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Health

Study: Married Couples Have More Sex Than Singles

Tying the knot doesn't mean getting less in the sack, according to a new worldwide study of sexual behavior that also found teens aren't getting busy any earlier than they used to. Married couples in 59 nations worldwide reported having more sex in the past month than singles, researchers found. Contrary to popular belief, the groundbreaking study also found that teens are starting to have sex no earlier than they ever did.

Covering the Bases: Wife Can Stay On Her Spouse's Plan

My wife is disabled and not yet 65. She just received her Medicare card, which offers her both Medicare A and B. I have full coverage for her through my company. Do I have to pay for Medicare Part B for her, or can she use my plan? During the period that you are fully employed and you are both fully insured by your employer plan, your wife will not need Medicare Part B. If she has prescription drug coverage through that plan, she can also turn down Medicare Part D and use your plan.

Anniebands

Annie Mae Green was slowly dying of kidney failure in January 2005. After four years of dialysis, the pain was becoming more than the 84-year-old Glen Burnie woman could bear. Adding to her misery was the MedicAlert bracelet that tore the skin around her wrists. Skin that had become thin from age, illness and her medications.

Surgical Center a Technological Cut Above the Rest

The movie magic that allowed Gollum to lurch across the screen in the Lord of the Rings films or capture the great ape's naturalistic movements in the remake of King Kong is now being used in operating room research and training. This special technology used by animators to record movement is just one of the high-tech advances being used at the new Maryland Simulation Training and Innovation Center that opened Thursday at the University of Maryland Medical Center.