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• US priests reportedly behind Vatican crackdown on nuns

  Thu May 10, 2012
  • This crackdown is shameful. Note that it is not about them being wrong in doctrine. Rather is is about what the nuns choose to work on.

• North Carolina approves ban on same-sex marriage by wide margin

  Tue May 8, 2012
  • dls-387641, You have it completely wrong and backwards.

• Court delivers new blow to Planned Parenthood in Texas abortion battle

  Tue May 1, 2012
  • Smoothoperater - who contributed to the Cowboys Stadium? Any public money in there, since you are so into the sporting examples.

• Court delivers new blow to Planned Parenthood in Texas abortion battle

  Tue May 1, 2012
  • Joe, You are completely wrong when you say, "Do you have any idea how much of the current costs of health care is paid for by various churches?" Church supported hospitals and clinics do not give care for free.

• Arizona bans funding to Planned Parenthood in abortion fight

  Fri May 4, 2012
  • Brewer, you don't stand with me.

• In UK survey, doctors support denying treatment to smokers, the obese

  Sun Apr 29, 2012
  • The headline is incredibly misleading - shamefully so. When you get to the details it is about limiting nonemergency treatments where their life choices makes them less effective. In other words, if you want invetro treatment you need to stop smoking because it makes the treatments less effective.

• Are doctors rich? They don't think so, survey finds

  Thu Apr 26, 2012
  • Why do you assume malpractice insurance comes out of their salary?

• Are doctors rich? They don't think so, survey finds

  Thu Apr 26, 2012
  • There are a lot of myths floating around here. Doctors can't buy houses? Maybe some, but the overwhelming majority yes. No one wants to be a doctor? BS!!! Doctors are ready to leave the profession? And what will they do where they can earn as much money.

• Are doctors rich? They don't think so, survey finds

  Thu Apr 26, 2012
  • ChinaMatt, You said, "Seriously, few people actually want to be a medical practitioner of any kind." Really? More people are trying to get into medical schools then there are slots. Way more. On what basis do you say few want to be in these professions?

• Despite rising melanoma rates, teens' tanning for prom still the norm

  Mon Apr 9, 2012
  • I could not find anything in the article about the actual rate of incidence or prevalence of skin cancer in minors. I suspect it is very, very rare. While it might be growing, and better diagnosis may be part of that, it still is likely to be a rare event. This may be a lot to do about a little.