About the Schiavo "Nobel Prize Nominated" Doctor
Amended 23 March. NewsMax reports that Dr. William Hammesfahr "believes that Terri Schiavo can recover with proper treatment." NewsMax -- along with FOX, MSNBC, the National Review and Dr. Hammesfahr's website -- indicates that he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1999.
From Nobel Prize FAQ (emphasis added):
3. Has X been nominated as a candidate for the Nobel Prize, or where do I find a list of Nobel Prize nominees?So, if he had been truly nominated -- he would be violating fundamental Nobel Foundation principles to say that. The 50 year vow of silence is up in 2049. But wait. There's more.
According to the Statutes of the Nobel Foundation, information about the nominations is not to be disclosed, publicly or privately, for a period of fifty years. The restriction not only concerns the nominees and nominators, but also investigations and opinions in the awarding of a prize. Nomination information older than fifty years is public.
ruled that Hammesfahr's treatment of stroke patients, using a procedure he has claimed could help Terri Schiavo, was "not within the generally accepted standard of care" (Finding of Fact No. 55, PDF p. 33), it declined to rule that the treatment was harmful to his patients and noted that some patients improved after treatment. (cite)In March 2004, an appeals court determined that Hammesfahr did charge a patient $3,000 for three days of services; however, the patient received only two days of services. The appeals court reversed the fine:
The record contains competent, substantial evidence to support the Boards finding that the patient enrolled in a $3000 treatment program but only received a $2000 treatment program. However, the record does not contain clear and convincing evidence to support the Boards conclusion that the overcharge was the result of exploitation for financial gain under section 458.331(1)(n)... At best, the facts in this case provide a basis for a civil contract dispute between the parties.
Show me a conviction on anything he did. It is just that simple.