Hospital refuses to treat Sars victims too poor to pay bill

Daily Telegraph ^

[riri]

Yeah. Well, when I read this Dr. Robert Parker warned the test, which is still being developed by scientists in Vancouver, Atlanta and Hong Kong, isn't precise enough to put the patients in the clear. I said to myself, well wtf is the point of the test anyway? But, I still thought it newsworthy, in a non-newsworthy sort of way.

[Domestic Church]

It certainly would be an interesting cover for germ warfare. Cut & paste and read the link I posted to connect the dots.

[EternalHope]

Put a fork in China they are done. The only question remains do we have the strength to what is necessary for self preservation?

Yup. Looks like SARS is gonna run wild in China.

If we are lucky, we will get enough info on what's happening that it scares us into doing what it takes to stop it whenever it shows up here.

Since we have no effective treatment, and still no test that spots it early in the disease, we really have no tools to work with except quarantine.

Toronto and Singapore are perfect examples of this approach. Here's hoping they are successful.

[blam]

"But, I still thought it newsworthy, in a non-newsworthy sort of way."

I agree. I had expected that this was a test of the German test that was posted a few days ago.

[steplock]

"too poor to pay bill" ??

I thought THis was Communist China? You know, the nanny state prefered by the DNC and 1 out of 10,000 chinese takes care of you from cradle to grave?

Or is this how the make the "grave" come sooner to save money?

But seriously, HOW can this article be that reliable IF a Chinese Hospital, state operated, refuses treatment becasue the patient was poor? ALL are equal, no? The TRUE democracy. Or are there really some that are more equal than others??

[riri]

No matter what anyone says the deaths of those microbiologists can not be explained away, not with the backdrop of 9.11. But we all sort of tucked it away and went on.

Those deaths just can not be explained. Especially now.

[Judith Anne]

I agree.

[blam]

" Looks like SARS is gonna run wild in China."

If you believe that, then you have as much as conceded that we'll all eventually be exposed, haven't you?

[cmsgop]

Me Cough on you long time.......

[alrea]

I thought THis was Communist China? You know, the nanny state prefered by the DNC and 1 out of 10,000 chinese takes care of you from cradle to grave?

it's pretty obvious that hillary and the democratic party already have their true socialized health care here. they should look to china, europe and canada to recognize that they better not kill the "old" golden goose which is our healthcare system, supported by the few capitalists that can stay floating with new products and innovation.

[blam]

"Or are there really some that are more equal than others??"

It's always that way with commies.

[blam]

"Me Cough on you long time......."

You be #10 too.

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Is this not a communist regime where medical care is available to all? It social communisim a myth?

[per loin]

My understanding is that free health care in China is limited to those who work at government jobs.

[EternalHope]

If you believe that, then you have as much as conceded that we'll all eventually be exposed, haven't you?

Yep.

But I still have my optimistic moments. For instance: If we can slow its spread down enough, maybe we will have better ways to handle it by the time it gets here. A diagnostic test that works early in the course of the disease, quickly, cheaply, and reliably, would be a good place to start. (Incredibly, we still do not have even that.)

Who knows, if we can slow it down enough, maybe we'll be able to find some kind of treatment that actually kills the d@mn thing, too. (Kinda like finding a cure for the common cold in the next six months.)

'Course, if none of this happens, maybe it will turn out to be seasonal, or burn itself out, or mutate into something that kills cancer, or helps you lose weight.

Besides, some folks keep reminding me that Legionaire's Disease has killed more people than SARS. And more people have died in car accidents, too.

What? (cough) Me worry? There's nothin' to worry 'bout. (sneeze)

Cough. (Just a summer cold.. The nastiest kind, ya know.)

[lewislynn]

They should just come to the good old U.S. of A. and claim to be illegal Mexicans...free health care, education, and retirement.

Yea, unlike the conservative, for profit only Chinese.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Now it's 5+ percent mortality.

Still no faces of those infected.

Shudder.