Talk:Henry Heimlich

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Is it just me or does the last line of the article either desperately need to be re-written, or perhaps excised altogether?

"Also many people took in and considered what he said for a long time because of what things he had done for choking but were later proved all wrong."

ummmm.... yeah.

Contents 1 Rewrite 2 Citations for potentially libelous material? 3 Rampant POV 4 Name 5 Malaria as HIV Treatment

[edit] Rewrite

I couldn't agree more. I'm going to take a stab at cleaning that up.

Ben

[edit] Citations for potentially libelous material?

There's some material in here regarding clandestine medical experiments which is certainly libelous if it's not true. Unfortunately, it's impossible to tell one way or the other right now because the assertions aren't sourced. I'm marking it as such, and I'll try to find a source for this stuff.

Meanwhile, a simple request for everyone on this talk page (and all others): Sign your comments! All it takes is four tildes at the end of your commentary. What could be easier? Buck Mulligan 21:47, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

OK, I found a link (http://www.aegis.com/news/re/2003/RE030415.html) that takes the reader to a Reuter's story from 1993 regarding Heimlich's use of Malarial infection on HIV-positive patients (not AIDS paitents, and certainly not "victims" as the original had it). I'll look for Lyme disease and cancer references and insert them as I find them. Buck Mulligan 22:12, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rampant POV

I stuck a POV tag on the article, plus a citation tag to add to the others already there. Also deleted this weasel-worded POV sentence: "It has been suggested Heimlich's dubious theories were given credence due to his reputation as the presumed inventor of the Heimlich maneuver." There's a major article in the current New Republic about the controversy. I wonder if son Peter and/or partisans are editing here. A major foodfight may be brewing. — J M Rice 19:36, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

I just finished reading the article in the New Republic and I'll I will add is that both sides are staffed by people with strong opinions and strong convictions. I don't think one side is "right" or "wrong," but unfortunately at some point wikipedia will become (one) battleground in their private war. It may be prudent to mark/tag all relevant pages so that people can't change them without editorial approval.75.31.251.18 23:17, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name

his name isn't GUNTER?! 207.237.78.198 06:19, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Malaria as HIV Treatment

Is malaria a possible treatment for HIV?

Neither article mentions that

The DarkArcher was here 21:40, 2 May 2008 (UTC)