MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'hospitalization'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086170&cid=t_116990_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwho-report-outlines-problem-of-hospital-acquired-infections%2F2011.08.01 The World Health Organization’s new patient safety envoy will take on health care acquired infections in his new role, he announced last week. Liam Donaldson, England’s former Chief Medical Officer, pointed out in his first report as envoy that patient safety incidents occur in 4% to 16% of all hospitalized patients, and that hospital-acquired infections affect hundreds of millions of patients globally. A WHO report outlined the problem. High-income countries had pooled health care acquired infection rates of 7.6%. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control estimated that 4.1 million Europeans incur 4.5 million health care acquired infections annually. In the U.S. the incidence rate was 4.5% in 2002, or 9.3 infections per 1,000 patient-days and 1.7 million affected ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086170 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5086170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968491&cid=t_116990_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhospitalization-vs-discharge-when-is-one-the-preferred-option%2F2011.06.25 I received a call recently from an emergency room (ER) physician about a patient who presented there with rectal bleeding. Does this sound blogworthy? Hardly. We gastro physicians get this call routinely. Here’s the twist. The emergency room physician presented the case and recommended that the patient be discharged home. He was calling me to verify that our office would provide this patient with an office appointment in the near term, which we would. We had an actual dialogue. This was a refreshing experience since the typical emergency room conversation of a rectal bleeder ends differently. Here’s what usually occurs. We are contacted and are notified that the patient has been admitted to the hospital and our in-patient consultative services are being requested. In other words, we ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968491 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:00:00 +0100 4968491 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893553&cid=t_116990_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F04%2Fwhen-should-you-consider-hospitalization-for-depression%2F I wish psychiatrists sent people with depression home with instructions on when to go to the hospital similar to the ones obstetricians give to pregnant women once they reach 37 weeks of gestation: when your contractions last for a minute each and are five minutes apart, start the ignition! “How did you know it was time to go to the hospital?” a friend asked me the other day. “I didn’t,” I replied. “My friends did.” Each psych ward experience is different. And no doctor judges the decision to enter one in the same way. In hindsight, I wonder why my therapist didn’t urge me to commit myself months before I did. I talked about wanting to die most of my hour with her. Because it was all I thought about. That idea, alone, gave me relief. But I ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893553 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:02:02 +0100 4893553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813255&cid=t_116990_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQDY0pPdVFzs%2F By Michael F. CannonUSA Today reports on a new Obama administration study: On average, uninsured families can pay only about 12% of their hospital bills in full. Families with incomes above 400% of the poverty level, or about $88,000 a year for a family of four, pay about 37% of their hospital bills in full, according to the Department of Health and Human Services study. Oy, where to begin? This is pre-existing conditions all over again.  In the hope of saving ObamaCare from the gallows, the Obama administration is blowing a real but relatively small problem way out of proportion. The best data indicate that the problem of the uninsured not being able to pay their medical bills is real but relatively small.  “Uncompensated care” for the uninsured accounts for just 2.8 percent of he... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813255 Tue, 10 May 2011 21:59:25 +0100 4813255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483125&cid=t_116990_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Ffactors-affecting-survival-during-alcohol-withdrawal%2F In a Spanish hospital, 7% of patients died during 539 episodes of withdrawal. Most patients who are experiencing alcohol detoxification do not require acute care or specific treatments. For the few with symptoms that are severe enough to require hospitalization, mortality has decreased substantially since the introduction of benzodiazepines more than 40 years ago, but deaths still occur. To determine risk factors for death, researchers in Spain reviewed medical records for 539 hospitalizations (436 patients) for alcohol withdrawal during 16 years at a single hospital. All patients received clomethiazole, a sedative with efficacy for alcohol withdrawal (not approved for use in the U.S.) Alcohol withdrawal was the reason for hospitalization in 62% of cases; in the rest, withdrawal developed... