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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Study Shows Women Call the Shots at Home

According to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center, 43 percent of men don’t have the final say in any of the major household decisions

A study shows women may have more control over their relationship than they think. According to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center, a surprising 43 percent of men don’t have the final say in any of the major household decisions tested. The survey asked questions about who makes decisions in four areas:  household finances, weekend activities, large home purchases and television viewing.     According to the survey, only a quarter of men make decisions in more areas than their female partner. In 31 percent of the relationships, the pair split decision-making responsibilities equally. Does this sound like your family? Who's the boss in your house? Tell us by posting a comment in the comments section below.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

New Study: Your Morning Cup of Coffee Could Relieve Pain

The report from Norway says the caffeine in coffee appears to alleviate physical discomforts.

As if research hadn't already shown a number of benefits from your morning cup of Joe — help in weight loss, reducing the risk of Alzheimer's Disease and certain cancers, to name a few — now comes a new study from Norway indicating coffee can also alleviate pain. The study by BMC Research focused on whether coffee could relieve the aches and pains of office workers who sit for long periods at their desks. It focused in particular on office tasks that "provoke pain in the neck and shoulders and forearms and wrists." It found that study subjects who drank coffee before performing office-setting tasks had less pain in those areas than study subjects who didn't drink coffee. "These results might have potentially interesting implications of a …

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