11.   Crabtree went to a local back specialist in Seattle on Tuesday, when he had a magnetic resonance imaging test.

12.   Local specialists discovered the cranes late last month at the source of the Pearl River, in Qujing, Yunnan province.

13.   Meanwhile, Sarawak has urged the federal Health Ministry to grant special incentives to local specialists to overcome the present shortage in the state.

14.   Under the euthanasia legislation, patients require the signatures of three doctors, including a local specialist, before they can proceed.