Categories
Cardiovascular
Diagnostics
Endocrinology
Health Insurance
Medical Devices
Mental Health
Nutrition
Oncology
Public Health
Sexual Health
Popular Articles

HCL Welcomes Government Proposals For More Flexible NHS, UK
HCL plc, the UK"s largest health and social care recruitment agency, said the Government"s proposals to reform the NHS by devolving power to frontline professionals and patients will mean a greater need for flexible staffing and more collaboration between the public and private sectors.

During Pregnancy, Women With Endometriosis Need Special Care To Avoid Risk Of Premature Birth
The largest study to date of endometriosis in pregnant women has found that the condition is a major risk factor for premature birth, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard. Dr. Henrik Falconer, of the Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, said that his team had found that women with endometriosis also had a higher risk of other pregnancy complications, as well as being more likely to give birth through Caesarean section. The research is published on-line in the journal Human Reproduction*.
News of the day
Most Complete Picture Of North American Industrial Pollution Presented In Latest Trinational Report
Ninety percent of the 5.5 billion kilograms of toxic pollutant releases and transfers reported in North America in 2005 can be traced to just 30 substances from 15 industrial sectors across the United States, Canada and Mexico, according to the latest tri-national pollution report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).
Diagnostics

Remarriage Does Not Heal The Health Damage Of Divorce And Widowhood, Study

New research from the US suggests that divorce and widowhood damage health in ways that even getting married again doesn"t heal. The study was the work of University of Chicago sociologist Linda Waite, who is Lucy Flower Professor in Sociology and Director of the Center on Aging at the National Opinion Research Center at the University, and her colleague Mary Elizabeth Hughes, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins" Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their findings will appear in the September issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Although researchers have explored links between health and marriage before, this is the first study to look at links between a wide range of health dimensions and marital transitions and marital status. Other research shows that taking into account genetics and other factors, one can regard people as entering adulthood with a particular "stock" of health and each person"s experience of marital gain and loss affects this "stock". For instance, marriage tends to improve health behaviours in men and financial wellbeing in women, said Waite, explaining that these health advantages tend to grow throughout marriage, whereas transitions like divorce or widowhood tend to undermine health because of effects like drop in income and the stresses of sorting out things like child care. For the study 8,652 people aged 51 to 61 filled in questionnaires, the responses to which Waite and Hughes analyzed and found that among those currently married, those who had ever been divorced had worse health on all the dimensions they investigated. Specifically they found that: *Compared to participants who were married, those who were divorced or widowed had 20 per cent more chronic health problems like heart disease, diabetes and cancer. *They also had 23 per cent more limitations to their mobility, such as difficulty climbing stairs or walking around the block. *Compared to married people, those who never married had 13 per cent more depressive symptoms and 12 per cent more mobility limitations. *However, there was no difference in the number of chronic conditions reported between those who never married and married people. *Compared to participants who remained married continuously, those who remarried had 12 per cent more chronic health conditions, 19 per cent more mobility limitations, but no depressive symptoms. Reflecting on the reasons behind the results, Waite suggested that the impact of transitions like marriage, divorce and remarriage on health depends on the ways the illnesses develop and heal over time. "Some health situations, like depression, seem to respond both quickly and strongly to changes in current conditions," said Waite, while others, like diabetes and heart disease develop a lot more slowly over a longer period and show the effect of experiences, she added. "Marital Biography and Health Midlife." Linda Waite and Mary Elizabeth Hughes. To be published in September 2009. -- Journal of Health and Social Behavior University of Chicago. Written by: Catharine Paddock, PhD Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today


Add your comment:
Name:
Site address: http://
Your message:
Enter today\\\\'s date, 2 digits
(spam protection):

© Copyright 2009