Study: Spanking May Lead to Sexual Problems Later

this explains alot…not only for myself but for society as a whole…
peace
The analysis of four studies by Murray Straus, co-director of the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire-Durham, suggests that children whose parents spanked, slapped, hit or threw objects at them may have a greater chance of physically or verbally coercing a [...]

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Tired? Study Says Americans Need More Sleep

Wow, I wonder why everyone has become an insomiac? Could it be that the world seems like it’s coming to an end, and everyone is struggling to survive?
A new study released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) indicates that adults are not getting enough rest each night.Of those questioned, 70 percent said they had [...]

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Fentanyl Pain Patches Recalled

This really freaks me out. I stopped using these patches about three months ago when I began to feel depressed and really doped up from them. I’m so glad I did!
On Tuesday, February 12, 2008, PriCara, the manufacturer of transdermal fentanyl (Duragesic®), announced that supply lots of their 25mcg/hr patches were recalled due [...]

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Midlife Suicide Rises in U.S.

clipped from www.nytimes.com

Midlife Suicide Rises, Puzzling Researchers

A new five-year analysis of the nation’s death rates recently released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004, the latest year studied, far outpacing changes in nearly every other age group. [...]

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