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America's Medicated Army
Health & Wellness  (tags: U.S. Military, depression, anxiety, PTSD, medication )

Blue
- 557 days ago - time.com
...The doctor sent him back to war armed with the antidepressant Zoloft and the antianxiety drug clonazepam. "It's not easy for soldiers to admit the problems that they're having over there for a variety of reasons," LeJeune says. "If they do admit it,
Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams   video
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Melanie
- 637 days ago - youtube.com
Dr. Randy Pausch delivers his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon on September 18, 2007. This is a video for the ages: full of "head fakes", good humor, and heartfelt wisdom. It needs no further introduction. Watch it in its entirety, and rate it too.
Documentary Being Filmed About FT Dementia
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Vida
- 1059 days ago - memory.ucsf.edu
There is a documentary being filmed about Frontotemporal Dementia, called: "When I'm 64". The trailer can be viewed here.
Top China AIDS Critic 'Is Seized'
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Melanie
- 1114 days ago - observer.guardian.co.uk
Wan Yanhai, head of the Aizhi advocacy group, appears to be the third prominent activist to have been targeted in a crackdown ahead of World Aids Day on Friday that raises questions about the government's commitment to be more open about its handling of..
Chemical Pollution 'Harms Children's Brains'
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Howard
- 1134 days ago - news.independent.co.uk
Chemical pollution may have harmed the brains of millions of children around the world in what scientists are calling a "silent pandemic".
"Dark Times": Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan Discuss a Nation of Fast Food, Cheap Labor, and Profit-Driven Compromises
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Michael
- 1152 days ago - animalconcerns.org
'We wanted to show how very nice people become complicit in things that aren't nice at all. The goal is to unsettle, provoke, make people think and feel.'
Farm Aid Musicians Will Focus on Healthy Food at This Year's Event
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Charlie
- 1172 days ago - hosted.ap.org
John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson said that this year's Farm Aid is mostly concerned now with connecting farmers and consumers. In addition to keeping family farms viable they spoke of the need to get kids to eat fresh and healthy food.
F.D.A. Says Bayer Failed to Reveal Drug Risk Study - New York Times
Health & Wellness  (tags: )


- 1173 days ago - nytimes.com
Bayer A.G., the German pharmaceutical giant, failed to reveal to federal drug officials the results of a large study suggesting that a widely used heart-surgery medicine might increase the risks of death and stroke, the
Spinach Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Was Not Organic, Health Officials Say
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Annie
- 1173 days ago - latimes.com
The nine bags of baby spinach now linked by DNA testing to the national E. coli outbreak all held conventional rather than organic produce and all were sold under the Dole label, state health officials said Thursday.
Is Your Cat's Litter Box a Health Problem for You and Your Cat?
Health & Wellness  (tags: )

Charlie
- 1173 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
Kitty litter with the clay ingredient, sodium bentonite, is a carcinogen. Although there have been no clinical trials confirming that trays are a risk to human health, this carcinogen can cause serious lung disease for you and your cat.
 
 
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