Psychology & Psychiatry
'Tis better to give than to receive?
Providing support to a loved one offers benefits to the giver, not just the recipient, a new brain-imaging study by UCLA life scientists reveals.
Nov 9, 2011
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News tagged with heterosexual couples
Psychology & Psychiatry
The social network of infertility: Study examines couples' privacy preferences
(Medical Xpress) -- Couples who are having trouble getting pregnant adjust how much information they share with friends and family, depending on whether it's the husband or the wife who feels stigmatized about their reproductive ...
Aug 9, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hepatitis C is transmitted by unprotected sex between HIV-infected men
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered rare. But a new study by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides substantial ...
Jul 21, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
AIDS: HIV drugs boost prevention hopes
Heterosexuals who take daily AIDS drugs reduce the risk of being infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by nearly two-thirds, ground-breaking studies said on Wednesday.
Jul 13, 2011
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Health
Study tests interventions targeting multiple health-related behaviors in African American couples
Interventions to promote healthy behaviors, including eating more fruits and vegetables, increasing physical activity, and participating in cancer screenings, as well as prevention of HIV/sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), ...
Apr 25, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Relationship education program addresses the unique challenges affecting female same-sex couples
Although the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to legalize same-sex marriage was a victory for the gay community, same-sex couples continue to face challenges such as discrimination, stigma and lack of role models for their ...
Nov 12, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study suggests same-sex couples face more obstacles to infertility treatment
Same-sex couples encounter more obstacles to treatment for infertility than opposite-sex couples, suggests a new study that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Aug 23, 2015
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Health
Bill seeks to expand coverage for Hawaii fertility law
A proposal in Hawaii's Legislature would expand a state mandate on fertility treatments to include same sex couples and single women, updating a law that now only offers such benefits to women who are married to men.
Apr 28, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researcher finds link between weight status and concerns in female same-sex couples
In their research spanning more than a decade, Rutgers–Camden psychology professor Charlotte Markey and her husband, Patrick Markey of Villanova University, have studied how romantic partners potentially influence one another's ...
Jun 20, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Argentina to offer IVF for same-sex, straight couples
Argentina on Wednesday approved in-vitro fertilization for same-sex and heterosexual couples in the national health care system, in theory ending problems many had with affording the procedures.
Jun 6, 2013
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