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UF Study: Men With HIV Combat Stigma, Stress With Mom’s Love

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite fears of shame and stigma, most HIV-positive men choose to confide their health status to their mothers, according to a new University of Florida study. When deciding whether to tell, the men’s need for their mothers’ emotional and socioeconomic support outweighed those fears, researchers found.

Filed under Family, Gender, Health, Research on Thursday, May 5, 2005.

Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Exerts Subtle Effects On Schoolchildren

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children exposed to cocaine before birth show subtle but discernible differences in their ability to plan and problem-solve once they reach school age, University of Florida researchers report.

Filed under Florida, Gender, Health, Research on Thursday, April 28, 2005.

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