London. Wellington Hosp( Hosp.Corp.of America)

UK Daily Mail Sir Elton John paid GBP 30,000 for bilat hip replacement for his 90 y mother. GBP 11,500 per hip . GBP 7,000 for seven days stay. Choice of 49 Orthopaedic surgeons.

Uk Daily Mail on-line Strike by 50,000 Junior Doctors.

Scabies in Switzerland (ProMed)

Swiss public health report extensive infestion of Middle-East migrants with SCABIES. Clothes frozen and antiparasite body lotion given.

See UK Daily Mail for details UK Junior Doctors' strike.

Comment.OMA new CEO T MAGYARODY MBA(McMaster) and OMA Board have restored full subscription to Longwoods Publication allowing OMA members to attend Breakfast with the Chiefs. Aprox 250 Health execs attend. Mr. Magyarody was CEO of Canadian Dental. Assoc.

Band-Aid Advanced Healing occlusive bandage made in Denmark sold by Johnson & Johnson. Similar made by Elastoplast in Spain not as effective

More violent crime in Toronto. Police hampered by left-wing which prosecutes Officer for shooting a man waving a knife in a bus and refused to drop knife.