King Andy's guide to faking a sickie It has always suited governments to encourage the long-term unemployed to "discover" an illness and move on to incapacity benefit. The move is easily made, as GPs are a "soft touch" for a sick..

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The militant wing of the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) brigade broke out the champagne when a recent article in Science reported that a retrovirus had been found in 67% of ME patients compared to under 4% of the general population. Sadly, the study only.
Topics: Guardian, mental illness, myalgic encephalomyelitis, quackery

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Garderobe A smartly dressed, middle-aged lady came in and sat down. Let's call her Angela. Angela was a child of the 60s, the decade of female emancipation. But, while other girls of her age were letting their hair down at Woodstock, Angela was still.
Topics: Public stools, the Guardian, toilet training

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Last week, my ageing motorcar started making an odd noise. The service manager told me I needed a replacement camfleugal pin. He gave me a list of 10 suppliers. Which one did I want them to use? I don't know much about camfleugal pins. I told him to..

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Last week GPs were mystified when the health secretary Andy Burnham announced plans to abolish practice boundaries, which will leave patients free to register with any GP of their choice, regardless of where they live. But has the government thought this.

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