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Wealth Lowers Stroke Risk, No Surprise

April 24, 2008 04:13 PM ET | Michelle Andrews | Permanent Link | Print

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Increased Stroke Risk if you're not rich

The author mentions that people who are not wealthy may suffer from a big-word condition that only a clinician would speak, "psychosocial stress".

The everyman's translation of that is a word called "worry". And the largest worry one may have is about whether he or she can afford medical care in the event of a personal or family illness---including stroke.

Rather than "play the lottery", an unbelievably flippant recommendation for poor people that reminds us of "let them eat cake", the best thing you can do is elect so many Democrats in America that you get absolutely guaranteed universal health care adopted for yourself and every human being of "lesser means". That will slow down the "worry" factor for sure---and maybe lessen stroke risks too.

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Senior Writer Michelle Andrews reports on how to be a smart health consumer and get the best care for your money. Write to her at onhealthmoney@usnews.com.

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