BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Robin Oberg has been named vice president and manager of collections and special assets at LibertyBank's corporate office in Eugene. Oberg has more than 25 years of experience in special assets management. Dr. Mary Miller, a pediatrician, has joined...

Doctors in demand at health centers.
Experts are calling for an infusion of about 10,000 primary care physicians into medically underserved areas over the next several years, even as medical students' interest in primary care has waned. The nation's community health centers, which serve rural and other medically underserved communities, are facing a...

South Carolina Veterinary Specialists Installs State-of-the-Art Eklin Digital Practice(R) Technology.
Leading Veterinary Care Provider Uses Cutting Edge Digital Radiography, Ultrasound and Management Practice Software to Support Advanced Diagnoses and Treatment Needs COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- South Carolina Veterinary Specialists (SCVS), a leading regional veterinary care specialty referral practice, announced it has installed the Eklin Digital...

Dowden Health Media: 20 Years and Growing.
MONTVALE, N.J., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Dowden Health Media's beginnings were reflected in an article written by Janelle Yates that appeared in Issue number 1 of the Dowden Dispatch an employee newsletter, which published in the winter of 2005. Following are excerpts: According to Mark Dowden, one...

Is Permanent Sterilization Permanent?
MONTVALE, N.J., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Women who have decided that they do not want to ever become pregnant often select permanent sterilization. Patients who opt for hysteroscopic sterilization need to understand that this noninvasive procedure, which offers rapid recovery and return to daily activities, also consists of 2...

Health care is not a commodity.
Dr. Steven Kreisman argues that the assumption of health care as a "right" is a morally untenable premise that is responsible for the current quagmires of the American health care system ("Health Care Must Be Earned," Letters, Aug. 1, 2008, p. 12). He also asserts that treating...

Medifast Adds to Medical Backing with Formation of Scientific Advisory Board.
Panel of medical experts to continually review effectiveness, safety, and nutritional benefits of Medifast Program OWINGS MILLS, Md., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medifast, Inc. , in an effort to enhance and continue the strong medical backing of its meal replacement programs, announced the formation of a Scientific...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard Doctor to explain `Biology of Addiction' Dr. Vern Williams will speak about the "Biology of Addiction" Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the University of Oregon's Pacific Hall, Room 123. Williams will talk with students about addiction from his perspective as...

GeneNews appoints Canadian Colorectal Cancer Advisory Board.
TORONTO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeneNews Limited (TSX: GEN), a company focused on developing blood-based biomarker tests for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, today announced the formation of a Canadian Colorectal Cancer Advisory Board. Drs. Lawrence Cohen, Jeffrey Baker, Khursheed JeeJeebhoy, Andy Smith and Mr....