OBJECTIVE To study dancers' perceptions of the physical, cognitive, affective, and social benefits of partnered dancing. METHOD 225 dancers (71% female) were recruited through a community ballroom dance center and completed an online survey designed to measure their perceptions of the physical, cognitive, affective, and social benefits of modern, partnered dance styles (swing, Lindy Hop, and ...

The past 10 years of clinical experience have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of recombinant clotting factors. With the adoption of prophylactic strategies, there has been considerable progress in avoiding the complications of hemophilia. Now, insights from our understanding of clotting factor structure and function, mechanisms of hemophilia and inhibitors, gene therapy advances and a worl...

This paper adopts a life course approach to investigate the pathways into living alone in mid-life in Britain and how these vary by gender and socio-economic status. The rise in the proportion of people living alone over the past three decades has been well documented. However, much of the focus of the existing literature has been on either people living solo in young adulthood or in later life...

OBJECTIVE To assess the delivery of advanced specialized medical care using The Partnered Care Model as a means of providing affordable access to all, irrespective of ability to pay. DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of all persons presenting to a specialized, private, cardiac unit, The Bahamas Interventional Cardiology Center (BICC), over an 8.5-year period from March 1996 to Septe...

BACKGROUND Due to increasing globalization and Internet communication, the number of international marriages has increased. In Sweden, 75% of the Thai population are women, among whom 80% are partnered with Swedish or other Scandinavian men. Previous studies have indicated that lack of autonomy, social isolation, and stigma are important risk factors for poor mental health for foreign-born wome...

BACKGROUND Smoking prevalence has been shown to be considerably higher among single mothers as compared to their married or cohabiting counterparts. This study examines whether this could be attributed to single mothers' different capability in dealing with stress. METHODS Based on cross-sectional data of 3129 German mothers, the study explores the associations between single motherhood, copi...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine the feasibility of using Weinstock et al.'s thorough skin self-examination (TSSE) assessment in patients with melanoma, to describe TSSE characteristics of patients with melanoma, and to explore associations of personal and disease variables with TSSE. DESIGN Cross-sectional, descriptive feasibility study; part of a larger study of melanoma in families. SETTING...

It may "come" as a surprise to learn that some people unintentionally faint while orgasming! Though rare, it?s possible that when people become sexually aroused, their breath shortens and quickens so rapidly that they hyperventilate, disrupting their body?s balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen. As a result, they may experience dizziness, lightheadedness, and even fainting spells. To date, there...

It may "come" as a surprise to learn that some people unintentionally faint while orgasming! Though rare, it?s possible that when people become sexually aroused, their breath shortens and quickens so rapidly that they hyperventilate, disrupting their body?s balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen. As a result, they may experience dizziness, lightheadedness, and even fainting spells. To date, there...

Bioethics and health researchers often turn to Islamic jurisconsults (fuqahā’ ) and their verdicts (fatāwā) to understand how Islam and health intersect. Yet when using fatwā to promote health behavior change, researchers have often found less than ideal results. In this article we examine several health behavior change interventions that partnered with Muslim religious leaders aiming at promot...