Tag: "marriages" at medical news

Scientists Identify New Genetic Mutation Behind Common Dementia

...genetic material, as there have been at least five marriages between first cousins over the years," Dr. Bruni said. "It's possible that loss of both copies of the progranulin gene leads to the death of embryos, and that's why there were no cases with two copies of the mutated gene," the researcher added. ...

Jon Bon Jovi Wouldn't 'trade His Wife In' for Anything!

...r woman. Jovi, who has seen the collapse of the marriages of his band mates - David Bryan, and Richie Sambora, insists that his wife is really something special to him, even while admitting that he hasn't been a 'saint', and that he's 'had his lapses'. "I wouldn't trade her in for anything," the Daily Mail...

Australian PM Says No to Same-sex Marriage

...John Howard Thursday ruled out legalising same-sex marriages despite a new survey showing that most Australians support giving homosexuals the right to tie the knot. "There's no possibility of our attitude in relation to gay marriage changing," the conservative leader told a radio interviewer. Howard's rem...

Its too Little, Not too Much Work That can Make a Marriage Collapse!

...ing 14,000 people over five years - has found that marriages where a husband works part-time are nearly twice as likely to end up in divorce, than marriages where a husband works long hours. "Sometimes it is having too much time that is causing stress," t...

Italy's Divorce Rate Jumps 74 Percent in 10 Years

... 6.2 separations and four divorces for every 1,000 marriages in the north in 2005, against 4.2 separations and 1.8 divorces in the south. In 1995, 158 of 1,000 married couples were separated and 80 were divorced. A decade later, the figures had swelled to 272 separations and 151 divorces....

Church Weddings for Gays Soon a Reality in Sweden

...hing for the last distinction between heterosexual marriages and homosexual unions to be eliminated. The issue took a leap forward on March 21 when an independent committee, tasked with studying the issue by the former Social Democratic government, recommended the adoption of a new gender neutral marriage la...

Hurricane Katrina Still Wrecking Lives - More So With Blacks

...ental health troubles. Almost a quarter said their marriages had broken up, their relationships had failed, or they were drinking more since the August 2005 hurricane. The city's long-standing racial friction became a cause for public debate when Katrina's floods displaced countless black families.Many consi...

Funds and Hope for Breast Cancer Patients

...e changing lifestyle is cited as a cause. "Late marriages which in turn result in late child birth give rise to various hormonal changes. The female hormone oestrogen which is otherwise shielded by pregnancy is the villain which gets a lot of time to play foul," Kaul told IANS. Although there are various...

Husband - Causes Or Relieves Stress ?

... threat response was found in women who said their marriages were of the highest quality. The details of this study were published in the December 2006 issue of Psychological Science. “We've known for decade that being in a good, committed relationship makes wounds heal faster, makes you sick less often ...

Mental Health Expert Offers Tips for a Happier Holiday Season

... for a perfect holiday. With intermarriage, second marriages and so many different types of families, feel free to create your own unique way to celebrate. The holidays are also a time when people feel the loss of a loved one more sharply. Dr. IsHak suggests planning something meaningful during the holidays...

Gynaecological Society Has Sought a Ban on Illegal Sale of Sperms

... said that changing lifestyles, fast food and late marriages were causing infertility in couples. Prakash Trivedi, chairman of the Indian Infertility and Test Tube Baby Centre of Mumbai, said his studies had confirmed that of the 100 cases of infertility, in at least 15 the sperm count was zero. Source-IAN...

Skewed Sex Ratio! No Problem, We Will Buy Tribes - Says Patel Community In Gujarat

...rry your sister if you marry mine' and inter caste marriages between the two sub caste prevailing in Patel comm...adva. Earlier Leva Patel community does not prefer marriages from Kadva Patels. However, this rule is now becoming flexible owing to shortage of girls. However...

NHS duped by Foreigners? IVF treatments Drain NHS Finances

...eatment. People have to remortgage their homes and marriages break-up under the strain of trying to get IVF on the NHS, yet people who are not entitled to have it for free have done so.” A spokeswoman for Birmingham Women's Hospital said "This is not the way we normally deal with our fee-paying patients, who ...

Assam Heat Wave Claims Five.

... taking recourse to superstition - performing frog marriages in an effort to appease the rain god and end a near drought like situation in the region. Source : IANS...

More People Seeking Treatment for Mental Illness in Strife-torn Kashmir

...n cases of abortion, incest, infidelity, crumbling marriages and early menopause." On the mental health infrastructure in the state, Kausar said: "There are only 13 psychiatrists, two-three clinical psychiatrists, 100-150 counsellors and 400-500 lay counsellors." Militancy that broke out in the Himalayan...

Study finds Unmarried Or Single Persons Stand The Risk Of Dying Early

...rriage. She said, “I would argue that good healthy marriages and relationships are enriching, and we would agree that an isolated lifestyle can be damaging.” br>...

Study Finds Divorced Women Are More Likely To Suffer from Heart Ailments

...upled in Britain since the 70’s with around 1 in 4 marriages breaking down now a days. Figures from the Office ...National Statistics has showed that about half the marriages of people in their 20’s end in divorce and the highest rate was among 25 to 39-year-olds....

New Law On HIV/AIDS To Be Implemented At The Monsoon Session Of Parliament

...It is proposed that with this law, registration of marriages will also be made compulsory. It has however been explained that getting an HIV/AIDS test done could only be a voluntary condition for getting a marriage registered. The law would also stipulate that not declaring HIV-positive status before marriag...

Differently Wired and Gay – Are They Children of a Lesser God

...sts assert that it is gross injustice to encourage marriages based on societal norms alone. Ultimately marriages that betray mutual attraction, might just fall apart, and contribute to higher divorce rates, they a...

Sleeping Position Speaks A Lot About The Couples Relationship

... matter, however, is unique among couples. "Most marriages should fail based on the fact that individual partners have different biorhythms," said Heinrich Becker, leader of the sleep laboratory at Marburg's university clinic. Christoph Schraivogel, who runs the Internet portal www.schlafkampagne.de, is c...

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