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Study: What works best for overweight women: Weight Watchers or the local gym?

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In the first study of its kind, using sophisticated methods to measure body composition, the nationally known commercial weight loss program, Weight Watchers, was compared to gym membership programs to find out which method wins in the game of good health. »more»

Here's something normally not associated with middle age--sexually transmitted diseases

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Rates of sexually transmitted infections have more than doubled among the over 45s in less than a decade according to the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. »more»

How Long Does A Midlife Crisis Last?

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The answer to this question is, unfortunately, "it depends." And it depends on what type of midlife crisis the person is experiencing -- or if it's even a midlife crisis at all. »more»

Experts: Middle Age is Depressing

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According to a comprehensive study of data from 80 countries, researchers at Britain's Warwick University and America's Dartmouth College have confirmed what people in their forties have known for years, middle age is indeed truly miserable. Researchers discovered that "for both men and women the probability of depression peaks around 44 years of age. »more»

Mid-Career Layoffs Can Take Two Years Off Your Life

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Being laid off in middle age can subtract as much as two years from your life. »more»

One Way To A Happier Marriage: Get Older

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Some new studies confirm earlier research showing that middle age is the least happy time for marriages ... but they often improve with age. »more»

Handling Stress Better In Middle Age (If You're A Rat, That Is)

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Here's a positive to middle age: you might deal with stress better than you did when you were younger. »more»

No Satisfaction, Please -- We're British

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Gloomy Brits, upbeat Aussies, and the dissatisfied middle aged -- a worldwide poll provides fodder for many a stereotype. »more»

Midlife loneliness is a killer; Speeds up aging

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Feeling lonely is never fun. However when it happens in middle age it can take a very bad toll on one's health. In the August issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, two University of Chicago psychologists report their findings that loneliness leads to very negative physiological affects on middle age bodies. »more»

Predicting quality of life for older adults

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Is it possible to look at someone in middle age and predict the quality of life they will have in older age? According to researchers at two Canadian universities you can and the process they use gives insight into what middle age adults should be doing today to maximize their future quality of life. »more»