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Consequences: Reading Skills Are Tied to a Longer, Healthier Life

July 31, 2007/

Older people who lack “health literacy” — that is, they cannot read and understand basic medical information — may be paying a high price. A new study finds that they appear to have a higher mortality rate than more-literate patients.

By ERIC NAGOURNEY

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/health/31cons.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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