RUSH SINGLED OUT

The sensational headline regarding the Rush Limbaugh deal with Palm
Beach County prosecuters was misleading and unfair to Mr. Limbaugh,
and was inconsistent with the otherwise excellent article that followed.

As a physician, I was shocked when Palm Beach authorities seized Mr.
Limbaugh's medical records in violation of numerous federal privacy
laws and numerous medical ethical traditions. Mr. Limbaugh's "crime"
was getting prescriptions for pain medications from more than one
doctor. This is called "doctor shopping," and Florida is one of the
few states with a law against it. I believe the South Florida
Sun-Sentinel reported last year that nobody else in Florida has ever
been charged with this crime except Mr. Limbaugh. Witch hunt, anyone?

Jerome Aronowitz, M.D.,

Boca Raton