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LOS ANGELES----In what many consider
to be a first in the music industry, Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and
Mortuaries, in Los Angeles, has produced a new CD titled "Scores of
Memory. The "family effect" has profound implications
for patients, for doctors and even for policymakers, writes Senior Editor
Geoffrey Cowley in the April 25 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, April
18).
Just as individual problems can have family-wide repercussions, an
intervention that improves one life can have big collateral benefits.

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with a disabled or chronically sick child can change life indelibly for
parents and siblings alike. Research shows that marriage takes a hit
when baby makes three.msnbc.com/id/7517714/site/newsweek/

* Correspondent Anne Underwood and Senior Editor Jerry Adler report on a
growing medical challenge: doctors and patients of different cultures
struggling to communicate.

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msn. There are barriers to communication even among people who
speak the same language, like a white AIDS specialist and the African -
American patient who knows that the only people he sees dying of the
disease are black.

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"All Jewish institutions face the
challenge of holding on to the unaffiliated members of our community.
It is as important to connect to all Jewish traditions not only in our
lives as we live them, but in our lives as we end them."
The other reason for creating the CD came from Mr. "I
thought he'd be the right one to produce this for us and I contacted
him ," said Mr. Nicholas Christakis found that bereaved
widows and widowers were less likely to die within 18 months if their partners
had received high-quality palliative care. Gen-X parents in particular are reeling. Part of
the problem is simply the bone-grinding demands of child care. But Special
Correspondent Nadine Joseph and Silicon Valley Correspondent Brad Stone
report that there are an increasing number of senior-friendly Web sites
about Medicare and senior health issues.

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Families affect not only the stresses we encounter but also the genes we carry
and the environments we live in.msn. And increasing numbers of children are
taking the drugs, too, reports General Editor Peg Tyre.

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When they work,
psychoactive medications can be a godsend . Physicians increasingly realize the importance of
respecting patients' cultural beliefs, and medical programs are teaching
"cultural competence.

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"There were several reasons why we wanted to create this CD," said
Mount Sinai Memorial Parks General Manager Len Lawrence, who served as
executive producer for the CD. Family Forces May Explain Up to a Quarter of the Variation in
Individual Health

NEW YORK, We tend to think of health as a private
blessing, sickness as a solitary curse, but the truth isn't nearly so simple
-- either for kids or adults, Newsweek reports in its cover story "Health For
Life: Your Family + Your Health ," produced with Harvard Medical School. Surviving spouses die at twice the normal
rate during the first year of bereavement, as they become more isolated and
less motivated to take care of themselves -- and the risk of suicide increases
22-fold for people whose spouses take their own lives. A lot
depends on the youngsters' innate natures combined with the emotional
and social support they get from the adults around them.

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Lawrence."
The CD is available at no cost.

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* A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation published earlier this year
revealed that fewer than 31 percent of seniors older than 65 have
ventured online, a statistic that worries senior advocates and
government officials because the Internet is being used as a tool for
managing health-care decisions more than ever before.msnbc.com .

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If we lose the traditions
of Jewish burial, including the way we grieve , the ceremonies and the
process that goes with that grieving, we will begin to lose Judaism. Medicine aimed at one set of symptoms can
exacerbate others, and even with the right drugs, determining the right
dosage isn't easy."

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msnbc. Robert Ferrer of the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in
San Antonio calculates that family forces may explain up to a quarter of the
variation in individual health. "Anything that happens to me has
consequences for the people around me," he says.msn.

Bereavement is caused by loss, especially the loss of a loved one.

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This music is
one of those connections. The loss of a child has
a similar impact , roughly doubling a woman's odds of being hospitalized for
depression even after five years have passed.com/id/7528650/site/newsweek/

* "Research shows that most young people go through adolescence having
good relationships with their parents, adopting attitudes and values
consistent with their parents' and end up getting out of the adolescent
period and becoming good citizens," says Richard Lerner of Tufts
University.

