Video Games Used To Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Researchers are seeing positive results after experimenting veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder with video game therapy. A realistic video game, Virtual Iraq, is being tested in the United States to see if it can help veterans feel more comfortable with...

U.S. House Prices Keep Climbing with a 1.2% Rise in June

Integrated Asset Services(www.iasreo.com) today released its IAS360 House Price Index (HPI). Based upon the timeliest and most granular data available in the industry, the index for national house prices moved ahead another 1.2% in June.   With June’s gains--the...

Richard Stallman: Open Sores' Arrogant Sexist? [UPDATED x3]

UPDATE: 8-20-09: i wish to retract my unduly harsh use of the term "sociopath" in describing Richard Stallman. my sincere apologies. there are some excellent arguments, very well worded in a comment posting below...

Coplay, PA: Land of Intolerant, Archaic, Toxic Madness

This is a very reactionary "opinion" piece about Coplay PA, where i've been abused for over four years. i feel it is important for others to know that this is an UNSAFE and TOXIC community for those with Autism/Asperger's Syndrome. It also includes references to abusive...

British Columbia P3 Lender Has Exposure in Madoff Scandal

Dexia, the Belgian-French bank that's backing a number of the B.C. Liberal government's public-private partnership (P3) schemes to build bridges and hospitals, has admitted that it could face serious losses as a result of the Madoff fraud case. " Franco-Belgian lender...

Vale: The World's Largest Iron Ore Miner Laying off 1,300 Workers

" Vale (VALE5.SA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the world's largest iron ore miner, said on Wednesday it is laying off 1,300 workers and putting 5,500 more on paid leave, the latest sign of Brazil's...

Hairspray may be to blame for genital birth defects in boys

A new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives journal has found that women exposed to hairspray in the first trimester of pregnancy are twice as likely to have boys with a genital birth defect called...

"Proud To Be a Sociopath" Suggests "John Temple"

"Proud To Be a Sociopath" Suggests "John Temple" In response to one of the Dysamoria articles written by Jace Cavacini, we received a "comment" that chilled me to the bone (if this "Not Verified" commentator is to...

Naked Japan major nabbed with women's underwear

" TOKYO (Reuters) - A male Japanese air force major caught naked while shopping for women's underwear has been suspended from his duties for 10 days, a spokeswoman at his base said on Friday. The man, on his way home from a late-night farewell party for a colleague in...

Plastic poses another potential problem

Two more chemicals exuded from plastics now appear to pose potential problems. Two substances leaching from polypropylene --  quaternary ammonium biocides and oleamide -- have been flagged by medical researchers at the University of Alberta as biologically active enough...

What's the Best Time to Get Sun?

The direct rays of the sun, straight overhead ar noon, are the best! This is my first time hearing that the longer wavelengths of morning and afternoon promote malignant melanoma! For years we've been told to take the sun before 11AM and after 3PM, exactly the times that are...

Cell phones can affect sperm quality, researcher says

Story Highlights -Cleveland Clinic: Phones left on talk mode in pockets can hurt quality of spermSemen samples from 32 men were used in the study published ThursdayResearchers found increase in oxidative stress in sperm exposed to cells"Overall, researchers found an increase...

Palin: National Security Missile Defense Knowledge?

 By Abert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com, Iron Mill Interactive Media, Inc Governor Palin has been touted as an unexperienced Governor with little National Security experience.  Alaska provides...

Girl testifies against driving teacher accused of exposure

"YORK, S.C. -- A teenage girl took the stand Tuesday and came face to face with the man accused of exposing himself to her and four other girls last summer. David Zitcovich has been...

German gets jailed for hiking naked

It seems like naked hiking would be terribly uncomfortable, since backpack chafing is a problem even while wearing a shirt.This story got front page coverage in Russia's Pravda.ru. Human interest at its best."Ten...

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