Cartoon – There’s A Pill For That
Author: Antarctica Journal
Self-harm in Girls and Young Women
The rate of girls and young women causing self-harm is on the rise starting with girls as young as 10 years old. These women and girls are taking more pills, cutting themselves, poisoning, and other forms of self-harm. This rate in 2014 was 6.4% of 16 to 74-year-olds up from 2.4% in 2000 in a study from Lancet Psychiatry. Very […]
Read moreMichael J. Fox Quote – Acceptance
“Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there’s got to be a way through it.” – Michael J. Fox
Read moreMargaret Mead Quote – You Are Absolutely Unique
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” – Margaret Mead
Read moreDante Alighieri Quote – Worldly Fame
“Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes names as it changes directions.” – Dante Alighieri
Read moreWHAT’S THE WORLD’S TOP PROBLEM?
WIN/Gallup International asked 66,806 people in 65 nations. Here’s a sampling of what they said:
Read morePoem – Arcachon (By John Swain)
Arcachon Ebb tide to sea wave breaks, headland entrance, bay flow while the mooring buoys lie beside their weighted chains, seas gather, a grass island rises for the gull and heron-spear. A blue pinasse sits in mud, pine trees, lighthouse, dunes open to the south, I close my eyes to the winds, lips dried by sun, wine soft, horse swims, […]
Read moreBlood Test for Concussions
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the blood test for concussions. The handheld device is used to detect concussions or mild traumatic brain injuries in place of a CT SCAN. Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator is used to diagnose brain lesions, but the lesions are not common in most concussions. The tests are very encouraging but […]
Read moreSarah Silbert Quote – However Long That Might Be
“Yes, illness and grief were a part of us, indefinitely — but so, too, were love and the ability to listen and learn over time, however long that might be.” – Sarah Silbert
Read moreEuropean Social Welfare Programs Expenditure
Portion of the global expenditure on social-welfare programs that is spent on Europeans: 1/2
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