Medic! drkoop.com <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: KOOP)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: KOOP)") end if %> has fallen and it can't get up. The online healthcare portal is clearly in trouble, but is the woe benign or malignant? Not all Fools agree.

Rick Aristotle Munarriz (TMF Edible) and Paul Larson (TMF Parlay) are Dueling Fools. Rick thinks the company is on a sound regimen for future health while Paul thinks the answer to "What's up, Doc?" is "Not Koop."

It's time to see who will check up and who will check out! Enjoy. And, once you've read the arguments and voted for the argument that moved you, check out our Duel Flashback. This week we take a look back to see how we fared when we did what the Department of Justice wants to do: look at Microsoft <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: MSFT)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: MSFT)") end if %> from two sides.

The Bull Argument... The drkoop.com community is telling in that, while the site offers so much hassle-free healthcare-related information, 1.3 million users have gone out of their way to register for the site itself. Continue »

The Bear Argument... Never before have I seen a Duel where I can get more traction as the bear. I've recently read more "drkoop.com deathwatch" stories than I care to remember, and the scary thing is that most of those articles are on the mark. Continue »

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