Being married 'protects your health'

Marriage appears to be good for your health, boosting your survival chances if you have a major heart risk factor such as high cholesterol, say researchers.
A loving spouse might spur you on to look after yourself better, they told a heart conference, based on their study of nearly a million adults.
All of these people had high blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes.
The married ones fared much better than those who were single.