Benpointer asked whether diet might explain the Hispanic advantage. That might be part of it, though I haven't seen any evidence one way or another. I do think it more likely that their advantage com… (View Post)

Anyone interested in health policy should know about the "Hispanic Paradox": "The Hispanic paradox is an epidemiological finding that Hispanic Americans tend to have health outcomes th… (View Post)

Just a reminder to HYUFD: George W. Bush won the 2004 presidental race: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election (During his time in office, life expectancies rose for a… (View Post)

If I were looking for a way to improve efficiency in health care, I would look hard at health savings accounts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_savings_account They proved very popular in Indian… (View Post)

Carnyx - True. I should have said wild animals, or "wildlife", as the article I quoted did. (View Post)