Prevention versus Treatment
By Jeffry Fawcett, January 27, 2009 in the Editorials blog
Economic times are bad and threaten to get worse. Illness and injury come with these hard times. A recent study in The Lancet reported that life expectancy in formerly Communist countries decreased dramatically as privatization destroyed these society’s social fabric. The researchers found that where so-called social capital was high—that is, where community bonds were strong—the effect was much less. This seems obvious, but sometimes it’s necessary to state the obvious: people live better and longer where they care for and about each other. [Read more…]