Lymphedema Treatment: Happy Husband, Higher Diabetes Risk?

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Less Diabetes Risk for Unhappy Hubby

MNT—A new study published in Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences offers surprising insights into what, for most of us, is a seemingly straightforward relationship: the connection between marital quality and personal health. The study, led by an associate professor in sociology at Michigan State University named Hui Liu, found that compared with men in happy marriages, older men in unhappy marriages are less likely to develop diabetes.

Rate of Triplet Births Plummets in the U.S.

The New York Times—The rate of triplet and higher-order births dropped more than 40 percent between 1998 and 2014, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics. (More than 90 percent of higher-order births are triplets.) This lowered rate represents a reversal of a trend seen in the 1980s and 1990s, when the rate of triplet and higher-order births rose steadily.

Breast Cancer Not Top Health Threat for Women

NPR—A recent survey of more than 1,000 women between 25 and 60 years of age by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles found that only around half of the respondents interviewed were aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death among women.

Good News on Coffee and A-Fib

Berkeley Wellness—Good news for coffee drinkers: The latest research indicates that drinking coffee-even lots of it-does not increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation, a heartbeat irregularity, despite some previous concerns about caffeine.

Cancer Survival Rates Are Increasing

Berkeley Wellness—About two-thirds of Americans diagnosed with invasive cancer now live for at least five years, the latest CDC data show. Learn which cancers have the highest and lowest survival rates and what accounts for the improvement.