Wow, this is a powerful, depressing quote: "Chapter 7 ‘has become the insurance system for the country,’ trustee says"

Quoted: Lawyers and court officials say that medical debt is leading to more bankruptcies.

Scary ...

Quoted: A public interest group finds a number of toys at major retailers that contain the outlawed chemicals and illegal amounts of lead.

Oh great, I just got switched to Regence...

Quoted: The largest hospital system in the Puget Sound area is threatening to end its contract with the state's largest health insurer unless it receives higher payments for medical services.

A helpful Q&A...

Quoted: The major reversal in breast cancer screening advice is causing a lot of confusion and anger among women who doubt the motivation and timing of the decision.  NBC's chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman answers your questions.

Ha!

Quoted: Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many of the nation's Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine because they'll be around so many kids — and most are overweight, which puts them at additional risk.

Holy god ... scary!

Quoted: Bisphenol A, or BPA, is linked to things like cancer, obesity, attention deficit disorder and genital abnormalities, and it’s been found in our food.

GBS is also a very rare side effect of the regular flu shot ... and in fact, health officials are saying they're seeing a surprisingly low percentage in swine flu shot recipients compared to what they see with the standard seasonal vaccination.

Quoted: A 14-year-old Virginia boy is struggling to walk after coming down with a suspected case of Guillain-Barre syndrome within hours after receiving the H1N1 vaccine for swine flu. The cases raises anti-vaccine fears, but health officials see no link.

It's just stupid to say this is preferential treatment ... they got their swine flu shot at the same time as other Washington, D.C. school children. Should they NOT get a swine flu shot when they are part of a high-risk group (children)? I agree that it's setting a good example when 1 out of 3 American parents are against getting their children vaccinated.

Quoted: With Dad a world leader and Nobel Prize winner, Malia and Sasha Obama surely could have been first in line when vaccinations began for swine flu.