Hello Dave, I have heard about this email. Crazy!! Thank you for the Forum and speading the news. Warmest Regards,

Hi Art, I'm glad you're feeling better! I'm also glad you mention the plight that many doctors face - I think a lot of people figure that doctors should be psychic or have a crystal ball. A lot of people are under the impression that people become doctors to make a lot of money. The reality is, most doctors choose their profession because they really want to help people. If anyone stopped to figure out what it costs in time and money to become a doctor, they'd soon realize it's not as lucrative as most people think. God bless, Dave

You are totally right about that Dave. About 15 years ago, I was managing a restaurant, and one of my employees was going to medical school. She told me that her first semester cost her as much as her whole four years as an undergrad, which was $17,000. Can you imagine, spending $17,000 a semester for 8 years? And that is just tuition, that doesn't include books, living expenses, or anything else. And, that was 15 years ago! Considering that most parents can't afford that kind of money for higher education, I would imagine that it takes many years to pay off all those student loans. Doctors are just people who know more about the human body than we do, they are not miracle workers. I think people should cut them a little slack. My two cents. Trina

Hi Dave. A very timely reminder about checking out facts before passing on information. The problem with the majority of Internet users today is, a huge amount of them are very caring people who have been shown how to access the Internet but, who are not ofay with the technology. When they receive this type of email, they immediately forward it on to everyone they know because they belive they are doing a 'good turn' for their family & friends. It is quite easy for us who have knowledge & experience of how to find out details, information etc of a suspect email to be able to verify them but, around 75% of Internet users do not know of Snopes or Scambusters, let alone the vast amount of other sources to verify facts. We have a eldery Aunt on Pam's side of the family who must send us 20 or 30 forwarded emails a week on these sort of subjects, she does it out of the goodness of her heart, it is only when she sends dangerous advice emails that we warn her of the consequences of the advice in her forwarded messages & encourage her to inform the other members of the family that they are false. Mind you as she has not mastered the idea or concept of using bcc when she sends or forwards emails, it is quite easy to get in touch ourselves if the advice is potentialy dangerous. So, do not be to quick to 'Sternly warn' people who have in-advertently sent you false information, instead show them how they can find out if the emails they have received are 'kosher' or not, so they too can be sure of the facts in them before, they pass them on. Your Security Friend in Las Vegas.

Hi Dave, Man, I just got that information from someone here at adland. Never saw it before and since it was someone that was interested in health I thought it was legit. Can't remember who sent it to me. Thanks for the heads up. Martha