About 1.5 million Americans are now cared for in 16,600 Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes around the country, and as baby boomers age, the numbers will rise. Medicare has ranked these homes. Call 1-800-MEDICARE for the scores of nursing homes in your state.
Studies show that being happily married is good for your health. Men over 65 whose wives consider them a source of emotional strength usually live longer than less-needed hubbies. Diabetes sufferers who are in strong marriages manage their disease more successfully than their discontented chums. Married people are less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol ...and more likely to have good loving ;) ;) .
Psychologists have long wondered what motivates people to be nice. Now researchers have found that cooperating with another person activates the pleasure centers of the brain, the same parts that are stimulated by rewards like food or money.
Had a good cry lately? Maybe you should. It's good for your soul--and your body. Researchers think crying and laughing stem from the same part of the brain. "Whatever it takes for an individual to vent and release stress is essential to our emotional health," says Jodi DeLuca, a neuropsychologist who studies crying at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, FL
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