[Minty]

Thank God this desease, unlike AIDS, is one without civil rights.

[vikingchick]

fyi.

[IFly4Him]

I agree with your implication that diseases should be treated medically and not politically, but the coverage of SARS is definitely driving policy here.

Just for some perspective... I have a client who is a well known gastroenterologist. Did you know that bleeding complications from aspirin use (or other NSAIDS) cause 300 hospitalizations every day in the US and thousands of deaths each year!? (Don't remember the exact number, but it's b/w 30K and 60K). It has an equivalent rate to lymphoma and AIDS deaths! It's one of the top five.

[elbucko]

Thank God this disease, unlike AIDS, is one without civil rights.

And I hope it doesn't get any or we won't have learned anything from the AIDS fiasco.