Thursday, March 24, 2005
Liars, Morons, Or Both: Dave Weldon Editon
Atrios this morning catches Dave Weldon (R-Dishonest Doctor) citing Carla Iyer and William Hammesfahr as allegedly-reliable witnesses to Terri Schiavo's condition. Would that nurse Iyer be the same nurse Iyer whose claims were dismissed as "incredible" by the courts? Indeed it would. As for Hammesfahr, go to QuackWatch.org. Search for Hammesfahr by name (top right). Hammesfahr shows up repeatedly on that site. This is from the summary on him: The theoretical basis for Hammesfahr's vasodilation treatment for stroke clashes with current knowledge about stroke physiology. In fact, the prevailing current belief is that such treatments should worsen stroke outcome, not improve it. I believe that vasodilation treatment for stroke patients should be done only as part of an approved peer-reviewed protocol that includes informed consent about the treatment's experimental status and possible risks. Because of the potential risk, I doubt that an institutional review board would permit such a study unless animal studies can demonstrate that the treatment is safe and potentially useful. Click here to send letters to Florida Today. Click here to contact Dave Weldon. Send him this link, and this link, and most especially this link. Then dare him to comment. Oh, and CC Bill "Euthanasia for Anencephalic Infants" Frist while you're at it. Then contact the AMA's ethical-standards people and ask what needs to be done to get Weldon's and Frist's licenses pulled.
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