designated 2013 as the "Donguibogam Year," and the book was recognized by UNESCO in July 2009 as an item of world documentary heritage.

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Mexico’s Pena Nieto Tax Bill Said to Exclude Food, Medicine VAT

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Mexicos government will present a bill today to boost tax collection without applying a sales levy on food or medicine, according to two people with direct knowledge of the proposal who asked not to be identified before the plan is announced.

The measure will also seek a levy on sugary drinks and on capital gains from stock-market transactions, and raise the personal income tax ceiling to 32 percent, while leaving it at 30 percent for companies, one of the people said.

President Enrique Pena Nieto has pledged to boost tax collection as part of his plan to boost economic growth that has remained below the regional average over the past decade. Thousands of people took to Mexico Citys streets today to march against the governments plans for everything from education to the oil industry ahead of the tax bills presentation. The countrys second-largest opposition party said it opposes a tax on food and medicine because it would hurt low-income earners.

Food and medicines are things that affect everybody, Eric Farnsworth, head of the Washington office of the Council of the Americas, said in a telephone interview yesterday. The last thing the PRI wants to do is give one of their primary opposition parties a silver platter way to attack tax reform.

Pena Nietos Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI, sparked speculation that a value-added tax on food and medicine would be imposed after it ended a ban in March that prohibited its members from voting to approve such levies.

The president will propose the tax overhaul today at the presidential manor after his administration delivers the 2014 budget plan to congress. His office and the Finance Ministry press department declined to comment about details of the tax reform.

Pena Nietos economic proposals will bring social instability to the nation, Alejandro Sanchez Camacho, secretary general of the opposition Democratic Revolution Party, said yesterday in a statement.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, runner up in last years presidential election, is leading a street protest today against food and medicine taxes and Pena Nietos bill to open the energy sector to more private investment. Marchers gathered blocks from the Zocalo, the capitals main square, which for weeks has been occupied by a tent city of demonstrators against Pena Nietos separate education overhaul.

Cesar Camacho, the PRIs president, said in a Sept. 4 interview hes against charging duties for medicine.

Pena Nietos tax changes are seeking to wean Latin Americas second-largest economy off its dependence on oil revenue. Income from oil funds about a third of the federal budget, and tax revenue in Mexico is the lowest as a percentage of gross domestic product among 34 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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Officials: ASU faces challenges in establishing osteopathic medical school

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LITTLE ROCK From start-up costs to ongoing operating expenses to finding residency slots for graduates, Arkansas State University faces difficult challenges in its quest to establish an osteopathic medical school to help address a shortage of primary care doctors in the Arkansas Delta, 0fficials say.

ASU took the next step in a years-long process last week by hiring Tripp Umback, a nationally recognized health care and economic development consulting firm based in Pittsburgh to study the feasibility of developing an osteopathic medical school in Jonesboro.

Weve done our research and we realize our limitations, and that is why were bringing in this company, this third party, to help make an evidenced decision, Jason Penry, ASU vice chancellor for university advancement, said last week.

Penry said the study, which he projects will be completed by the end of the year, will look at both public and private medical school options and will consider a number of variables, including cost and the residency training of third-and fourth-year students as well as graduates.

The feasibility study is supported by the Delta Regional Authority, which has given ASU $25,000 to help cover about half of the nearly $50,000 cost.

Efforts to overcome the difficulties could provide dividends for rural health care, he said, by providing doctors of osteopathic medicine in areas of the state where doctors are scarce.

A DO school could be totally transformative to the state of Arkansas because nobody disputes the need for primary health care is great, he said.

Dr. Gregg S. Silberg, who recently was part of efforts to establish an osteopathic medical school in Wisconsin, said hurdles are many and steep.

Among them would be finding residencies for the graduates because only a limited number of qualified institutions offer such opportunities, said Silberg, who is executive director of the Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons.

Estimated start up cost for the proposed 100 student private, nonprofit osteopathic medical school in Wisconsin would be about $80 million, he said.

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Looking Forward: A-State seeks to add medical school

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There are currently 12 colleges at ASU, but if plans go as intended, by September 2016 a new medical college will be introduced to the Jonesboro campus. Jason Penry, vice chancellor for university advancement, said the campus is taking a serious look into adding an osteopathic medical school to the educational community.

With this concept, we would not seek state funding, Chancellor TimHudson said in a press release over the summer. The school would generate revenue through tuition, research and external support.

Osteopathic doctors believe a person is more than just body parts, according to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). They take a whole person approach to modern medicine. Instead of treating parts of the body, they treat it as a whole. ODs have an official license and are completely qualified just like a regular MD. Osteopathic doctors (ODs) also go through the additional four years of medical school. About two-thirds of osteopathic medical doctors go into primary care.

According to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine there are a total of 30 colleges that train osteopathic medical doctors, none of which exist in Arkansas. The closest osteopathic school to Jonesboro is at Oklahoma State University, approximately 400 miles away.

The osteopathic school at ASU would bring in an estimated 300 600 students and will consist of two years of classes on the Jonesboro campus. The next two years would be clinic rotations held in hospitals around the state.

The idea for the osteopathic medical school arose in 2009 and plans went into consideration as of last year.

Arkansas State has a long tradition of creating programs that meet state needs, Hudson said in the press release. An osteopathic medical school could be transformative for our state and our region.

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'Take back our freedoms': Libertarian gubernatorial candidate stops by while on the campaign trail

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Adrian Wyllie isn't a career politician, but that hasn't stopped him from putting his name into the hat for the 2014 Florida governors race.

"I couldn't just sit there and read the newspaper and shake it in my hands as I read about our government and what they were doing to us," he told The Log Tuesday. "I decided that it's really the duty of individual citizens to stand up and take back our freedoms."

Wyllie, a third generation Floridian based in Pinellas County, spent the better part of the week on a media tour of the Western Panhandle, sharing the Libertarian message through a variety of speaking engagements.

Sitting down with The Log, the small business owner said the basic ideas of his party are increasingly taking root across the country.

"We're finding more and more that the Libertarian message is permeating through the country," he said. "The basic idea of Libertarianism is the golden rule, do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

While the message seems simple, Wyllie said the key is to take it and apply it to the government, by removing it from "our wallets, our bedrooms and our businesses."

The state's citizens will elect a governor on Nov. 4. There are no less than a dozen candidates that will more than likely throw their hats into the race, including Wyllie, former governor Charlie Crist, incumbent Rick Scott, and former majority leader of the Florida Senate, Nan Rich.

"A lot of people over the years have approached me saying 'you need to be the guy, you need to be the guy,' " Wyllie told The Log of his decision to run. "I see our likely candidates, Rick Scott and Charlie Crist, and I know both of those guys. They are not going to reverse course; we are headed for a worse economy down the road."

As for fixing the "broken" economy, Wyllie has a seven-point plan that would essentially reduce the state's $74.5 billion budget by 30 percent. Wyllie said they could easily cut the budget by 30 percent without affecting a single government service, by essentially reducing "wasteful" spending.

Once the budget is cut, Wyllie said the state could easily reduce taxes, which in turn "puts more money into the hands" of the private sector.

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