Is it harder to raise boys or girls?
I often say that I spend more time and energy on my one boy than on my three girls. Other mothers of boys are quick to say the same. Forget that old poem about snips and snails and puppy dog tails, says Sharon O'Donnell, a mom of three boys and the author of "House of Testosterone." "Somehow it's been changed to boys being made of 'fights, farts, and video games,' and sometimes I'm not sure how much more I can take!"
Not so fast, say moms of girls, who point out that they have to contend with fussier fashion sense, more prickly social navigations, and a far greater capacity to hold a grudge. And as a daughter grows, a parent's concerns range from body image to math bias.
Stereotyping, or large kernels of truth? "I think parents use 'which is harder?' as an expression of whatever our frustration is at the moment," says family therapist Michael Gurian, author of "Nurture the Nature." "Boys and girls are each harder in different ways."
» Full Story | CNN - June 17, 2008
Happily married people have lower blood pressure than unhappy married people or singles, a Brigham Young University study says.
On the other hand, even having a supportive social network did not translate into a blood pressure benefit for singles or unhappy married people, according to the study.
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Fresher blood? Patients take what they get
Any shopper who’s ever pulled a gallon of milk from the back of the dairy case knows that’s the way to get the freshest product.
So news that using older blood for transfusions may cause serious problems in some patients might seem to have an easy answer: Don’t take the blood from the front of the fridge.
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For amputees, an unlikely painkiller: Mirrors
Army Sgt. Nick Paupore was in the lead Humvee in a convoy rolling through Kirkuk City, Iraq, when the vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb.
Paupore says it wasn't a very big explosion, more like a loud firecracker. He could feel the rush going through the vehicle, the change of pressure, smoke filling the cab. He felt a burning sensation in the back of his legs, but he wasn't in pain, and he could actually move his legs. He felt lucky. He was alive. He got out of the vehicle, intending to help the others, and passed out.
» Full Story | CNN
'Smart' pillbox helps patients remember
A days-of-the-week pillbox just doesn't cut it anymore, say many who juggle multiple medications.
"I take five medications, six if you count my baby aspirin. I don't have time to worry about my pills," says Ray Robinson, 72, a retired wildlife biologist from Poolesville, Md., and the father of two teenagers. He takes prescription drugs for diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
» Full Story | USA Today
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