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hi jerry way back on sunday, you wrote: >It is estimated in some studies that 25% >of all hospital admissions are due to >a direct (or indirect) drug reaction. this kind of slipped by me when i first read your message now that i'm paying attention to it i find it quite a disturbing statistic [that is, if you are referring to prescription drugs] all the more reason for us parkies to be our own best advocates? as a past 'victim' of 'too many specialists spoiling the broth' [maybe carrying my chemical soup analogy a tad beyond reason] i've always thought the co-op approach was the most sensible i believe the mayo clinic deals with patients on a 'team-basis' it seems to me that the teaching hospitals [mentioned in the news article i just posted] have better 'patient outcomes' because they also emphasize cooperation for the benefit of the patient what a concept ... your syber-sis janet [log in to unmask]