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A Grapefruit a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Grapefruits are full of vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, C, B1 and B5, as well as fiber and potassium. Pink and red grapefruits contain the carotenoid phytonutrient lycopene, which fights free radicals. If you are tired of eating an…
New era of doctor checks starts
Annual appraisals of doctors’ skills will start from December, heralding the biggest shake-up in medical regulation for more than 150 years.
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Doctor Who actor unveils exhibits
Matt Smith makes a hand cast and unveils new exhibits in his first visit to the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff.
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Doctor complaints up 23% in year
The number of complaints made to the General Medical Council about doctors has risen 23% in the past year, the regulator says.
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School: Boston doctor was disciplined for viewing adult pornography
The Boston Children’s Hospital pediatric doctor charged with receipt of child pornography was disciplined for using a school computer to access adult pornography when he was medical director at Phillips Academy boarding school, school officials said Friday.
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Bin Laden raid doctor speaks out
The Pakistani doctor involved in the US search for Osama Bin Laden tells Fox News he was unaware that the al-Qaeda leader was their target.
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Trial starts for teen ‘doctor’
An 18-year-old teen goes on trial Tuesday charged with impersonating a doctor’s assistant at a Florida hospital and even performing CPR on a patient who later died.
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G20 doctor Patel is struck off
The pathologist responsible for the first post-mortem examination on Ian Tomlinson, who died during the London G20 protests, is struck off the medical register.
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G20 doctor ‘not fit to practise’
The pathologist responsible for the first post-mortem examination on Ian Tomlinson, who died during the London G20 protests, is ruled not fit to practise.
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Mass. doctor wins Green Party nomination
BALTIMORE (AP) — A doctor who ran against Mitt Romney for Massachusetts governor a decade ago won the chance to challenge him again on Saturday, this time as the Green Party’s presidential nominee.
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Doctor poised for Green Party nod for president
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Massachusetts doctor who ran against Republican Mitt Romney for governor a decade ago is poised to challenge him again as the Green Party’s nominee for president.
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Doctor: Lack of sleep prompted pilot’s breakdown
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A psychologist testified that a JetBlue Airways pilot who screamed about religion and terrorists during a flight had “a brief psychotic disorder” due to lack of sleep, according to a transcript of the trial obtained by…
Jury to rehear testimony of McQueary, doctor
After deliberating for more than seven hours, the jury in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse trial asked the judge Thursday night if it could rehear testimony from two witnesses, including Mike McQueary.
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Bulls’ doctor: Rose’s rehab ‘ahead of schedule’
Derrick Rose’s recovery from left knee surgery is “ahead of schedule,” according to the Bulls’ team surgeon.
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Texting doctor cleared in DUI case
A prominent doctor was cleared of five charges in the DUI death of an 18-year-old New York girl.
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Militants deny link to Pakistani doctor in bin Laden case
DERA ISMAIL KHAN/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Deepening the mystery in a case that is straining Islamabad’s relations with Washington, a Pakistani militant group said on Thursday it never had ties to a doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin…
‘Bin Laden doctor’ jailed for ‘fighter links’
Court documents reveal Shakil Afridi jailed for aiding Lashkar-e-Islam, not for helping CIA to find al-Qaeda chief.
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Phillies sending Halladay to doctor on Tuesday
Now all the Philadelphia Phillies and their fans can do is wait. For another day, at least.
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Doctor Who star runs with torch
Doctor Who star Matt Smith, former Wales rugby captain Matthew Rees and world hurdles champion Colin Jackson are carrying the Olympic torch as it travels from Cardiff to Swansea.
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Doctor linked to bin Laden capture jailed
A Pakistani doctor accused of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for treason, officials told CNN.
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