Archive for December, 2011
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Same-Sex Marriage Laws Reduce Doctor Visits And Health Care Costs For Gay Men
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Gay men are able to lead healthier, less stress-filled lives when states offer legal protections to same-sex couples, according to a new study examining the effects of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. The study, “Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Laws on Health Care Use and Expenditures in Sexual Minority Men: A Quasi-Natural Experiment,” is [...]
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Same-Sex Marriage Laws Reduce Doctor Visits And Health Care Costs For Gay Men
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Gay men are able to lead healthier, less stress-filled lives when states offer legal protections to same-sex couples, according to a new study examining the effects of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. The study, “Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Laws on Health Care Use and Expenditures in Sexual Minority Men: A Quasi-Natural Experiment,” is [...]
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Exploring Men’s Ability To Manage Fear In Ways That Allow Them To Exhibit Confidence
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
An Indiana University of Pennsylvania sociologist’s study of mixed martial arts competitors found that these men have unique ways of managing fear that actually allow them to exhibit confidence. This ability, which Dr. Christian A. Vaccaro and colleagues call “managing emotional manhood,” is both an interactional strategy for managing emotion and a means for conveying [...]
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Exploring Men’s Ability To Manage Fear In Ways That Allow Them To Exhibit Confidence
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
An Indiana University of Pennsylvania sociologist’s study of mixed martial arts competitors found that these men have unique ways of managing fear that actually allow them to exhibit confidence. This ability, which Dr. Christian A. Vaccaro and colleagues call “managing emotional manhood,” is both an interactional strategy for managing emotion and a means for conveying [...]
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Gay Married Men Enjoy Better Health Than Single Gay Men
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Men in same-sex marriages enjoy better health, have fewer doctor visits and lower health care costs compared to other gay or bisexual men, researchers from the Mailman School of Public Health wrote in the . They added that when states offer legal protections for same-sex marriages, as is the case in Massachusetts, gay men generally [...]
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Phthalates Identifed In Numeruous Medicines And Supplements
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC), in collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health, have found numerous prescription and over-the-counter drugs and supplements use certain chemicals called phthalates as inactive ingredients in their products. The findings appear on-line in . Phthalates such as dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diethyl phthalate (DEP) are used as [...]
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Phthalates Identifed In Numeruous Medicines And Supplements
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC), in collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health, have found numerous prescription and over-the-counter drugs and supplements use certain chemicals called phthalates as inactive ingredients in their products. The findings appear on-line in . Phthalates such as dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diethyl phthalate (DEP) are used as [...]
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Gay Married Men Enjoy Better Health Than Single Gay Men
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Men in same-sex marriages enjoy better health, have fewer doctor visits and lower health care costs compared to other gay or bisexual men, researchers from the Mailman School of Public Health wrote in the . They added that when states offer legal protections for same-sex marriages, as is the case in Massachusetts, gay men generally [...]
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The Mental Health Of Widowers Improves With New Relationship
Friday, December 16th, 2011
and who are still single four to five years after their loss run a far greater risk of developing mental illness than those who have managed to find a new partner, reveals a unique study of 691 Swedish widowers carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy. More than 22,000 people die of cancer in Sweden each [...]
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The Mental Health Of Widowers Improves With New Relationship
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
and who are still single four to five years after their loss run a far greater risk of developing mental illness than those who have managed to find a new partner, reveals a unique study of 691 Swedish widowers carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy. More than 22,000 people die of cancer in Sweden each [...]