Marital Strife Can Delay Surgical Wound Healing

Yet another reason to stay single. So not only can marriage CAUSE the need for triple bypass surgery, but it can also prevent you from healing from it. Interesting. I knew my girlfriend was trying to kill me.

Even if spouses usually get along well, the stress caused by a half-hour argument can slow healing of a surgical wound by as much as a day, researchers at Ohio State reported.