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Births to unwed moms rising, N. Europe beats US

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States has been rising sharply, but it's way behind Northern European countries, a new U.S. report on births shows.





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When young men are scarce, they're more likely to play the field than to propose

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

In places where young women outnumber young men, research shows the hemlines rise but the marriage rates don't because the young men feel less pressure to settle down as more women compete for their affections.


Study reveals rural, unmarried women at higher risk for depression

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 11, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mayo Clinic research suggests unmarried women living in rural areas have lower self-rated health status than their married counterparts. This lower health status often includes greater instances of self-assessed feelings ...


Physician characteristics are associated with quality of cancer care

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 29, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Whether a woman receives radiation after breast cancer surgery may be associated with certain characteristics of her surgeon, including sex and medical training, according to a study published online January 29 in the Journal of ...


Talking sex on the factory floor in China

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 30, 2007 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Young, single women in urban China are aware of contraceptive methods but some may be too shy to ask for them, research published in the online open access journal BMC Health Services Research reveals. Young women want more ...


New study suggests winter babies face socioeconomic disadvantages

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Many of us may often feel that we've been born under an unlucky sign. Now, new research by a pair of University of Notre Dame economists suggests that some of us are, in fact, born in an unlucky season.


A Valentine's Day story: Women more perceptive than men in describing relationships

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 13, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Women are better than men in describing their feelings and those of their romantic partners than are men, while the latter tend to project their own feelings upon their partners more than women. This, according to a study ...


Health and marriage: The times they are a changin'

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The health of people who never marry is improving, narrowing the gap with their wedded counterparts, according to new research that suggests the practice of encouraging marriage to promote health may be misguided.


Chubby hubby is common, but ethnicity matters

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study helps untangle how marriage, gender and ethnicity are related to body weight. The study of almost 8,000 men and women will be published in the journal Obesity.


Divorce reduces chance of new, successful relationship

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 07, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

After a separation or divorce the chances of marrying or cohabiting again decrease. In particular, a previous marriage or children from a previous relationship, reduce the chances of a new relationship. Moreover, the prospects ...


Women model their moms in relationships

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created Aug 18, 2005 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ohio State University researchers say they've discovered when it comes to living with a man, daughters often follow the lead of their mothers.



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