"When many cures are offered for a disease, it means the disease is not curable" -Anton Chekhov
''Once you tell people there's a cure for something, the more likely they are to pressure doctors to prescribe it.'' -Robert Ehrlich, drug advertising executive.
"Opinions are like sphincters, everyone has one." - Chris Rangel
Tribune Titillation: Fairhaven also sent me this link about the Connecticut hospital detailed in the Chicago Tribune’s series on hospital infections. The hospital is suing the two people who talked to the newspaper, as well as their lawyer. The patients reached a settlement with the hospital over their nosocomial infections, a settlement which included an agreement that they wouldn’t discuss the matter. Since the suit, the hospital has lowered its infection rate from 22% to 1% or less, so it’s hard to fathom why they would break their agreement and talk to the Tribune. Guess those fifteen minutes of fame are just too hard to resist. posted by Sydney on
7/27/2002 08:54:00 AM
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