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483125 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:03:49 +0100 3483125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433140&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPWBlogs-Trouble%2F%7E3%2F7G840pfuORU%2F An incredibly eloquent submission by Joe Gutstein. Let’s imagine for a moment that you are long into the public mental health system. You have been in the hospital multiple times, in a couple of partial hospitalization programs, and have spent years in sheltered workshops and day programs. You’ve received the Prophecy of Doom, “Too sick for too long to get any better.” You’ve heard plenty of statements beginning with “You can’t, You won’t, and You will never.” You’ve been told endlessly that something is intrinsically (genetically) wrong with you and the only thing that will truly save you is a medication yet to be discovered. You’ve also been told that the most important thing you can do is get on SSI or SSDI in light of th... The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3433140 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:42:05 +0100 3433140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108397&cid=t_116990_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fthe-dysfunctional-holiday-letter%2F From Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid: The Movement of Imperfection” by Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian: It’s been a banner year! We began by getting a new minivan complete with a navigation system. It’s been a lifesaver! We have the routes to all the nearest hospitals and pharmacies pre-programmed. With the time we’ve saved from printing out directions, I’m now able to spend some time knitting. I’m just starting out but I made little Rebecca a new sock to chew on. (This has really helped her stop chewing the couch.) John is doing well. He landed a third job hauling trash, which helps cover all our psychiatric co-pays. We are so proud of Little Bobby. During his last incarceration, he received the prison’s coveted Inmate of the Month award for h... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108397 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:00:39 +0100 3108397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2904926&cid=t_116990_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F19%2Fwhat-is-a-nervous-breakdown%2F A nervous breakdown refers to a mainstream and often-used term to generically describe someone who experiences a bout of mental illness that is so severe, it directly impacts their ability to function in everyday life. The specific mental illness can be anything — depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or something else. But the reference to a “nervous breakdown” usually refers to the fact that the person has basically stopped their daily routines — going to work, interacting with loved ones or friends, even just getting out of bed to eat or shower. A nervous breakdown can be seen as a sign that one’s ability to cope with life or a mental illness has been overwhelmed by stress, life events, work or relationship issues. By disconnecting from the... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2904926 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:55:47 +0100 2904926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2803879&cid=t_116990_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fjz3QwzQlqBA%2F STRATFOR—a group I hadn’t heard of before—provides, in their words, “geopolitical intelligence – independent, non-ideological and non-partisan analysis and perspective that is unavailable anywhere else in the world.” They also say they provide the “intelligence behind the headlines.” Well, I was struck—delighted, really—to see them outright contradict the headlines in a report of theirs that mercilessly skewers H1N1 (swine) flu fears: It has been five months since the A(H1N1) influenza virus — aka the swine flu — climbed to the top of the global media heap, and with the start of the Northern Hemisphere’s annual flu season just around the corner, the topic is worth revisiting. If you take only one fact away from this analysi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2803879 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:25:10 +0100 2803879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2872017&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPWBlogs-Trouble%2F%7E3%2FMHmNBxeYGeQ%2F Hoo boy, that shit is powerful. I’ve been having trouble sleeping due to anxiety and my doctor prescribed an antihistimine, Atarax. I like it because it sounds like a planet dreamed up by L. Ron Hubbard. I also like it because I slept, slept, slept — until right now. My dog has been loving this [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2872017 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:44:44 +0100 2872017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734244&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F08%2F25%2Fliveblogging-primetime-outsiders%2F All the below is about this show. Madigan: They didn’t flatter you with that lighting. David Oaks: You’re looking so handsome! I had no idea. Your eyebrows are very sexy. (I’m completely sincere.) “But critics worry …” That’s journalism-speak for “We don’t have any specific sources who say this, but we’ll generalize it so we have reason to [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734244 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:08:27 +0100 2734244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890914&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPWBlogs-Trouble%2F%7E3%2Fs_5d59rB1fo%2F I’m always complaining about writing yet another post on Ancora, but what’s funny about its name is that it means “again” in Italian. Dovrei dire, “Ancora parlo di Ancora? E ridicolo.” Of course, it’s not funny at all for people who are trapped there. The most recent news comes in a report on the psych hospital’s operations in 2008, and of course, it’s nothing we didn’t know already. It’s just depressing. From the Courier-Post Online: Ancora Psychiatric Hospital remained a dangerous place in 2008, with patients there subject to “serious, frequent and recurrent harm,” according to details of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation released on Monday. A letter to Gov. Jon S. Corzine from acting Assistant Attorne... The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890914 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:28:37 +0100 2890914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523747&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F06%2F25%2Fgoodbye-anti-sacred-and-profane-writing-machine%2F After a long battle with cancer, PW staff writer, Guardian columnist, punk-rock novelist, NME