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November 14, 2006
Health Disparities Persist for Men, and Doctors Ask Why
By RONI RABIN
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Still, by just about any measure, men’s health is abysmal. American men have an average life expectancy of 75.2 years, and even less — 69.8 years — for black men, compared with 80.4 years for women over all.
Men die of just about every one of the leading causes of death at younger ages than women, from lung cancer to influenza and pneumonia, chronic liver disease, diabetes and AIDS. One notable exception is Alzheimer’s disease: more women than men die of it.
Topping the list for both sexes is heart disease.
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Ahh, this is an easy one to knock out of the park!
It’s the gubamint’s fault. It’s OUR fault.
No, seriously.
We have allowed the politicians to wrest control by high taxes and charitable contribution rules to control the debate. AND, they add their own huge handling fee to everything medical.
Now, imagine you get to keep ALL your hard earned money.
(A staggering thought. Overwhelming. Uncomprehendable!)
Now you can donate your money to the charities that you see fit. Imagine how the charities will compete for research dollars? Touting their accomplishments. When was the last time you heard of us wiping out a disease? Polio in the Fifties? And, the March of Dimes moved on to “birth defects”, while an admirable cause, will never be cured.
Large organizations want to stay in business.
So who will lead the fight for cures?
Why it’s our old “friends” the money grubbing insurance companies!
They have a distinct motive that you live just as long as you can, paying premiums of course.
Yup, leave it to the insurance company. Get the gubbamint out of health care, drugs, and R&D.
The average life span will be 200 before you know it!
Reinke Faces Life 