From: USA Today
Marriage helps survival after heart surgery
August 23, 2011
USA Today:
New research finds that married people are more than twice as likely as single people to be alive 15 years after coronary bypass surgery, although the findings can’t prove that having a spouse has a protective effect.
In fact, the limitations of ethical research may make it impossible to ever prove that marriage is good for your health. Still, the study provides more evidence that having a long-term mate is good for you, said study co-author Harry T. Reis, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester.
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