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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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:02am

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See post 1089.

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:02am

At this point, I think it's actually personal. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, he no longer has the means (them) to be a threat. All the threatened force that he had was actually theirs and that's all gone now. But the bad blood isn't. At this point- since he no longer presents an actual threat and hasn't for some time- I think it's purely bad blood. Some argue that right wing Cuban expats lobby succesfully to kep the embargo in place. But although Florida is full of them, I don't think right wing Cuban expats have as much clout as all that. I honestly think that at this point, it is an ingrained hatred of Castro the man- not any power that he actually has (which is limited to controlling his own citizens).

As soon as he dies, I predict that normalization of relations will proceed very quickly.

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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:03am

Are you somehow under the misguided impression that only *non*hardworking people are unable to get or afford healthcare? Yes or no.

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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:06am
Sounds good!!!I can't wait to talk with you. I'm leaving here and heading up to oceanside around 11:00 to see a friend so that will be perfect.
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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:07am

<<His tyranny is a threat to an American's way of life.>>


How?

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:08am

Hey, I have had an eleven yo talk me into something. We had told Joy that she couldn't get her ears pierced until she was 13. When she was 11, she asked if she could have it done. After hearing her arguements in favor, we said yes. But none of her points could be that "all the other girls have pierced ears". That would have resulted in an automatic no without hearing her other points. We have always heard their side of the discussion/arguement/debate. Sometimes our decisions were changed, sometimes not.

Chris

The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett

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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:08am

No. His tyranny is a threat to the way of life of Cubans.

Many, many leaders exert tyrannical control over their citizens. None of this has affected the American way of life. Our way of life hasn't changed at all despite what Mao did to his citizens or what Pol Pot did to his or what Castro does to his.

In order to back up your claim, you will need to provide examples. I have provided counter-examples of tyrannical leaders who have killed and tortured their own citizens while not changing either our system of government or way of life. Now it's your turn to come up with some examples. Or even a theory on how his tyranny could have any effect on us.

Caveat:He has affected the way of life of many American cigar smokers. They've had to do without what is reported to be the finest tobacco in the world.

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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:11am

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I have no idea and you are totally correct, the healthcare system has something seriously wrong with it.

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:12am

You mean to tell me that you don't know the myriad of reasons why middleclass folks are unable to secure or afford healthcare? Seriously? I have to leave right now but when I get back I post some article for you so that you have a better understanding of how it's not a poor, lazy, nonhardworking person issue.

FTR...I do have healthcare and have always been privledged to receive it. It has nothing to do with how hardworking I may or may not be.

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Wed, 06-07-2006 - 11:14am

Rehabilitated? Nope. He's been disempowered. The source of his threat was his tie to the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union no longer exists.

It was never him personally that was the threat. It was the Soviet Union that was a threat and he offered Cuba to them as an outpost near American soil. Without them he would have been nothing. With them gone he is nothing. But the sanctions remain for what can only be personal reasons. To lift the sanctions would be "to let the &**$%% win" and the US is not about to do anything that might cause him to make a gloating speech. It's a ridiculous reason for sanctions which is why so many are fighting to have them lifted. Especially cigar lovers.

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