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• India brings hope to stalled fight against polio

  Mon Feb 21, 2011
  • I'm no expert in the polio vaccine, but there are some people for whom vaccines do not work. Issues with the immune system usually.

• Surgery in womb spares babies worst effects of spine defect

  Wed Feb 9, 2011
  • The article is not clear, but I took that statement to mean that there was no difference in cognitive function between the two - so the surgery kids are not impaired, same as the non-surgery kids. Only motor skills were improved in the surgery group.

• Planned airport protests fail to take off

  Wed Nov 24, 2010
  • Interesting that 80% are not opposed. That means 20% are. Also note that ~20% of travelers are selected for enhanced screening. Coincidence? I say give it time and more and more people will be opposed to this violation.

• Amtrak reveals vision for high-speed rail on East Coast

  Tue Sep 28, 2010
  • I bet they need to allow a lot of time for all of the lawsuits by the people who yell, "Not in my backyard!"

• FDA lifts hold on embryonic stem cell trial

  Fri Jul 30, 2010
  • Ok. Then don't ever use this treatment. Many, many others do not feel the way you do, so please do not deny them this treatment.

• Forget Botox. Floss your teeth

  Fri Jun 18, 2010
  • You may want to choose a better phrase than "anal flosser". *chuckle*

• Forget Botox. Floss your teeth

  Fri Jun 18, 2010
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• Va. teen suffers rare illness after swine flu shot

  Wed Nov 11, 2009
  • Huh?

• Knight's out: Stanford no longer 'sir' in Antigua

  Mon Nov 2, 2009
  • I was in Antigua this summer on vacation. Some of the locals really hate this guy. He also did a number on one of the beaches - he didn't want the public to enjoy the beach in front of his house, so he built this fake reef to act as a fence in front of it. This caused a good deal of erosion.

• 3 Americans share 2009 Nobel medicine prize

  Mon Oct 5, 2009
  • I'm going to stay out of the political commentary on this one and just give a hearty "Congratulations" to the recipients.