Six doctors are taking legal action to demand a formal inquest into the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly.They say Lord Hutton's conclusion that he killed himself is flawed and have approached the attorney general to get the issue conside
ATLANTA - The new U.S. Surgeon General on Thursday called for stepped-up efforts in increasing the number of minority physicians. In what was one of her first speeches to a large crowd since she was sworn in Nov. 3, Dr. Regina Benjamin noted that th
An Irish eye surgeon has said an unprecedented rise in the number of cases of an eye condition could be directly related to people staring at the sun at a holy shrine.Thousands of people have been travelling to the County Mayo pilgrimage shrine of
LONDON - A seriously ill baby at the centre of a court battle between his parents will be allowed to die after his father dropped his objection to switching off his ventilator Tuesday. The one-year-old's mother and his doctors wanted to switch off
CHICAGO - One of the nation's largest doctors' groups is getting criticized and losing members over its six-figure alliance with the Coca-Cola Co. The deal will fund educational materials about soft drinks on a health Web site run by the American Ac
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