Los Angeles, May 20 (EFE).- A dozen doctors who graduated in Latin America now serve their residencies in American hospitals thanks to UCLA's International Medical Graduate program. "The IMG has given me one of the greatest opportunities of my life. Without this program I would never have been able to graduate from a medical school in the United States," Marcos Uribe, who in 2007 graduated from Mexico's Autonomous University of Guadalajara School of Medicine, told Efe.

By Ivan Oransky NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Special K was once just a line of cereals. Today, it's a diet food empire. The brand first hit shelves in 1955 as a no-frills breakfast alternative but now caters to dieters who see its airy chips and pastries as a way to beat cravings and lose weight. And this summer, Kellogg Co. is building on its biggest moneymaker with a "hot cereal" called Special K Nourish that's made with quinoa and other grains.

Murder-accused South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius will not race this season, his agent said Monday, weeks before the Paralympian's return to court. The decision means Pistorius will miss out on the August 10-18 World Athletics Championships in Moscow. "He's decided he's not going onto the track again and have a go at any competitions or anything for the rest of this year," Peet van Zyl told AFP. Pistorius had to focus on the upcoming court case and was not physically and mentally ready to compete at top level, the agent said.