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By Dr Daniel Sokol
Medical ethicist |
Hippocrates: the father of modern medicine?
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I nearly swallowed my tongue.
Their second answer was House, the fictional doctor from the American TV series.
Tears of frustration welled up in my eyes.
Their third answer was Hippocrates, presumed author of the Hippocratic Oath - I breathed a sigh of relief.
Written nearly 2,500 years ago, the Oath is the most famous text in Western medicine, yet most people (including doctors) know precious little about it.
One GP recounted the story of an elderly patient who believed the Oath instructed doctors never to tell patients the truth. It contains no such advice.
Here is a brief guide to the Oath.
The Oath starts: "I swear by Apollo the physician and by Asclepius and Hygieia and Panacea... to bring the following oath to fulfilment."
Apollo, the god of healing, fell in love with a human, Coronis.
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Eamonn Duff and Andrew Webster
October 26, 2008
A FAMILY is planning legal action against one of Sydney's best- known pubs after being served food that allegedly contained human excrement.
Stephen and Jessica Whyte and their three sons were served complimentary gelato dessert by Coogee Bay Hotel staff three weeks ago after complaining about food prices, facilities and staff attitude.

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All because of you is about coping with death and other things that aren’t so rosy in life. At the end is who it is dedicated to and why. I hope that you read on in this poem and enjoy! Thank you for your time.
I saw you lying there,
Lying helpless in front of me,
With tubes coming out of you,
Coming out and going back in.
You had always been there to hold my hand,
Hold my hand when things got tough,
But now you’re just going,
Going somewhere I can’t ever reach you,
I no longer know you.
Attached are two ringtones I've created for my mobile.
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