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In the music industry, as far as I know, this CD
breaks new ground because we don't usually think of music when we
think of mourners .

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Lawrence's own
life. For those wishing to order the CD, contact
800-896-7130 or visit the Mount Sinai website at www. Among the stories:

* Most expectant couples are braced for sleep deprivation and dirty
diapers.

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Mr. Although there are dramatic hormonal and physical changes
during this period, catastrophe is certainly not preordained.msnbc.

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But once we began, it just came together so beautifully
because words often fail but music has a unique healing power. And family crises can have a
range of consequences for kids. Girls who lose a parent through death or
separation are prone to depression and anxiety disorders as adults.msn.msnbc.)

A loss of position in the community, dignity, security, or reputation can result in feelings of bereavement.

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mt-sinai. In a study involving 35,000
couples, Harvard Medical School's Dr. But the reality is much, much harder in ways that even the
most informed new parents may find surprising , reports Special
Correspondent Lauren Picker. But for quirkier kids, whose
symptoms are hard to classify or who seem to have several disorders at
once, pinpointing the right treatment can depend more on clinical
judgment than on hard science. Among adjustments parents can make: not using food
as reward or punishment, making healthy eating fun and turning off the
television and computer.

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As Jews, it is very important that we
bury our family and loved ones `Jewishly'. "After my father died a few years ago," he said, "during the
shivah (the seven-day period of mourning, filled with services and
visitation in the bereaved's home, after the burial of a loved one), I
felt that if we had some music, it would make the grieving more
bearable.

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He had heard the music of Craig Taubman, a Hollywood composer. Taubman.
Children's health improves when their mothers receive basic social services,
Cowley reports. "To gauge the true value of
my treatment, you have to consider its effect on the family and the
community. And for
the current generation of new parents , the hurdles are higher because
the expectations are, too.com/id/7528652/site/newsweek/

* Many adults don't realize that establishing a fit and healthy lifestyle
is critical not just for their own well-being -- it's vital for
children, report Senior Writer Claudia Kalb and Springen. If you were brought up to believe that your
symptoms arise from sorcery or from something you did in a previous
life, you might not see the point of taking cancer drugs whose first
effect will be to make you feel a hundred times worse, write Underwood
and Adler.

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Taubman took the assignment, using some of his own
compositions for the CD as well as the music of Maurice Ravel, Todd
Herzog and Debbie Friedman. So breaking new ground is always a bit frightening
at first. And studies suggest that hospice care can make the death of a
loved one less devastating for the survivors. Nobody has more influence over children's
habits and choices.

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The Health For Life package, written by Newsweek correspondents and
experts from Harvard Medical School, consists of family health information
about kids, teens and adults.

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Grief is the pain, misery, anguish, suffering, or distress caused by bereavement .

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Our business is no different.
"This was a special challenge," said Mr. We're all more prone to illness and death when
our family members are in trouble.com/id/7528648/site/newsweek/

* In the last decade, the number of psychoactive medications available to
children has more than tripled. This shouldn't be news -- but it is, largely because of
widespread misunderstanding of what happens during the teen years,
report Senior Editor Barbara Kantrowitz and Chicago Correspondent Karen
Springen.

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" He searched for suitable music, but found none. "We were in
uncharted waters.

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In other words,
parents do matter. Over the last
three decades , childhood obesity has skyrocketed, and parents are the
key to reversing the trend.

Loss occurs as a result of losing a possession, a person, or can be caused by deprivation or a change of circumstance.

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Losses can occur through the death of a child, a spouse, a friend, hero, leader , or relative.

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After taking over as the General Manager at Mount Sinai three
years ago, he thought of the music again as he watched others grieve. While its initial purpose is to
comfort and sustain mourners, others might find the CD suitable for
other meditative purposes.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050417 /NYSU007 )

In a newly published analysis of health records from across the United
States , Dr.com/id/7517715/site/newsweek/

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