gadfly, gender-twisting rebel comedian and poet Steven Wells has gone on to other things. Well, not really. According to Steven, there’s no such thing as the afterlife, and if there is, I guarantee he’s really, really pissed off right now. I [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523747 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:23:41 +0100 2523747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442685&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F05%2F29%2Fi-dont-understand-health-insurance%2F I mean, I love it, but I hate thinking about it. I just sent in a mess of claim forms to Aetna hoping to get back some semblance of money with which to pay my shrink. They were all, “Talk to the hand” about half the charges because I hadn’t met my deductibles at that [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442685 Fri, 29 May 2009 18:29:42 +0100 2442685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424468&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F05%2F20%2Fcodey-will-transform-system%2F The headline at NJPoliticker.com reads: “CODEY BILLS WOULD TRANSFORM PATIENT CARE AT STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS” Explanation: A package of bills sponsored by Senate President Richard J. Codey that are designed to protect patient safety and improve employee training and oversight at state psychiatric hospitals was approved yesterday by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424468 Wed, 20 May 2009 18:54:05 +0100 2424468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390371&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F05%2F05%2Fwould-you-like-to-rub-my-brain%2F Don’t answer that. I got an email from Maiken Scott, behavioral health reporter for WHYY, the PBS affiliate in Philly. She wrote: Last year, I met with Dr. John O’Reardon, a U Penn scientist who invited me to cover a new treatment for severe depression as it develops and undergoes scientific testing. This approach is [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390371 Tue, 05 May 2009 18:28:18 +0100 2390371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390372&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F05%2F05%2Fis-driving-a-civil-rights-issue%2F Thanks to Joe for sending me this article about a man who wanted a driver’s license despite being diagnosed with schizophrenia. In my experience in community mental health, getting a driver’s license was basically impossible with such a diagnosis; psychiatrists didn’t want to sign the paperwork allowing a person to apply for a license. It [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390372 Tue, 05 May 2009 14:58:01 +0100 2390372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376792&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F04%2F29%2Fnightmares-do-come-true%2F Pretty much every night I have a dream that something horrible has happened to Hannah (pictured above), my sweet Chihuahua. Turns out, I have reason to worry. From ABC News: Bystanders at a Detroit-area flea market were stunned this weekend when high winds from a passing storm picked up a couple’s Chihuahua puppy and blew her [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376792 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:14:13 +0100 2376792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2354091&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F04%2F21%2Ffunny-or-offensive-psycho-donuts%2F Okay, I’ve been restraining myself from getting involved in this debate, though frankly I have no idea why. At any rate, here’s the deal: There’s a donut shop in Northern California that takes an insane asylum as its theme. There’s a padded cell, a “nutcase” art display, and strange videos like this one: Stigma watchers are [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2354091 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:16:15 +0100 2354091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306719&cid=t_116990_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FagjKN5tr-So%2F My colleague, Michael Cannon, makes several good points about comparative effectiveness research (CER), both in his letter to USA Today and in his excellent paper on the subject. I strongly agree with him that we should not reflexively oppose CER—much of health care spending is wasteful or unnecessary, and it makes sense, therefore, to test and develop information on the effectiveness of various treatments and technology, giving consumers tools to evaluate the value of the care they receive. There is also a case for the use of CER in taxpayer-funded programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Taxpayers should not have to subsidize health care that has not proven effective, nor can Medicare and Medicaid pay for every possible treatment regardless of cost-effectiveness. However, I am more skeptic... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306719 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:38:23 +0100 2306719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2300325&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F04%2F01%2Fmultifaceted-and-multimorbid%2F That’s me. The Times has an interesting article today about the plight of those diagnosed with multiple illnesses. Many of them, of course, are elderly. But there are plenty of people — like me, for instance — who have several chronic conditions to deal with but who feel limited to speaking about only one at [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2300325 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:51:19 +0100 2300325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2300326&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F04%2F01%2Fwaterboarding-its-not-just-for-torture-anymore%2F Chipper words for this morning, via Philebrity: There’s an interesting piece over at The Huffington Post today, which talks about waterboarding’s secret history as a “treatment” for the insane in the 1800s. As it turns out, much of what we know about the practice in those days centers around a Philly businessman of the day named [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2300326 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:51:18 +0100 2300326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232460&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F03%2F02%2Fwhat-if-someone-said-yes-we-fucked-up%2F Harris jury awards $3M in death involving excessive force They’re going to appeal. Unbelieveable. (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232460 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:18:22 +0100 2232460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2115529&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F01%2F19%2Fhappy-martin-luther-king-jr-day%2F Okay, I’ll just say it ’cause I’m feeling it: Pretty exciting that we’re inagaurating our first African-American prez tomorrow, right? On Wednesday we can start feeling disillusioned, but today I’m going to feel happy. On the mental health tip, in the spirit of injustice, Joe sent me the following: Under the heading of “Beyond Belief.” Having grossly [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2115529 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:16:59 +0100 2115529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2092514&cid=t_116990_140_f&fid=34849&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrouble.pwblogs.com%2F2009%2F01%2F09%2Fa-strange-case-madness-or-medication%2F What is the cause of William Enman’s behavioral problems and criminal acts? He says it’s meds. Doctors say it’s schizophrenia. Either way, the convicted murderer ain’t going anywhere. Given that he’s at Ancora, I don’t know what’ll happen to him eventually. Maybe he’ll get some good weed from the nurses. Judge won’t lessen restrictions on man [...] (Source: The Trouble With Spikol) The Trouble With Spikol blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2092514 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:59:00 +0100 2092514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1746399&cid=t_116990_136_f&fid=35284&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcancerspot.org%2F%3Fp%3D391 Joey’s new mantra: It could be worse. He uses it to excuse his questionable behavior—like when he was playing at the dinner table recently, waving his arms all around like we tell him not to do, and he knocked over his cup of milk. “It could be worse,” he announced after locking eyes with my [...] (Source: my Breast Cancer blog) my Breast Cancer blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1746399 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:56:34 +0100 1746399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1700821&cid=t_116990_136_f&fid=35284&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcancerspot.org%2F%3Fp%3D370 Cancer takes away control. I hate that, because I like to have control—not necessarily over people but over my surroundings, my space, my schedule. I like a neat house, a manageable calendar, a semi-clear view of what’s ahead. Losing control makes me nervous. Image my anxiety, then, when I had to wait weeks to learn [...] (Source: my Breast Cancer blog) my Breast Cancer blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700821 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:12:09 +0100 1700821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1316637&cid=t_116990_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F20%2Fcasualties-of-a-system-that-worked%2F Kathryn Faughey died for de-institutionalization. As did Daniel Parmeter and Catalina Garcia. And Ryanne Mace and Julianna Gehant. And Gale Dubowski. In less than 48 hours six innocent people lost their lives and six families were thrust into unbearable agony. In the evening of February 12th David Tarloff walked into Dr. Kathryn Faughey’s office in New York and butchered her with a meat cleaver and a knife. The struggle was fierce and by all accounts she fought hard to live. But she died, and her last moments must have been terrifying and excruciatingly painful. She was slashed fifteen times, her blood was all over the office, and the meat cleaver was bent from the force of the blows. On the afternoon of February 14th Steven Kazmierczak walked onto a classroom stage at Northern Illino... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1316637 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:02:12 +0100 1316637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1298782&cid=t_116990_136_f&fid=35284&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcancerspot.org%2F%3Fp%3D268 I don’t often tell my entire breast cancer story all at once. I usually share just bits and pieces of it. This afternoon, I talked about a few chapters with a fellow mommy while waiting in a doctor’s office. It turns out while I was being diagnosed with cancer three years ago, this woman found [...] (Source: my Breast Cancer blog) my Breast Cancer blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1298782 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:25:10 +0100 1298782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=591179&cid=t_116990_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F05%2Fmanaging-your-heart-health%2F Filed under: Diet, Prevention, Research, Exercise, BlogsIn the interest of full disclosure, the blog post I am going to site for this piece was written by my father, Thomas L. Creer, PhD. He runs the blog called Manage Your Illness, which is a resource for people with chronic illness of all kinds. My father has spent his entire career as a clinical psychologist working with patients to manage their health.In his post Self-management and heart failure, he discusses the results of a study about self-management of heart disease and hospital admissions. Patients who take responsibility for their own health, who implement preventions, and who are compliant with their heart medications have fewer hospitalizations due to their heart problems, and health care costs in general are greatly reduced. ... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=591179 Sat, 05 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 591179