mis-diagnosis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7419652.stm

I love the second sentence here: "In each case the mistake was later realised, the programme reports." Oh, REALLY?! If not, how would we have this news report???? As usual, Monty Python was well aware of this situation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs