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Alzheimer Disease
Putting an End to Medical Cruelty: a Horrifying Article in Yahoo this Week by T. L. Kittle
March 21st, 2008
This is an example of another news article, in a respected outlet (Yahoo), presenting the argument that denying people medical care who clinically need it is a good idea. (I'm not saying Yahoo agrees with this philosophy, but it's disgusting to see this argument being presented by 'credible' members of the medical profession resulting in an article in a respected news outlet.) This time, they're* going after whether or not people dying of Alzheimer's should be treated with antibiotics or not, even if they have an infection. This is particularly horrifying because Alzheimer patients can't defend themselves the same way 'normal' people can and some of...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-03-21)
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