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...utions," says Porsteinsson. "People don'tput their husbands or mothers in nursing homes because they areforgetful; they're put in a nursing home because they are adanger to themselves or others, or because they're unbearablyhostile or aggressive. This type of medicine alleviates thosesymptoms for many patient...Research shows low lead in body can cause spontaneous abortion
...from air pollution, she said. Anothersource may be husbands whose clothes become contaminated at work or whose semenis contaminated. Since lead was eliminated from gasoline in the United States in the1970s, levels of the toxic metal in U.S. residents have dropped over the pastseveral decades except in......ignificant improvements in sleepquality when their husbands were treated with the device," Dr. Shepard says."The average percentage of time that spouses spent sleeping increased from 74percent to 87 percent, which adds more than an extra hour of sleep per night." Researchers found that patients' snoring was ...Spouses of heart disease patients face high risks themselves
ATLANTA, Nov. 10 -- Women whose husbands are recovering from heart attacks or open heart surgery may have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease themselves, according to a study presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. "Currently, all of our...Husbands of fibromylagia sufferers in slightly poorer health, more depressed than other men
...re not as great as predicted, possibly because the husbands have developed ways of coping. Authors Silvia M. Bigatti, Ph.D., of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and Terry A. Cronan, Ph.D., of San Diego State University recruited 135 male volunteers whose wives or long-term partners suffered ...Few women regret sterilization procedures
...the women who undergo tubal sterilization or whose husbands undergo vasectomy later go on to regret either pro...tudy experienced regret after either they or their husbands underwent a voluntary sterilization procedure," said Duane Alexander, M.D., Director of the NICHD. ...Studies often ignore domestic violence committed by women
...ital aggression was reported as reciprocal between husbands and wives. Another found that female-to-male violence was reported to be higher than male-to-female. Such reporting bias ignores many thousands of male victims and alienates those who demand a more balanced presentation, says the author. "Let's keep ...From married woman to independent widow
...a deep sense of loss following the deaths of their husbands which they often described in terms of the loss of limbs. Most women saw their identity, in part, as a wife, part of a couple or a family. The transition towards a 'woman alone' is marked partly by the disposal of important possessions of the husban...Caregiving for spouse prompts women to retire earlier
...likely to retire early to care for ill or disabled husbands than wives who are not caregivers, according to a ...s but also less satisfaction from their work. "The husbands seem to delay their retirement, therefore, for financial reasons, rather than a greater work commitm...People who give, live longer: U-M study shows
...ater life. During the first set of interviews, the husbands and wives were asked a series of questions about whether they provided any practical support to friends, neighbors or relatives, including help with housework, childcare, errands or transportation. They were also asked how much they could count on he...'Enhanced' counseling, support interventions slash long-term risk of depression among AD caregivers
...ntly reduce the long-term risk of depression among husbands and wives caring for spouses with Alzheimer's disease. The positive impact of these interventions continued for more than 3 years after the initial counseling sessions ended and persisted even after those with AD died or were placed in nursing homes,...Did rats spread SARS in Amoy Gardens?
...reased risk. Housewives will be affected more than husbands working away from home. Small children who crawl on the floor will also be at higher risk."...Study: Stereotypes prevail in media coverage of depression
...uch with their feelings, men's roles as fathers or husbands -- or even men's emotions -- received nowhere near as much coverage as did the 'depression' of not performing on the job or the playing field." Metzl notes that this trend is important for patients and their doctors, because it may influence the way ...Men do not cause yeast infections in women
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Women may blame their husbands or boyfriends for headaches, tears and stress. But they can't be blamed for those nasty recurrent yeast infections, contrary to popular belief. A new study by University of Michigan Health System researchers finds that the presence of yeast in male s...How couples manage parenting forecasts later marital quality, study finds
... a couple, but parenting can change a lot in a how husbands and wives relate to each other," said Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, co-author of the study and assistant professor of human development and family science at Ohio State University. "The issues you confront in parenting aren't typically the kind of issues y...Blacks and poor more likely to donate than receive many types of transplant organs
...nsplants. Wives were twice as likely to donate to husbands than husbands to wives. Sehgal emphasized the need to understand the causes of disparities in donating and receivi...