By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) --
Marriage appears to reduce the risk of heart attacks for both
men and women, according to researchers in Finland. Other
studies have shown that being single or living alone increases
the risk for developing and dying from heart disease. Many of
these studies, however, were only among men, the researchers
said, while this new study includes both sexes. "Our study
suggests that marriage reduces the risk of acute coronary events
and death due to acute coronary events in both men and women and
at all ages," said lead researcher Dr. Aino Lammintausta, of
Turku University Hospital. "Furthermore, especially among
middle-aged men and women, being married and cohabiting are
associated with considerably better prognosis of incident acute
coronary events both before hospitalization and after reaching
the hospital alive," she said. The report was published Jan. 31
in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. For the study,
Lammintausta's team collected data on