Work is good for your health?

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Work is good for your health?
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Mon, 05-15-2006 - 5:25am

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=43421
Working Mothers Healthier Than Full-time Housewives

Main Category: Women's Health / OBGYN News
Article Date: 15 May 2006 - 1:00am (PDT)

According to new research carried out in Britain, working mothers enjoy better health than full-time housewives. Despite the stress working mothers face by holding down a job, dealing with childcare, housework and striving to keep the family happy.

It appears that working mothers, when compared to full-time housewives, are less likely to become overweight, have a better level of health and a healthier relationship. The study also found that single mothers experience worse health than working mothers who have a partner and children.

You can read about this study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Team leader, Dr. Anne McMunn, University College London, said that women who combine work with children and marriage do seem to have better health than full-time housewives. Even though they may experience high levels of stress sometimes.

It is not a question of chicken-and-egg either. Dr. McMunn said it is the experience of work plus having a family that brings on the better health, not the fact that only healthier mothers decide to carry on working.

The researchers examined data on women born in 1946 from the Medical Research Council's National Study of Health and Development. The data registers their health from 1946 until they are 54. Women's health was examined, with the help of a questionnaire at the ages of 26 through to 54. Every decade, the questionnaire collects data on each woman's work history, whether she is/was married, has children, her height and weight.

The healthiest women were the ones who had all three of the following:

-- A Partner
-- Children
-- A job

Those reporting the worst health were stay-at-home mothers, followed by childless women and single mothers.

38% of stay-at-home mothers were obese when they reached their 50s, for working mothers the percentage was 23%.

Written by: Christian Nordqvist
Editor: Medical News Today

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iVillage Member
Registered: 12-10-2003
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 10:52am
Of course, that would be you speaking as someone who has healthcare, correct?
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 10:52am

I have no idea if Castro actually dreams of visitng the US as part of normalization of relations. Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. In any case, he's elderly and will soon be out of power as all leaders eventually die.

So here's my foreign policy prediction: that the US does actually intend to lift the economic embargo against Cuba but won't actually do it until Castro dies. Which could happen at literally any time given that he's elderly. Then we can all say yipee.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 10:53am

Of course he does, he wants the American tourist dollar.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-03-2006
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 10:55am

So only you can be sarcastic.

I get it.

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Registered: 03-03-2006
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 10:57am

Now, my reasons aren't good enough!!

I don't believe that he has it in him to be "rehabilitated" and make nicey-nicey with the US.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 10:57am
well sure some people are easily swayed, look at how many voted for bush, i for one will NEVER understand that. but i still dont see what being swayed has to do with castro being a threat to every americans way of life. are you saying that castro could overthrow the us government and take over the us - the man is what 190 years old, do you really think that is going to happen? is every country that has a different form of government that ours a threat to our way of life? personally i do think there is a greener pasture than what we are now walking in this country, but i dont have to leave the country, i just have to bide my time until this administration is gone, and hold out hope for the future.
Jennie
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Registered: 03-03-2006
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 10:58am
Right. And DH and I work damn hard for it.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-10-2003
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:01am
Yeah, it does kinda feel like that. And I mean specifically the part where people have asked you over 10 times "how cuba is a specific threat to the US" and you keep goofing off and not responding. Yep, right back in jr high all right.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:01am
lets see right off the top of my head i can think of two biggies: they have a preexisting condiditon and no one will give them coverage, or the cost of insurance is just too expensive
Jennie
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Registered: 03-18-2004
Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:01am
Hey! Sorry about the phone tag. I'm waiting for the crew to clear out, I'll try at around 9-10.

Mondo

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