This article contends that a sociologically-informed approach to aesthetic value can be usefully connected to debates regarding cultural policy. Such an approach can encourage reflexivity on the part of policy makers and cultural arbiters, making them sensitive to their privileged position in...

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a modern-day epidemic in most developed countries. As such, it is both common and costly. Contrary to the impression given by clinical trial data, CHF mainly affects older individuals with approximately equal numbers of men and women and concurrent disease profiles...