Bexar boys lagging in life expectancy

New estimates of life expectancies in all U.S. counties, released Thursday in a study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, predicted the average lifespan for a boy born in Bexar County in 2009 at 75.3 years. Experts said the biggest reason why boys here might be predicted to live shorter lives on average than those in another county is a higher