| Pfizer's man dispensing on the wild frontier
Six months ago Thomas Buckley left his state-of-the-art laboratory in the world's largest pharmaceutical company for a destitute border clinic on the Thai-Burmese border.
Pfizer sent Buckley to the Mae Tao Clinic, a refuge for some of the world's most impoverished people, Burmese migrant workers, refugees and members of various ethnic groups, including stateless people, who can't afford basic medicine that many in the modern world take for granted. With the support of international aid organisations, Mae Tao is run by Karen refugee Dr Cynthia Maung, the recipient of numerous international awards, including the Ramon Magsaysay. The clinic took in over 100,000 patients last year. As he is Pfizer senior clinical education consultant and lecturer at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Buckley's expertise came in handy.
Habitat celebrates 20 years
Seneca Habitat for Humanity is to celebrate the close of its 20th year of building and community serving during their annual meeting 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Activity Center, 56 Melmore St.
Last week, Executive Director Michele Bighouse, board member and secretary Ann Harry and president Bob Overholt gave an overview of the organizations history and work. In looking at lists of board members and other volunteers, Harry said, the Sisters of St. Francis have supported Seneca Habitat for all 20 years.
The sisters have been very involved. One even comes and works at the build sites with the men. Others have served as support for our families, Harry said.
Overholt and the newsletter editor, Faye Lyon, are charter members of the group. For Habitats first 15 years, Overholt was treasurer.
Three Calif. Senior Citizens Sentenced in Financial Scam
Three senior citizens who preyed on the elderly by selling them financial products that were unregistered and unqualified for sale in California have been sentenced, according to the California Department of Insurance. All three pleaded "no contest" following an investigation by CDI's Investigation Division, Valencia Regional Office. .
Long-Term Care Insurance: Emerging Corporate Benefit
Long-term care and its associated costs is a major challenge that is evolving for many reasons on several fronts. These forces include an aging population heavily weighted in the age 65-85 demographic, medical technology resulting in much longer life spans, new environments in which to receive long-term care services that simply didn't exist years ago--including assisted living and more comprehensive home health care services. As one might expect, potential solutions to the challenge of paying for long-term care needs are changing along with the new service delivery models. These include more restrictions on two well known, albeit limited, federal sources of funds, Medicaid and Medicare.
The sweeping Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 was perhaps the most drastic set of changes to the Medicaid program since 1993.
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