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  • I hear Belize is nice, maybe Costa Rica

    10/11/2013 10:28:20 AM PDT · by kyperman · 166 replies
    Monday, October 25, 20105 Best Countries to Escape America's Decline Activist Post Okay, you're upset with the direction America is headed and you've been thinking of moving to another country. Perhaps you feel exhaustively cynical about the political, economic, or social situation in the U.S. and think it is beyond repair. You wouldn't be alone. Many top economists and other trend forecasters are now openly predicting that a total economic, environmental, and social collapse may be imminent in America.
  • Nearly 1 in 5 troops has mental problems after war service

    04/18/2008 12:47:59 AM PDT · by neverdem · 36 replies · 94+ views
    San Luis Obispo Tribune ^ | Apr. 17, 2008 | PAULINE JELINEK
    Roughly one in every five U.S. troops who have survived the bombs and other dangers of Iraq and Afghanistan now suffers from major depression or post-traumatic stress, an independent study said Thursday. It estimated the toll at 300,000 or more. As many or more report possible brain injuries from explosions or other head wounds, said the study, the first major survey from outside the government. Only about half of those with mental health problems have sought treatment. Even fewer of those with head injuries have seen doctors. Army Surgeon General Eric Schoomaker said the report, from the Rand Corp., was...
  • Doctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads

    04/27/2005 7:47:44 PM PDT · by neverdem · 32 replies · 1,285+ views
    The Washington Post ^ | April 27, 2005 | Shankar Vedantam and Marc Kaufman
    Offbeat Study Finds Familiar Brand Name Can Evoke Diagnosis Staff Writers Actors pretending to be patients with symptoms of stress and fatigue were five times as likely to walk out of doctors' offices with a prescription when they mentioned seeing an ad for the heavily promoted antidepressant Paxil, according an unusual study being published today. The study employed an elaborate ruse -- sending actors with fake symptoms into 152 doctors' offices to see whether they would get prescriptions. Most who did not report symptoms of depression were not given medications, but when they asked for Paxil, 55 percent were given...
  • 1 in 6 Iraq Veterans Is Found to Suffer Stress-Related Disorder

    07/01/2004 5:58:38 PM PDT · by neverdem · 48 replies · 2,056+ views
    NY Times ^ | July 1, 2004 | ANAHAD O'CONNOR
    About one in six soldiers returning from the war in Iraq shows signs of post-traumatic stress disorder or other emotional difficulties, researchers are reporting today. Lower levels of psychiatric problems were found among troops who served in Afghanistan. The study, published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, is the first to examine the mental health of troops returning from Iraq. The researchers surveyed more than 6,000 soldiers in the months before and after service in Iraq or Afghanistan. Almost 17 percent of those who fought in Iraq reported symptoms of major depression, severe anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder,...