Blogging can help in Healthcare

 NC Hospital Tries Marketing with Patient Blogs [Health IT World News]

 "Research has shown that journaling, or any form of expressing your thoughts, can be very beneficial to the people going through a medical condition"

The blogs are at the High Point Regional Health System.

[UPDATE - May 4th 2005] -
The Wall Street Journal had another similar article today -

Blogging From Your Sickbed (Wall St Jnl - May.04.05)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111516490949023959,00.html (subscription needed)