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Cuba's healthcare system is not effective. Despite it frequently being touted as very good, I am skeptical of its effectiveness given its lack of appropriate funding

Media coverage of the swine flu outbreak has been overblown. Almost everything in the media is overblown

I do not floss my teeth regularly. Only when I feel something is bothering between my teeth

Medical providers should not have the right to refuse medical care they find morally objectionable.

I do not use lip balm regularly. Only in the rare occasions when my lips get very dry (usually in the winter time).

I worry about growing older. A little bit, since it means that my life expectancy is getting shorter

The U.S. should not implement a single-payer health care system.

Abstinence-only sex education is not effective. Its effective at self-deluding that there is such thing as sexual abstinence.

Animals do not have souls.

Drinking in moderation is not a viable treatment for alcoholism. I don't think so. Its like smoking, you either use a cold turkey approach, or you never will.

"Third-hand smoke" is not a viable concern. but its pretty disgusting.

All pregnant women should undergo testing for CMV (cytomegalovirus). Not only when they are already pregnant, but also when they are planning to get pregnant.

The FDA should regulate tobacco products.

The government should not negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies.

The use of birth control is not equivalent to abortion.

The government should regulate the cost of healthcare.

The U.S. government should not provide universal healthcare.

Insurance premiums should be tax-deductible.

Elective cesarean deliveries should be available in the absence of medical complications. the risks should be explained, but its up to the mother to decide

Masturbation is healthy.

The Slim Fast plan is an effective method of losing weight. but needs to be combined with a change in eating habits, in order to maintain the weight loss

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal.

Smoking should be prohibited in all indoor public places.

Women should abstain from drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

Chain restaurants should be required to display calorie counts on their menus.

The government should impose smoking bans.

The vaccine for human papillomavirus should be mandatory.

Governments should ban trans fats in commercially-prepared foods.

Addiction is a disease.

Employers should be required to offer health insurance to full-time employees.

The U.S. should expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. permit the import of prescription drugs from Canada?

UNKNOWN: Should there be limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice suits?

UNKNOWN: Should Plan B be available over-the-counter to women under the age of 18?

UNKNOWN: Should Viagra be available over-the-counter?

Drinking in moderation is not a viable treatment for alcoholism. I don't think so. Its like smoking, you either use a cold turkey approach, or you never will.

UNKNOWN: Would you consider non-pharmaceutical treatments if diagnosed with pneumonia?

UNKNOWN: Will health care reform legislation be passed in 2009?

UNKNOWN: Which personality type are you?

I do not floss my teeth regularly. Only when I feel something is bothering between my teeth