Aftermath News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
courier-journal.com | Nov 6, 2009 By Laura Ungar As a psychiatrist with knowledge of murder in the military, Dr. David Walker said he expects Fort Hood authorities to look for signs of mental illness in the accused shooter, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. “My sense is as they investigate this, they’ll probably look for signs of depression, signs [...]
Values Voter News (Free subscription) | yesterday
New Study Shows 85 Percent of Women Say Abortions Cause Mental Health Issues Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new report from researchers at a university in New Zealand indicates 85 percent of women who had abortions report negative mental health issues as a result. The report is the latest from professor David Fergusson and his team showing abortions cause problems for women. The University of Otago...
Les Enragés.org (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Roots of Neo-Conservative Hypocrisy You've doubtless seen recent headlines showing that unemployment in the US is above 10% officially, higher than it's been since 1983. But that's not the whole story . New figures in Friday's jobs report from the Labor Department indicate that the broadest measure of unemployment—including those unemployed who have looked for work in the last four weeks,...
Red Tory v.3.0 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Another Republican chickenhawk shows his true colours… The Daily Kos’ Markos Moulitas managed to get former GOP Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo to abruptly walk off The Ed Show mid-interview by alluding to the fact that Tancredo, an enthusiastic supporter of the Vietnam War, nonetheless successfully evaded service at the time by citing mental illness as an [...]
What Really happened (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and The New World Order - By William Blase For those who may be confused by the controversies surrounding the "New World Order", a One-World-Government, and American concern over giving the UN more power; those unaware of the issues involved; and those wishing more background, I offer the following. Originally presented for an Honors Class, "Dilemmas...
The Virginian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mark Steyn is one of the world's best thinker/writers. A talented, fearless smasher of Liberal icons, he's written several great things on the Fort Hood murders by Major Hasan ... and especially on the media reaction. Shooting Raises Fears For Sanity Of Entire Western World The Headline of the Day, from the BBC: Shooting Raises Fears For Muslims In US Army Really? Right now the body count stands at:...
They Got Me Over A Barrel (Free subscription) | yesterday
These monikers are some used here by the 'weekend poster' someone who once posted under the alias 'Chris Roberts': David Simpson / Steve Norton / Colin Matlock / Rachael Barnes / JSA Corbett / Mark Ponsonby Smythe / Carpe Jugulum / El Nino's Wet Dream / George Benson / Brian Hayley / Steve Corbett / Delerious / No doubt he has used other monikers as well; these are names I picked up by running back...
The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | yesterday
The state can now decide who is entitled to have a baby and remove the child from those they claim are not intelligent enough. A heavily pregnant woman and her fiance have gone on the run after social workers threatened to take away their baby at birth. Kerry Robertson, 17, and Mark McDougall, 25, had been told that she was not bright enough to raise their child and that they would have to give him...
The Food & Drink Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Peter Abertoning Is it possible that there are drugs in your drinking water? Surely it's not possible that when you drink a glass of water you're drinking drugs? Lets take a look at the possibility that there are drugs in drinking water in the US. Lets start with a quote from the Ralph Nader Institute. "U.S. drinking water contains more than 2,100 toxic chemicals that can cause cancer."...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Local News (Free subscription) | yesterday
CHICO — The economy, mental illness, wearing thin of safety nets and other issues have lead to an increase in homelessness locally and throughout the nation, speakers said at a forum this week at Chico State University hosted by the Center for
PLoS ONE (Free subscription) | yesterday
The mitochondrial (mt) DNA C5178A and A10398G polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with mental disorders such as bipolar disorder. However, the effects of these polymorphisms on temperament in healthy people are poorly understood. Evaluating healthy subjects can have the advantage of providing new strategies for maintaining psychological health and preventing mental illness. We examined...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | yesterday
State officials on Friday evening filed a U.S. District Court-ordered remedial plan for how to ensure that residents of adult homes in New York City have the opportunity to live in settings that are more integrated into the community. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled in September that about 4,300 people with mental illness living [...]
butner blogspot (Free subscription) | yesterday
N.C. prosecutors decry erosion of the state’s mental health services Source: By Michael Biesecker | McClatchy Newspapers North Carolina’s prosecutors say they are increasingly concerned about the erosion of state services for people with mental illness who are accused of crimes. In a letter sent last month to Gov. Bev Perdue and her secretary of Health and Human [...]
Dianej's Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Time will tell if the Ft. Hood shooter is a terrorist or mentally ill or perhaps a little bit of both. I feel so much sadness for the 13 people who were murdered by Hasan. This was the worst terror attack in America since 911 in my opinion. Yes, I think he has mental illness [...]
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