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Premarital counseling seeks to head off problems - Chicago Tribune
 Chicago Tribune | Premarital counseling seeks to head off problems Chicago Tribune Couples should take time to learn more about each other before they marry, he said. The Archdiocese of Chicago, which has long offered premarital counseling, and non-religious groups see the value of such programs. Talking… |
Cerabino: Judge offers modern marriage counseling: Red Lobster, bowling - Palm Beach Post
 Palm Beach Post | Cerabino: Judge offers modern marriage counseling: Red Lobster, bowling Palm Beach Post But he did have to get marriage counseling within a week, and obey the more immediate conditions of his bail-free release. "Flowers, birthday card, Red Lobster, bowling," the judge reminded the husba… |
Therapy master's program and clinic to shut down - Iowa State Daily
Therapy master's program and clinic to shut down Iowa State Daily Some of the more common therapy sessions are in regards to conflict resolution within couples, past and current trauma victims and individuals with grief and loss issues. Deets and Muller offer much of the credit to the program to Megan… |
Weak economy adds to divorce costs - Middletown Journal
Weak economy adds to divorce costs Middletown Journal Many couples are seeking counseling before seeking a divorce. “I think the economy is the No. 1 stressor for people these days,” said Tracy Colina, a licensed marriage counselor in Fairfield with more than 20 years of experience. |
Married man tells the story of his affair - Chicago Sun-Times
Married man tells the story of his affair Chicago Sun-Times By BETSY HART www.betsysblog.com February 21, 2012 2:45PM I've retold some stories of infidelity in this space: Namely, there's Casey, a woman involved with a married man whose affair ended when, after his divorce, he cheated on her. Married m… |
Counseling in a whole new way - San Diego Community Newspaper Group
Counseling in a whole new way San Diego Community Newspaper Group The consortium provides services and amenities that are specially catered to meet the needs of all mental health professionals — from clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, expressive therapis… |
Maryland Senate committee approves gay marriage bill - Reuters
Maryland Senate committee approves gay marriage bill Reuters For example, the liberty provision would allow the Knights of Columbus to refuse to rent out their meeting hall for a same-sex wedding, and would not require a church counseling service to counsel same-sex couples. Raskin said the bill provi… |
Initial Goal in Couples Therapy Predicts Separation Rate - GoodTherapy.org (blog)
Initial Goal in Couples Therapy Predicts Separation Rate GoodTherapy.org (blog) Couples seek therapy to achieve better communication, increase trust, and enhance intimacy, among other reasons. Surprisingly, almost half of couples who enter relationship therapy do so with the goal of determining if the… |
Marriage counseling agency to be established for cross-Straits marriages - What's on Xiamen
 China Daily | Marriage counseling agency to be established for cross-Straits marriages What's on Xiamen The Ministry of Civil Affairs will establish a marriage counseling agency for couples in which each spouse comes from a different side of the Taiwan Straits, ministry officials said on Monday. More and… |
The Only “Real Marriage” Review You'll Ever Need to Read - Patheos (blog)
The Only “Real Marriage” Review You'll Ever Need to Read Patheos (blog) Before I deliver my verdict — if you care to read it — let me begin with three disclosures: First, not only have I never read a marriage book in my life, Nancy and I did not attend pre-marital counseling, we've never been … |
Fake Drugs Increasing On The Net And Finding Their Way Into Legitimate Supplies
Fake drugs are increasingly being sold on the Internet in a global counterfeit medicines market that has doubled in the last five years to more than $75 million...
BMA Urges Government To Extend April 2013 Deadline For Rollout Of NHS 111
The NHS 111 is a 24 hour helpline designated for 'urgent but not life-threatening' health issues, and is currently in a pilot stage in County Durham & Darlington, Luton and the East Midlands, i.e. Nottingham and Lincolnshire in the UK. It is supposed to be rolled out nationally by April 2013, when …
Key Factors In Workplace Safety - Perception, Work-Life Balance
Six thousand workers die on the job in the U.S. each year, and millions more are injured. According to a recent University of Georgia study, a worker's perception of safety in the workplace and the work-life balance established by businesses has a significant effect on on-the-job injury...
Smokeless Tobacco Substitutes Save Lives
Substituting smokeless tobacco products can save smokers' lives, and there is a scientific foundation that proves it. That is the message Brad Rodu, D.D.S...
Dioxins Do Not Pose Significant Health Risk.. Generally, Says EPA
Although dioxins, even in small amounts, are dangerous to health, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emphasized that, overall, dioxin exposure does not currently pose an important health risk. Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds are substances resulting from a range of industrial processes a…
Nanoparticles In Food, Vitamins Could Harm Human Health, Warn Researchers
Billions of engineered nanoparticles in foods and pharmaceuticals are ingested by humans daily, and new Cornell research warns they may be more harmful to health than previously thought...
