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Gay Men Who Marry Now Living Longer, Study Says
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- The death rate among Danish men in same-sex partnerships has dropped significantly since the 1990s, but the death rate among women in same-sex unions is increasing, a new study finds. In 1989, Denmark became the first country
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Relationship Worries Can Make You Sick
By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Feeling insecure and frequently anxious about your romantic relationship can actually harm your health, new research contends. The feelings may boost levels of a stress hormone and lower your immune system, according to Ohio S
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Five Keys to Keep Your Valentine's Heart
By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- If you're hoping that a bouquet of flowers or a heart-shaped box of chocolates might give your relationship a boost this Valentine's Day, you might be disappointed. A new study suggests that a good relationship depends
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Who Says the Sexes Are Planets Apart?
By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Men are from Mars, and Women are from Venus? Maybe not. It's a pop psychology theory that has permeated modern culture, but a new study debunks the premise that men and women are irrevocably different in every way. "A lot of p
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Get Married, Cut Heart Attack Risk?
THURSDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Marriage appears to reduce the risk of heart attacks for both men and women, according to researchers in Finland. Other studies have shown that being single or living alone increases the risk for developing and dying from heart disease. Many of these studies, ho
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For Husbands, Does More Housework Mean Less Sex?
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- If you're one of those husbands who thinks taking over some of your wife's household chores will translate into having sex more often, maybe you should think again. A new study suggests the opposite may be true. Married men who spend more time doing what many c
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Sex in the Senior Years
During the last two decades, several studies have left little doubt that seniors have sex well into their 60s, 70s, and beyond. But what quantitative studies don't always show is what senior sex is like -- including its pleasures and problems. Take the case of a couple I counseled recently. Both wer
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10 Surprising Health Benefits of Sex
Being "in the mood" just might help your health. How does a juicy sex life do a body good? Let's count the ways. Having sex could lower your stress and your blood pressure. That finding comes from a Scottish study of 24 women and 22 men who kept records of their sexual activity. The researchers put
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Fight Fairly and Keep the Peace in Your Relationship
Becky Robbins says she and her husband, Neil -- married for eight years -- rarely fight. That doesn't mean that there isn't conflict. It's just that she screams "kind of like the queen in Alice in Wonderland," uttering phrases reminiscent of "off with their heads." Neil responds like most guys in ma
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Sex After a Heart Attack: Is It OK?
You've had a heart attack, and suddenly your outlook on sex is very different. You used to relish intimacy and pleasure with your partner. But now it seems like a scary proposition. Could sex trigger another heart attack? Will your sex life ever be the same? Portland cardiologist James Beckerman, MD
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