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Doctor accused of having sex with suicidal patient struck off by GMC

A French doctor accused of having sex with a suicidal patient during a night call to her home has been struck off. Dr Erich Pultar, 65, visited the ''mentally fragile'' woman after concerns were raised about her state of mind...

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Dithering over statins' side-effects label finally ends

The pharmaceutical industry has taken almost two years to disseminate important information Once your medicines regulator decides it should change the side-effect warnings contained in the patient information of a drug taken by...

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People With Type D Personalities Experience More Health Problems

People who experience a lot of negative emotions and do not express these experience more health problems, says Dutch researcher Aline Pelle. She discovered that heart failure patients with a negative outlook reported their...

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Wales flanker Danny Lydiate just glad to walk the walk

Danny Lydiate came home from his European debut in an air ambulance not knowing whether he would ever be able to walk again. A broken neck during Newport Dragons' Heineken Cup tie at Perpignan five days earlier had left the...

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Arsene Wenger 'not a fan' of alternative medicine, but respects players' right for placenta...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not a fan of alternative medicine - but accepts whatever makes a player comfortable can only help the healing process. Holland striker Robin van Persie is set for about six weeks on the...

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The American Legion Praises Passage of Caregiver Bill

The national commander of The American Legion applauds the Senate for their overwhelming support of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009 with a resounding 98-0 vote yesterday. “This legislation will...

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CCPM is Shocked and Gravely Disappointed with Additional Delay to Affordable Life-Saving Biologics

The Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market is voicing serious concern in response to the extension of biologics exclusivity included in The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.3590) introduced Wednesday...

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Hospital sends 76-year-old home with fractured hip

AN OUTRAGED nurse says her 76-year-old mum was sent home from hospital with a fractured hip after doctors told her there was 'nothing wrong with her'. Valerie Goss was rushed to Weston General Hospital in agony after a fall at...

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Patient tattoos thanks to medics

Zoe Stevens now has three tattoos on her lower back. A cancer patient from Cornwall has thanked her medical team by having their names tattooed on her lower back. Zoe Stevens, from Bodmin, was diagnosed with breast cancer in...

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Instructors

Genetics in Nursing & Healthcare The Foundation for International Education, London, is seeking instructors to teach the course Genetics in Nursing & Healthcare to undergraduate nurses from Philadelphia, USA, for an 11 week...

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