Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: financial situation http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer probably manageable for most Canadian women Out-of-pocket costs resulting from breast cancer care in the year following diagnosis are likely manageable for most women, but some women are at a higher risk of experiencing the financial burden that comes from those costs in Canadian breast cancer patients, according to a study published January 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-out-of-pocket-breast-cancer-canadian-women.html Cancer Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:00:05 EST news278264976 Give away your money, feel happier? (HealthDay)—Having pots of money doesn't necessarily make you happy, study after study has found. But giving away money—even if you're not rich—is likely to make you feel wealthier, and thus happier, new research contends. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-money-happier.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:40:47 EST news277994425 Can going hungry as a child slow down cognitive decline in later years? People who sometimes went hungry as children had slower cognitive decline once they were elderly than people who always had enough food to eat, according to a new study published in the December 11, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-hungry-child-cognitive-decline-years.html Neuroscience Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:00:19 EST news274369473 Research suggests suicide rates higher in Protestant areas than Catholic Research from the University of Warwick suggests suicide rates are much higher in protestant areas than catholic areas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-suicide-higher-protestant-areas-catholic.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:34:21 EST news250849957 Study finds sex a significant predictor of happiness among married seniors The more often older married individuals engage in sexual activity, the more likely they are to be happy with both their lives and marriages, according to new research presented in Boston at The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) 64th Annual Scientific Meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-sex-significant-predictor-happiness-seniors.html Health Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:35:11 EST news241018502 Under money strains, some older adults may turn to alcohol During financial hard times, some older adults may turn to alcohol or cigarettes as a way to cope, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-money-strains-older-adults-alcohol.html Health Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:38:18 EST news240039486