Patient-led drug trials defy medical establishment
November 26, 2008 By MARCUS WOHLSEN , Associated Press Writer
Alan Felzer, right, and his daughter Karen Felzer, holding her son 11-month-old Emmet Harrington, look at a laptop computer in their house in Claremont, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008. Felzer, who suffers from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or Lou Gehrig's Disease, and his daughter Karen helped lead a patient and care giver web study on the effectiveness of lithium on treating ALS. (AP Photo/Stefano Paltera)
(AP) -- Until last year, Alan Felzer was an energetic engineering professor who took the stairs to his classes two steps at a time. Now the 64-year-old grandfather sits strapped to a wheelchair, able to move little but his left hand, his voice a near-whisper.
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Sounds like some doctors would rather the ill sit on their hands while they die instead of seeking a palliative or cure. However, in the event that they do discover something effective it won't be patentable so it will be ignored or discredited by the industrial medical cartel (which includes the AMA)