That darling of medieval physicians and terror of river bathers can gorge as much as it wants and still squirm away, even if it bloats up to 10 times its normal size.
Military physicians should always remember that while captured terror suspects are detainees of a government they are first and foremost patients of the physicians and are owed a duty of care.
Conversely, the American government's openly negative views towards terror suspects and the Afghan detainees could influence state physicians to not want to provide reasonable care to, or protect the interests of, such detainees.
Turns out that the maniacal tailor with a thing against oral fixation was a figment of the sick imagination of Heinrich Hoffman, a Frankfurt physician who wrote these childhood tales of terror in the 1840s.
In the weeks following the terror attack, the governmental occupational health service, with assistance from experienced occupational physicians, offered employees psychological first aid, medical examinations and referrals to specialist health services when required.
I offer recommendations to U.S physicians facing dual loyalty conflicts of interest in the "war on terror".
If U.S. physicians knowingly or unknowingly adopt this mentality their ethical obligations towards "war on terror" detainees may become compromised.
Over 800 years ago, Maimonides, a prominent Jewish philosopher and practicing physician, wrote that 'the risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision'.
If you or someone you know fits that bill, please consult your physician and be sure to read Media Matters' memo to right-wing media: Bush DOJ lawyers also represented terror suspects.
"Terror, terror, terror, terror, terror.
