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UF Study: Counselors’ Gender Not Key In Encouraging Affair Divulging

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Male therapists are just as likely as female therapists to encourage patients to admit infidelities to their spouses, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Gender on Thursday, April 21, 2005.

UF Study: Latino Groups Face Different Prospects For Health In U.S.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Health deteriorates for Mexican immigrants after they become Americanized, but it improves for Puerto Ricans — and some Cubans and Dominicans — the longer they remain in the United States, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Race, Hispanic on Monday, April 18, 2005.

Parents can get help teaching kids financial responsibility

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — April is Financial Literacy for Youth Month and with credit-card debt at staggering levels among college students, University of Florida experts say childhood training in money management has never been more important.

Filed under Research, Family on Wednesday, April 13, 2005.

UF Study: Incarcerated Male Adolescents Suffer Ill Effects From Abuse

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sexually abused teenage boys in jail are just as likely as their female counterparts to suffer from depression, a University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Law, Race, Black on Tuesday, April 12, 2005.

Autistic Kids Benefit From Dads’ Involvement

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Make room for daddy, say University of Florida autism experts. Teaching fathers how to communicate and play with their autistic children pays dividends, for parents and kids alike.

Filed under Research, Health, Family on Wednesday, April 6, 2005.