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• Panel: Boys should get routine vaccine for HPV

  Tue Oct 25, 2011
  • Laura, drug companies make a heck of a lot more money treating cancer than they do preventing it. Millions of girls (and boys) have been vaccinated, and a very small percentage have had bad reactions.

• Should all Americans pay income tax?

  Thu Oct 20, 2011
  • There shouldn't be cases where people make more money by working less, but that is fairly common. There are plenty of people who work less than 20 hours a week who would be taxed more if they worked full time. To me, that doesn't make sense.

• GOP Admits It Is Willing To Hurt The Economy In Order To Win In 2012

  Wed Sep 14, 2011
  • A good start is firing Obama and friends next year. ...and then what? Oh yeah, that's right, the GOP hasn't figured that out yet.

• Six new E. coli strains banned from beef supply

  Mon Sep 12, 2011
  • E coli can cause nasty food poisoning not just by infection, but they release toxins that make people sick. You can cook meat all you want, but if you're killing bacteria while leaving toxins intact, then you can still get very sick.

• Six new E. coli strains banned from beef supply

  Mon Sep 12, 2011
  • Edward and Farmer are correct. The problem comes from poor sanitation in meat processing facilities. And also from high density feed lots, where cows are knee deep in feces (no joke), and they are covered with poo when they go to slaughter.

• Six new E. coli strains banned from beef supply

  Mon Sep 12, 2011
  • If all beef cattle were grass fed, carnivores would make a huge stink. Beef would be much more expensive, less plentiful, and it tends to have less marbling (read: it can be less juicy depending on how it's cooked).

• Six new E. coli strains banned from beef supply

  Mon Sep 12, 2011
  • E. coli is only "naturally occuring" in the meat supply when meat processing facilities are being sloppy. E. coli is naturally occurring in a cow's (and a human's) digestive tract, but not necessarily in muscle tissue. Yuck.

• Obesity's big fat cost to states: $15 billion per year

  Tue Aug 23, 2011
  • Some thin 25 year olds, like myself, do know what you're talking about. I have low thyroid, which is often cited by obese people. I certainly gained weight from mismanaged thyroid disease, no question. But I'm at my ideal weight now because I eat right and exercise.

• U.S. government: Insurers must cover birth control with no copays

  Mon Aug 1, 2011
  • Excellent news!

• Driver crashes into pack of 100 bicyclists; 11 hurt

  Thu Jun 16, 2011
  • Paul, do you really think a motorcycle whipping around a blind turn is safe for anyone? Also, we're not trying to sell you anything, so we're not "peddling."