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• Lohan's future on hold until jail, rehab are done

  Wed Jul 7, 2010
  • LL is "better than" ? Please. Well, maybe she is if everyone else is also a drug addict who spends most of his/her time partying and not very much time working.

• Lohan's future on hold until jail, rehab are done

  Wed Jul 7, 2010
  • Not a hardened criminal but certainly capable of getting into a car while snockered and killing someone.

• 16-year-old sailor rescued after 'crazy' 3 days

  Sat Jun 12, 2010
  • That doesn't mean there's no cachet (attention, money) in attempting to do it. It gets attention, as evidenced by the coverage for the attempt. You're still the "youngest person," even if not officially recognized, and that seems to bring media attention.

• 16-year-old sailor rescued after 'crazy' 3 days

  Sat Jun 12, 2010
  • Also: What makes you think she is of the same vein as the fame-seekers who sell their deals on the Today show, made for TV movies and reality show deals?

• Needle error puts 50 people at risk in N.M.

  Thu May 13, 2010
  • Physicians are actually the ones who "created" the role of physician assistants, so if they don't think the training is enough, what are they gonna do about it?

• Needle error puts 50 people at risk in N.M.

  Thu May 13, 2010
  • And lancets are not hollow bore, which might help a little. I hope no one turns out to have gotten infected.

• Needle error puts 50 people at risk in N.M.

  Thu May 13, 2010
  • Turns out the students bought these devices themselves and no one at the school told them that they weren't meant for multiple-patient use.

• Needle error puts 50 people at risk in N.M.

  Thu May 13, 2010
  • If you go to the web page for their local news, you can see a press conference explaining how it happened. I think it's possible that it was a definite mistake and not intended to hurt anyone. It's the way the lancets are made that can cause the error in the uninitiated.

• Needle error puts 50 people at risk in N.M.

  Thu May 13, 2010
  • The problem is that the kind of lancets they were using can be re-cocked. Unfortunately, this allows you to reuse a used needle and not realize it if you don't know that you have to TURN the device to get a fresh needle.

• Needle error puts 50 people at risk in N.M.

  Thu May 13, 2010
  • Pat - I don't think so. I think you can go right into PA training without any other degree, license, or experience.