Shortage of doctors affects rural U.S.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070720/ap_on_he_me/doctor_deficit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070720/capt.86a78f23823445f5a3c7b99c28581968.doctor_deficit_ny110.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=QsjUbPJPyF9KyXrKEkdd.w--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Dr. Minerva Rasalan of the Philippines, laughs when she talks about her practice at a childrens' clinic in West Point, Miss., on April 25, 2007. Rasalan recalled the difficult process she and other foreign doctors must take to work in the United States. For many foreign trained doctors, practice in the United States provides them better pay and even better working conditions than they might have received had they stayed home. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)" border="0" /></a>AP - A national shortage of doctors is hitting poor places the hardest, and efforts to bring in foreign physicians to fill the gap are running into a knot of restrictions from the war on terror and the immigration debate.</p><br clear="all"/>

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