Word: heart
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...computer you use, the bicycle you ride, the color of colors, no matter where you live, make you a Midwesterner at heart...
...Right now we're out of bumper stickers," says Chamber of Commerce president Anne Sweitzer, whose office is a museum of spiritual quotations, such as this gem: THE HEART NEVER RESTETH TILL IT FINDETH REST IN THEE. "But we're very proud to be the fire-hydrant capital of the world...
...When AnnMarie Fischer, 39, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., gave birth to her daughter Cassie four years ago, doctors discovered the baby had a hole in her heart. Chances were good that Cassie would eventually need surgery to fix the defect if it didn't close on its own. But Fischer, who thought her previous insurance was inadequate, had trouble finding a managed-care plan that would treat her daughter's "pre-existing condition." So she was pleased to discover a local HMO that would, her insurance agent assured her, cover all her child's pre-existing conditions, including the heart...
...good news is that focusing on quality pays off, as heart surgeons at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., have demonstrated. They started by surveying all their colleagues in the surrounding area and following up with their patients. Then they developed procedural standards that cut mortality from cardiac operations 24% from 1991 to 1996. Moreover, they cut costs 20% and boosted both patient and doctor satisfaction. A home run by anyone's measure...
...body. Among other things, prostaglandins trigger uterine contractions during birth; generate a layer of mucus that protects the stomach from its acids; and cause blood particles called platelets to form clots--a mixed blessing, since the clots that help a wound heal can also lead to a heart attack...