Washington: Alcohol use, especially at binge levels, is associated with sexual HIV-risk behavior, but the mechanisms through which alcohol increases sexual risk taking – specifically, how alcohol intoxication influences decisions about condom use – are not well understood. 

London: Being married could improve your likelihood of surviving a heart attack and is associated with reduced length of hospital stay, according to research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference in Manchester.

Washington: Nothing is more devastating for a parent than the death of a child. The overwhelming and painful experience of enduring a child’s admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and their eventual death throws them into a crisis. Many also are faced with the difficult decision to limit treatment or withdraw life support. Yet, few studies have examined parents’ mental health and personal growth, especially in black and Hispanic parents, following their child’s death in the NICU or PICU.

Washington: It’s been established that having multiple sex partners prior to marriage sometimes leads to less happy marriages, and increases the odds of divorce. But sexual attitudes and behaviors continue to change in America, and some of the strongest predictors of divorce in years gone by no longer matter as much as they once did, according to new research by Nicholas H. Wolfinger, a professor in the University of Utah Department of Family and Consumer Studies and an adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology.

As per the 2011 census, there are 5.6 crore widowed persons in India. Women outnumber men accounting for nearly 78% of total widowed population. Between 2001 and 2011, 89.71 lakh widowed persons were added.

Washington: Prior research has shown a link between the impact of contracting economies, especially as reflected by the unemployment rate, and suicide mortality risk. This study assesses changes in the rate of heavy alcohol use among suicide decedents, for both genders, during the 2008-2009 economic crisis.