81.   He added that highly publicized cases of mentally ill patients who commit violent acts have made judges extremely cautious.

82.   He fears that terminally ill patients in the United States would be exposed to economic and social pressures to prematurely end their lives.

83.   He laughed at mentally ill patients, he laughed at fat black nurses and snotty Southern doctors and many of his peers.

84.   He recommended that doctors considering giving ribavirin to seriously ill patients should give the drug intravenously.

85.   He said his survey indicates many terminally ill patients are not having their needs met today by health care providers.

86.   He was widely admired for nursing terminally ill patients to the bitter end.

87.   Held up by court challenges until recently, the law allows doctors to help terminally ill patients kill themselves.

88.   Hogan also said terminally ill patients concerned about high medical costs might choose to take the fatal doses.

89.   Home health agencies also help chronically ill patients with activities of daily living.

90.   Hospice is a program for terminally ill patients who have a life expectancy of generally six months or less.