Report: Conn. Latinos face health crisis
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_on_he_me/hispanic_health"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061212/capt.hf10112122138.hispanic_health__hf101.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=vzNPlp99R1T12mzQPqBN7g--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Jeannette DeJesus, who heads the Hispanic Health Council, speaks on a report issued by the council in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, at a news conference. The report said that although Hispanics make up only 40 percent of the state's minority population, they suffer a disproportionately high number of health problems and that a large number of them have no health insurance. (AP Photo/Bob Child)" border="0" /></a>AP - Connecticut's Latinos are facing a health crisis, suffering higher rates of major illnesses such as cancer and diabetes while being less likely to have health insurance than other ethnic groups, according to a new report by a Hispanic advocacy group.</p><br clear="all"/>