The February 14th issue of the Los Angeles Times featured a two-page article about major medical and scientific journals and their role in mass media. This was an in depth article regarding the methods used by major medical journals to get their stories into headline news. The article points out the fact that medical journals

Reuters reported yesterday that hospital infections might be killing 5,000 patients a year in the United Kingdom. The report sheds light on a huge problem occurring in hospitals; infections that develop while patients are in the hospital and then result in death. According to the report, it is estimated that hospital-acquired infections in the UK