There are two vaccines which prevent cancer - HPV prevents cervical cancer and many head and neck cancers (throat, larynx, etc). Hep B vaccine prevents liver cancer in those infected. This is a big, ignorant deal.0

This is one reason medical costs are out of control. Referring to an allergist???

The brain stops sending the signals (FSH and LH) to the testes that stimulate sperm production. Without these stimulating signals, the testes decrease their activity, leading to a lower sperm count. Patient is now infertile from testosterone supplements.

Does he not understand the feedback loop involving administered testosterone: testosterone supplements cause natural testosterone levels to rise significantly.
The brain interprets these high levels as a signal that it's producing enough testosterone and doesn't need to do anything more.

As he rails against MMRs,does he not understand that mumps can destroy a sperm count, permanently, and is 100% preventable. Has he thought to warn all the buff manly men he works with of the sterilizing effects of long-term testosterone supplementation?

ACA was wounded severely at the beginning by the ability of states to opt out of the Medicaid expansion provision, and never was able to reach its full potential because of this.

Patients in longterm remission from a childhood malignancy, or with cystic fibrosis, congenital heart disease. No possibility of insurance unless offered by employer.

I remember the 22 yos with Hodgkins or testicular cancer, uninsurable privately,and even if they gained insurance through their employer , many states allowed insurers to impose exclusion periods of 12-18 months, so therapy was interrupted.

I remember when people paid out of pocket for anonymous testing so there would be no record of abnormal results; I remember when a working person with a seizure disorder would be barred from individual health insurance for life.

Chute

The light fixtures are an interesting shape.

Frightening.

His face is mottled, rotting from within. 0