In US, Hispanics live the longest

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101013/ap_on_he_me/us_med_hispanic_longevity;_ylt=AvmYj1TF1Dg4qA3LRDzyGZqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkbW5wMTRlBHBvcwMxNDcEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA2ludXNoaXNwYW5pYw--

By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer Mike Stobbe, Ap Medical Writer – 1 hr 7 mins ago

ATLANTA – U.S. Hispanics outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven, according to the government's first calculation of Hispanic life expectancy.

The startling report released Wednesday is the strongest evidence yet of the "Hispanic paradox" — long life expectancy for a population that has a large share of poor, undereducated members. A leading theory is that Hispanics who manage to immigrate to the U.S. are among the healthiest from their countries.

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