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Here's help on dealing with health issues in your marriage.
What to Do When Your Spouse Won't See a Doctor
When you can see that your spouse isn't feeling well or has obvious medical problems, it is natural to worry. That worry increases when your spouse won't see a doctor. Here's what you can do and what you shouldn't do when your spouse refuses to get medical help.
Bickering Isn't Healthy for Your Marriage
A study by Ohio State University revealed that being in a troubled marriage is bad for your health. Although other studies have reported marital stress being bad for your health, this study focuses on the production of proinflammatory cytokines and the negative long-term consequences of bickering on a person's health.
ADD and Marriage
Two people, both with ADD, can have a good marriage if you keep the lines of communication open, and if you don't try to coach one another.
Walking Together
One step after another, walking together is a great way to connect with each other. Here are some more reasons to walk together and some tips to make walking together a pleasant experience.
Ways to Support Your Wife Through Menopause
Marriage relationships can suffer when a wife goes through menopause. Knowing the symptons, understanding the physiological and emotional psychological changes, and supporting your wife's treatment decisions are a few of the ways to support your wife as she experiences menopause.
How to Survive when Your Spouse has the Flu
Your best friend in the world has the flu and just turned into a whimpering, demanding, annoying stranger. It doesn't have to mean the end of your marriage.
In Sickness....
According to a recent survey sponsored by Bayer Corporation, it's still Dr. Mom to the rescue!
When the Bug Bites
Suggestions and Hints for Dealing with Ill Spouses
Create a Living Will Today
Husbands and wives have a responsibility to one another, and to their children, to discuss and write down their thoughts and feelings about continuing life-sustaining treatment if they are unable to make decisions for themselves.
In Sickness and in Health
From the About.com Arthritis Guide.

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