21.   Another reason is that sicker, more expensive patients are getting home care.

22.   At county hospitals, patients get better quality care, as well as a full-range of treatments from dialysis to organ transplants, she said.

23.   At his and other centers, patients get help with such common problems as pain control, pressure sores, spasms, bladder function, sexuality and reproduction.

24.   At the hospital, the patient could get intravenous antibiotics, blood oxygenization tests and around-the-clock observation.

25.   At worst, their interventions seem innocuous if the patient is still getting acceptable medical care.

26.   Before patients get the second hormone, doctors discuss the number of mature follicles, each of which contains an egg, that are present on the ovaries.

27.   Abramson, head of U.S. Healthcare, said that a high ratio, by itself, is no guarantee that a patient is getting appropriate care.

28.   Advocates say such a merger could make it more difficult for severely ill patients to get long-term hospital care.

29.   All patients got anti-clotting drugs, but half underwent immediate catheterization and balloon angioplasty if necessary.

30.   Also, Avonex has fewer side effects than the flu-like symptoms some patients get from Betaseron.