QUESTION:  Is there any proof that being married is better than being single? I have heard that married men and women live longer, but don't know if that is true?
ANSWER:  There are many studies that indicate married men live ... more

Life is divided into two phases: the one in which you're not supposed to be having sex and the one in which you're supposed to be having more sex.
Confusion abounds during both phases. But if you're living in the ... more

Good news: Sex is safe for most heart patients. If you're healthy enough to walk up two flights of stairs without chest pain or gasping for breath, you can have a love life.
That advice from a leading doctors' group ... more

A University of Texas researcher says a kiss is a good way to start the year because it provides a natural high by stimulating brain pleasure centers.
Sheril Kirshenbaum of the University of Texas at Austin and the author of ... more

Being married to a supportive spouse is as good for one's heart as quitting smoking or being obese, U.S. researchers suggest.
The study, published in Health Psychology, found marriage in general is linked to higher survival rates for men, and ... more

Real men may not eat quiche. They may not want their clothes splattered with rhinestones or bemoan the end of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
But they're all about the cuddling.
So says a study out of Indiana University.
It showed ... more

Scientists say being fat can be bad for the bedroom, especially if you're a woman.
In a new study, European researchers found obese women had more trouble finding a sexual partner than their normal-weight counterparts, though the same wasn't true ... more

A study from the University of Michigan reveals widowed men and women who enjoyed good marriages are less likely than those whose marriages were bad to be depressed four years after their spouse's death.
"A good marriage seems to have a protective ... more