MORE than one in five Australian farmers in drought-affected areas have had to pawn or sell something because of lack of money, a study reveals. And more than one-third say farm production is at its lowest level...
" Depressed gold and silver junior exploration stocks are the best buy but anything linked to precious metals will gain in price as the metals rise in value. Gold is a safe haven for investors and a hedge against inflation but silver generally has the better performance in a...
Marijuana is one of the world’smost commonly used illegal drugs. There are approximately 300 millionusers worldwide and 28 million users in the United States alone."Now, according to a new White House Office of...
Special K has been shown to clinically reduce dread."Scientists have unraveled how a horse tranquilizer and hallucinogenic night club drug known as "Special K" can ease depression, researchers said on Friday."
"Self-confessed liar Paul Burrell is said to be close to a nervous breakdown following his betrayal of Princess Diana at the quasi-inquest that finished days ago in London.His friends in Florida say that Burrell has...
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AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...
A new study suggests the negative effects of stress may be, in effect, contagious. Depressed and anxious parents have an effect on the health of their kids, according to the research.Seems to make intuitive...
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New research suggests that antidepressants like Prozac may not be an effective first-line treatment for mild depression. The drugs may only be useful in more extreme cases, the study suggests. So does this mean...
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This is really sad. I believe it though. I recently dated a Marine for awhile, but after he returned from Iraq he changed, drastically. He was really depressed, drank almost 5 beers a day and would go off in a rant about feeling guilty for being back home and leaving all of...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWow, who knew Pfizer could invent a pill could that causes the same side effects as going Cold Turkey?Anyone "Riding the Crazy Train" or who has witnessed a "Die Hard...
A new study on happiness concludes that we're our mirthiest at 20 and 70, and our most miserable at 44. Seem about right?Based on my 30 years experience, life gets better with age. Self-awareness, patience, and...
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A depressed teen gunman kills eight people, then self, in Omaha mall shooting.When we heard about the mall shooting in Nebraska yesterday, we were deeply upset. And now that we're hearing more details about the teenage shooter, we're even more disturbed. According to the...
"I am absolutely making no assumptions about the state of mind 17-year old Alabama teen Ben Stanford was in when he decided to take his own life. However, I do have education and background in this field of...
"Depression is a physiological disease of the brain, but a person`s individual circumstances can affect its frequency and severity. Both drugs and counseling can help.
SAMHSA used data from the National Survey of Drug Use, which involved interviews of more than 60,000 people....
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPerhaps the reason behind their mental depression is a "Guilty Concience" accepting a Fat Paycheque every two weeks for doing nothing, considering it has been reported by...