re "infirm": i didn't think it was imporant enought to be discussed to death..

Only the infirm get discussed to death, Of Troy, unless they have health insurance.

Then, they get killed on the operating table. :)

Extract:

Medical system is leading cause of death and injury in U.S.

"The report also shows that 7.5 million unnecessary medical and surgical procedures are performed every year and 8.9 million people are needlessly hospitalized annually."

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2003/10/29/medical_system_is_leading_cause_of_death_and_injury_in_us.htm