More marital happiness = less sleep complaints
WESTCHESTER, Ill. Marital happiness may lower the risk of sleep problems in Caucasian women, while marital strife may heighten the risk, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). ...Study examines how men and women view marital and parental time pressures
Only about one-fifth of employed women and men are completely satisfied with the time they spend with their spouse and their children according to a recent study published in the Journal of Family Issues. Typically in past studies, full-time workers and parents tend to be more time pressured t...Children’s Behavioral Problems Not Linked to Marital Discor
Fighting genes may be passed from parents to their offspring while behavioral issues in children are not due to marital disharmony. //This was disclosed by a research conducted by University of Virginia along with few universities in U.S. This study had observed 1045 adult identical and fratern...Immune Response To Flu Shots Influenced By Bereavement And Marital Status
A new study appearing in an upcoming issue of Brain, Behavior, and Immunity says that flu shots do not work properly in elderly patients who have experienced the death of a family member. //But older adults who have a happy marriage show increased response to these shots or injections than those wh...Treatment For Prostate Cancer Relapse Linked To Marital Status
A team of researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia report that single men who have a relapse of prostate cancer may not turn up to seek fresh treatment. // The findings of the study were presented on the behalf of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group by Dr. Andre Konski at the Am...Study Shows Divorced, Widowed Adults Have Increased Health Risks
...f soon-to-be-released book In the Mood Again and Executive Director of the Natural Hormone Institute , says the study is further proof that an active marital sex life promotes overall health and longevity. "Married couples who have regular, steamy sex tend to be healthier. Medical studies show that co...AstraZeneca Expands Prescription Savings Program
...am by immediately extending assistance to qualifying patients who have recently lost their jobs, had their incomes reduced, or experienced a change in marital status or family size. Previously, patients who experienced a change in income or family size had difficulty applying to the program if their...UC Davis study highlights work-life issues of female surgeons
...s, about 20 percent were women and 80 percent were men. The survey included a range of questions related to practice type, number of years in surgery, marital status, children, child care and work schedules. The responses were compared based on gender. In addition to decisions regarding childbearing, wome...Intimate abuse study finds clear links with poor health and calls for holistic primary care approach
...se in Iceland women who are married tend to be older and have been in their marital relationship for longer than women who are living with their partner" says ...ical health. Sleep disturbance, depression, eating disorders, smoking, marital status and abuse in their current relationship accounted for a 49 per cent ...Marital Status Doesn't Affect Lung Cancer Survival
...rognosis. The study also included information on marital status: 76 percent of the patients were married (a...f there was any relationship between the patients' marital status at the time their cancer was diagnosed and ...ficant differences in survival among the different marital status groups. This remained true after adjustment...Men with wives, significant others more likely to be screened for prostate cancer
...unty, Minnesota. These men completed questionnaires containing queries on family history of prostate cancer, concern about getting prostate cancer and marital status. If men had a family history of prostate cancer, they were 50 percent more likely to be screened. If men said they were worried about prostate...Gene associated with pair-bonding in animals has similar effects in human males
... but interestingly, did not report lower levels of marital satisfaction than women whose male partners had no...was one of the first to show genetic influences on marital relationships, but did not reveal which genes were...of twins and their partners or spouses about their marital relationships, personality and mental health, as w...Extreme nausea and vomiting varies among pregnant women from different countries
... by Statistics Norway and linked to pregnancy information through the mothers unique personal identification number. Socio-demographic factors such as marital status, country of birth, education, age and number of foetuses in each pregnancy were also studied. This is one of the largest studies carried ou...Family ties that bind: Maternal grandparents are more involved in the lives of their grandchildren
...ive Dutch sample (The Netherlands Kinship Panel Study www.nkps.nl ). The analyses controlled for other factors such as grandparental and child age, marital status, and number of children. ...Family conditions may affect when girls experience puberty
... support from mothers and fathers, as well as less marital conflict and depression (as reported by fathers), ...s well as sexual activity. These stressors include marital conflict, negativity and coercion in parent-child ...y looked at the families socioeconomic conditions, marital conflict, parental depression, and supportive vers...Study finds that even aloof husbands have lower testosterone levels than unmarried men
...egas), Peter T. Ellison (Harvard University), and Benjamin C. Campbell (Boston University) investigated the links between male testosterone levels and marital status among modern-day pastoralists in northern Kenya of whom less than 1.5 percent consider their wives a source of emotional support. The Ariaal m...Premature births may be linked to seasonal levels of pesticides and nitrates in surface water
...ember. The highest rate of prematurity occurred in May-June (11.91%) and the lowest for Aug-Sept (10.79%) regardless of maternal age, race, education, marital status, alcohol or cigarette use, or whether the mother was an urban, suburban or rural resident. Pesticide and nitrate levels in surface water were a...Does God answer prayer? ASU research says 'yes'
...Practice, Hodge is widely published and has appeared on the pages of Social Work, Social Work Research, Journal of Social Service Research, Journal of marital and Family Therapy, and Families in Society. He has also authored the book “Spiritual assessment: A handbook for helping professionals.? ...Stress substantially slows human body's ability to heal
...e, the researchers said. "In our past wound-healing experiments, we looked at more severe stressful events," Kiecolt-Glaser said. "This was just a marital discussion that lasted only a half-hour. "The fact that even this can bump the healing back an entire day for minor wounds says that wound-healing...