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• Cops: Mom in love triangle kills 2 kids, wounds 4, then kills self

  Mon Nov 21, 2011
  • Alram, the pertinent point is that a middle aged woman would NOT be able to kill teenagers or a mature man with only a car or a knife or a bat or a bathtub. The handgun is the great "equalizer", making a nobody equal to anybody.

• Teen athletes often not screened for heart risks, study finds

  Sun Nov 13, 2011
  • As a (finally) retired Family Physician, I have never seen nor thought of a sports physical as a loss leader. Is it any use? Not much, but discovering a murmur might be helpful, however, there are many causes of murmurs.

• Manhunt after 3 die in Calif. workplace shooting

  Wed Oct 5, 2011
  • No, Spencer, not true. Spain has little crime and guns are not allowed. I do own 2 shotguns and a rifle and am retired military with over 26yrs service. BUT, I'm also a physician and know almost all local victims are GSW.

• More parents think it's safer to delay vaccines

  Mon Oct 3, 2011
  • Wrong, Stephanie, many parents make decisions that are harmful to their kids, including not buckling them in seatbelts (which the government mandates).

• More parents think it's safer to delay vaccines

  Mon Oct 3, 2011
  • MG, you obviously don't know medicine, toxicologist or not. These are not poisons; it would be difficult ot call killed or attenuated viruses a poison. we formerly saw Hemophilus Influenza B cause many hospitaliatons in infants under one year with significant mortality.

• More parents think it's safer to delay vaccines

  Mon Oct 3, 2011
  • China is Not a country we want to emulate medically. Having been there, I saw much to be desired in the way of modern medicine.

• More parents think it's safer to delay vaccines

  Mon Oct 3, 2011
  • And, Whatever, most people Do Not have the background knowledge to make a rational decision about the article or the scientific research they are reading.

• More parents think it's safer to delay vaccines

  Mon Oct 3, 2011
  • Amberella, that takes up medical care that should be going to someone who really needed it. It's the same thing as motorcyclists not wearing helmets. It's not their chance of dying; it is the myriad disabled from brain injury and amputations that are all too common.

• More parents think it's safer to delay vaccines

  Mon Oct 3, 2011
  • Carmen, Thank you. You are so right. Everyone thinks their opinion is top notch about everything in the world. But so few would question their plumber's advice on a toilet repair.

• More parents think it's safer to delay vaccines

  Mon Oct 3, 2011
  • No, Mommy, I know the research involved ALL BY MYSELF! And the vaccines are NOT toxins, they are killed or attenuated viruses or bacteria. Good grief, you really do have a problem. Mommy, vaccines and vaccinations are an infinitessimal piece of any doctor's practice.