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To: SiouxPal who wrote (275)	4/3/2007 3:39:53 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 1564

"A recent New York Times/CBS poll found 84 percent of Americans want the program expanded so that it covers all uninsured children." That's great news. I certainly agree.

To: SiouxPal who wrote (275)	4/3/2007 8:40:05 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1564

they have health care, just go to any hospital, it's free.

To: SiouxPal who wrote (275)	4/7/2007 12:03:08 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 1564

Here's something you may find interesting: Lack of Health Insurance Linked to Stroke Risk, Study Finds Fri Apr 6, 11:47 PM ET FRIDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Americans who don't have health insurance may have an increased risk of stroke. So says a new study in the April issue of the Journal of the Society of General Internal Medicine. People without health insurance are more likely to forego routine physical exams and to be unaware of cardiovascular disease risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol levels, the researchers said. "Hypertension is the most powerful risk factor for stroke, and, in our study, we found that hypertension was significantly less likely to be well controlled in those lacking insurance," study lead author Dr. Angela Fowler-Brown said in a prepared statement. She is a physician in the division of general medicine and primary care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and an instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. The prospective study of 15,792 people in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities database identified a significant statistical relationship between lack of health insurance and: lower use of primary care services; decreased awareness of personal cardiovascular risk factors; poorer control of hypertension; and increased rates of stroke and death. "We believe that our findings underscore the great importance of medical insurance in maintaining the health of the population," Fowler-Brown said. "As medical science continues to advance, we fear that the health disparities between those who have access to medical care through insurance and those who do not may continue to grow." More information The U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has more about stroke risk factors and prevention