2011 September

Recently, when the University of Bradford unveiled promising cancer research at the annual British Science Festival, the local media outlets fell all over each another with wild headlines announcing the breakthrough. But even if this drug really DOES prove to be effective, it won’t hit the market for several years. Until then, you can make use of the revolutionary anti-cancer smart bomb we’ve already got. But it’s not a drug, it’s not expensive, and the side effects are mild.

Remember those “Connect-the-dots” games — how a bunch of little round circles would turn into a dog or a bunny? Let’s play the grown-up version today and see what happens when we connect the dots on one of my favorite subjects…you guessed it…Gardasil!

A few days ago, the California Senate passed a bill (already passed in the CA Assembly) to slightly reword the state Family Code. This minor change is actually ENORMOUS because it allows children as young as 12 to consent to vaccinations that prevent sexually transmitted diseases without their parents’ approval. In fact, their parents don’t even have to be informed when the vaccines are given!

You always wash your fruits and vegetables before eating them, right? But how about melons? I’ll be honest, I’ve never washed a cantaloupe, honeydew, or watermelon in my life, but from now on I will.

“Is it just me, or is this completely bizarre?” My friend Al attached that note to an article he sent me about a controversy in Florida. It seems that Sunshine State pediatricians have a strong desire to include firearm safety discussions in their care of young kids.