New help for moms with postpartum depression
cnn.com — Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common complication of childbirth,striking approximately 15 percent of new mothers each year.Most of these don't need intensive intervention;standard treatments include counseling and medication.But there are severe cases:women swallowed up by anxiety, who, despite the exhaustion of a newborn,can't sleep..... (Submitted by leaprinces) More…
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Do you believe the 2012 Mayan Prophecy? view!
whowillsurvive2012.com - The Mayan Calendar predicts the end of time: 2012. See the trailer for 2012, opening November 13.
Promising Vaccine For Quitting The Horrendous Smoking Habit
zippy-health.com — All of us might be aware of someone around us who has perennially been attempting to quit smoking. All the available options to help smoke cessation like patches, gums, group therapy sessions and also exercise routines tailored to assist one in curbing those yearnings for a fag simply fail to work. (Submitted by TheActivedigger) More…
Soldiers claim war zone contractors exposed them to toxins
nashvillepost.com — Contractors working for the military in Iraq and Afghanistan are fouling the nests of U.S. soldiers with pollution, poisoning the troops in the very bases meant to be their sanctuaries. That's the central allegation in a new set of lawsuits filed in Nashville and elsewhere across the country. (Submitted by naturalpapa) More…
Can't Stop Coughing? 8 Causes of the Chronic Cough
health.com — A chronic cough, defined as lasting more than eight weeks, is not uncommon. Up to 40% of nonsmokers in the United States and Europe have reported a chronic cough at some point, and coughing is one of the five most common reasons for a doctor's visit. Here’s why you get it…. (Submitted by Burento) More…
Study Finds Poor Bosses Cause Heart Attacks, Sickness
oregonwomensreport.com — If an inept or abrasive boss is ruining your workday, you may be taking that stress to heart, literally. New research links having a poor supervisor to a higher risk of heart attack, and that’s not all: people who don’t like their managers also take more sick leave. (Submitted by KimballO) More…
Can a Boy Wear a Skirt to School? Why not? I turned out OK
nytimes.com — Last week, a cross-dressing Houston senior was sent home because his weave violated the school’s dress code rule that a boy’s hair may not be “longer than the bottom of a regular shirt collar.” In October, officials at a high school in Cobb County, Ga., sent home a boy who favored weaves, makeup and skinny jeans. (Submitted by alanocu) More…
No Viagra, no peace! Philly transit workers riseup & protest
dailyfinance.com — The striking union of transit workers in Philadelphia are angry that they're not getting daily doses of Viagra. And amazingly, their bosses apparently caved on their demands after the union turned down a generous offer -- and threatened to embarrass the city during the World Series. (Submitted by BaddBrainz) More…
Congressman Dennis Kucinich-Kucinich: Why I Voted NO
kucinich.house.gov — After voting against H.R. 3962 - Affordable Health Care for America Act, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement: “We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. (Submitted by CosmicSurfer) More…
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