The Importance Of Supportive Spouses In Coping With Work-Related Stress
The growth of two-income families and increasing levels of job stress are two of the most significant work trends affecting American businesses and families in recent years...
Researchers Discover That Cell Phone Hackers Can Track Your Physical Location Without Your Knowledge
Cellular networks leak the locations of cell phone users, allowing a third party to easily track the location of the cell phone user without the user's knowledge, according to new research by computer scientists in the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering. University of Minne…
Following Deployment National Guardsmen Face A High Risk Of Developing Alcohol Abuse Problems: Risk Linked To PTSD And Depression
Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment, according to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal...
Even Without Combat, Military Service Changes Personality, Makes Vets Less Agreeable
It's no secret that battlefield trauma can leave veterans with deep emotional scars that impact their ability to function in civilian life. But new research led by Washington University in St...
Respiratory Disease 'Epidemic' Created By Energy Poverty For Almost Half The World's Population
Limited access to clean sources of energy, known as energy poverty, makes nearly half the world's population reliant on burning wood, animal waste, coal or charcoal to cook. This leads to severe respiratory diseases that kill roughly two million people worldwide each year, a problem University of Br…
Important New Therapeutic Tools For Physical And Mental Health And Well-Being
Millions of dollars and immeasurable hours of research and development are being invested to develop and employ increasingly sophisticated hardware and software technologies to deliver innovative new personalized health care interventions...
Link Between Common Flame Retardant And Social, Behavioral And Learning Deficits
Mice genetically engineered to be susceptible to autism-like behaviors that were exposed to a common flame retardant were less fertile and their offspring were smaller, less sociable and demonstrated marked deficits in learning and long-term memory when compared with the offspring of normal unexpose…
Electronic Health Record Use In US Hospitals Has Doubled In Last Two Years
The percentage of US hospitals using health information technology such as Electronic Health Records has more than doubled in the last two years, according to an announcement by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as she visited a Health Science Institute in Kansas City…
Disparities In Kidney Transplantation May Be Reduced By Patient Education Classes
Being educated about your health and your treatment options is a good thing. According to a new study, kidney failure patients who take part in an education program are more likely to get evaluated for a kidney transplant. The study appears in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the America…
IT Usage By Hospitals And Doctors Doubles In Two Years, USA
The number of hospitals using IT (information technology) over the last two years has more than doubled over the last 24 months, Kathleen Sebelius, US HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) Secretary announced today. Over 41,000 physicians and nearly 2,000 hospitals have been awarded $3...
Hospitalization Of US Underage Drinkers Common
Hospitalization for underage drinking is common in the United States, and it comes with a price tag -- the estimated total cost for these hospitalizations is about $755 million per year, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Researchers also found geographic and demographic differences in the incidence of …
High Explosion Risk From Dust Relating To Industrial-Scale Processing Of Nanomaterials
With expanded industrial-scale production of nanomaterials fast approaching, scientists are reporting indications that dust generated during processing of nanomaterials may explode more easily than dust from wheat flour, cornstarch and most other common dust explosion hazards...
Study Finds Female Cancer Survivors Have Worse Health Behaviors Than Women With No Cancer History
A recent study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has found that female cancer survivors receiving screening mammography have "worse health behaviors" than women receiving mammography screening and who had never had cancer. The…
Exposure To Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles May Be A Greater Risk For Children
Children may be receiving the highest exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide in candy, which they eat in amounts much larger than adults, according to a new study...
New Regulations Fail To Make TV Food Adverts Healthier For Children
Despite new regulations restricting UK TV advertisements for food, children are still exposed to the same level of advertising for junk foods which are high in fat, salt and sugar, researchers have found. Unexpectedly, academics at Newcastle University also found that since the new restrictions were…
Stress Levels Affected By Amount Of Green Space In The Area
Stress levels of unemployed people are linked more to their surroundings than their age, gender, disposable income, and degree of deprivation, a study shows. The presence of parks and woodland in economically deprived areas may help people cope better with job losses, post traumatic stress disorder,…
Link Between Neighborhood Bar Density And Intimate Partner Violence-Related Visits To Emergency Department
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been linked to heavy drinking, substance use by one or both partners, and living in a neighborhood characterized by poverty and social disadvantage. Alcohol outlet density has been linked to assaultive violence in a community...
Tool Assessing How Community Health Centers Deliver 'Medical Home' Care May Be Flawed
On the health front, the poor often have at least two things going against them: a lack of insurance and chronic illnesses, of which diabetes is among the most common. The federal Affordable Care Act would expand the capacity of the nation's 8,000 community health centers to provide care for low-inc…
Several Hospital Departments "Sub-Standard", Say Many GPs, UK
A key survey provided evidence that in a substantial minority of hospitals, patients are dying due to lack of care, with one in every seven GPs reporting a local hospital department as 'dangerously sub-standard'...
