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Other Medical Reasons for Taking Birth Control Pills

Birth Control Pills

Of course there is the obvious reason for taking birth control pills and that is birth control. However, that’s only small potatoes for some women. I’ve been on said pills since I was eighteen. I began taking them due to very bad periods and a severe lack of regulation. I have tried almost every type [...]

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Mitt Romney cruelly turns his back on a medical marijuana patient

Mitt Romney cruelly turns his back on a medical marijuana patient

420 is here again. Woohoo! Instead of giving in to my sillier instincts, I am going to take today seriously (online) and make my tiny waves in a vain attempt to move along some type of change.

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Abandoned Alternative Medicine Research

Scrolling through my reader, I see this: Found By: Tilani P in Houston I have many accordion folders with copies of alternative medicine research in them. They cover all kinds of topics. Most of the paper is single side printing, so this would also be good for free paper to print on the back of [...]

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Medicine? Can’t the Rabbis just fight off the swine flu with a Shofar?


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Medicine? Can’t the Rabbis just fight off the swine flu with a Shofar?

Rabbis attempt to fight off swine flu by blowing shofars. Accompanied by prayer, of course. Thanks to BBC for this gem I can’t unsee.

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Religious Belief Linked to Aggressive Treatment


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Religious Belief Linked to Aggressive Treatment

That’s right! Terminally ill cancer patients who drew comfort from religion were far more likely to seek aggressive, life-prolonging care in the week before they died than were less religious patients and far more likely to want doctors to do everything possible to keep them alive, a study has found. The patients who were devout [...]

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Assualt on Psychology


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Assualt on Psychology

I received an email with the following: From the Church of Scientology and it’s front group the CCHR (Citizens Commission on Human Rights) here is a series of videos that attempt to destroy the good work done by mental health professionals. Scientology has been changing their focus though their numerous front groups such as the [...]

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