var cookieName = "loginFlag";

function killLoginCookie(){
	var killTime = new Date("January 1, 1970");
	var killString = cookieName + "=false; path=/; expires=" + killTime.toGMTString();
	document.cookie = killString;
}


function setLoginCookie(){
	document.cookie = cookieName + "=true; domain=medscape.com; path=/";
}

function getLoginCookie(){
	var offset = document.cookie.indexOf(cookieName);
	if (offset != -1){
		return true;
	}else{
		return false;
	}
}