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Doctor, Doctor

We worship doctors both for their medical knowledge and their power over life and death, thus anything uttered by a physician we take to heart. But sometimes our idols have feet of clay.

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Red bullet The son of child care expert Dr. Benjamin Spock killed himself.

Yellow bullet Proponent of the low carbohydrate diet Dr. Robert Atkins died of a heart attack.

Green bullet Sexpert Dr. Ruth Westheimer served as a sniper in Israel.

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