I am SO glad I didn't make my daughters get this , even though the pediatrician thought it would be a good idea...

They're using our daughters as their guinea pigs.

Swell.

Those bastards! (Said in best Kenny McCormick voice.)

"FeelGuide"? Really?

I looked in their "Science" pages, and was less than impressed. There is the obligatory article about "I cured myself of a terminal illmess with cleansing!".

"Dr. Diane Harper was the lead researcher in the development of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines, Gardasil™ and Cervarix™. She is now the latest in a long string of experts who are pressing the red alert button on the devastating consequences and irrelevancy of these vaccines."

Above from the article. I didn't trust the vaccine when it first came out, because the studies weren't conclusive. Turns out I was right. It isn't a needed vaccine.

As a contrast to the most recent Advice Goddess column, here's a charming story:

He was a Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster bomber pilot, enchanted by the voice of the woman on the radio in the control tower. She was a Women's Auxiliary Air Force radio operator, charged with guiding aircrews home from raids. They've been married for 70 years, and their story is here.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/05/health/think-the-er-was-expensive-look-at-the-ambulance-bill.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

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Think the E.R. is Expensive? Look at How Much It Costs to Get There

Kira Milas has no idea who called 911, summoning an ambulance filled with emergency medical technicians. Ms. Milas, 23, was working as a swim instructor for the summer and had swum into the side of the pool, breaking three teeth.

A week later she received a bill for the 15-minute trip: $1,772.42. Though her employer’s workers’ compensation will cover the bill, she still was stunned at the charge. “We only drove nine miles and it was a non-life-threatening injury,” she said in a phone interview. “I needed absolutely no emergency treatment.”

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A few years ago, I had a medical emergency and I knew the ER was about 4 miles or 10 minutes away, but I was a bit worried about driving, so I dialed 911.

Paramedics got there very swiftly, probably 5 minutes. They then spent 45 minutes futzing around trying to get an IV into me, and failing, repeatedly, and then finally we drove at a leisurely pace to the ER, probably arriving a good hour after I had called, at which point the ER docs uh basically rebooted my heart.

That was $900, and a great deal of #fail IV pain, and 60 minutes of lost time for that ambulance ride.

Certainly makes me think twice.

There was a story of a woman who had a seizure, was being placed in an air ambulance when she refused because she knew from past seizures this was a medical condition she had accidentally brought on, loaded into the chopper anyway and was charged $33,000.

(If I need an air ambulance, (and insured) load me up, but I would prefer a Bell 47 and being strapped to the outside, old school style.)

http://www.azcentral.com/business/call12foraction/articles/20131116air-evac-patient-transport-protests-call12.html

Air-evac service transported patient despite her protests

I'd file charges. Kidnapping, false imprisonment, assault and battery, extortion.