Now’s the time to cry your tears
April 29, 2010
The top 5 psychiatric prescriptions for 2009:
| Medication | Used for… | U.S. Prescriptions | |
| 1. | Xanax | Anxiety | 44,029,000 |
| 2. | Lexapro | Depression, anxiety | 27,698,000 |
| 3. | Ativan | Anxiety, panic disorder | 25,868,000 |
| 4. | Zoloft | Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, PMDD | 19,500,000 |
| 5. | Prozac | Depression, anxiety | 19,499,000 |
More:
- The top 20 psychiatric prescriptions for 2009 (psychcentral.com)
Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #16
June 11, 2007
“Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the former.”
Albert Einstein
More:
- Albert Einstein Online (westegg.com)
“Nearly everything related to Einstein on the web.”
Can you kill someone with crystals?
May 10, 2007
The second half of a 15-minute segment from the BBC TV program “The Bullshit Detective” that exposes so-called “crystal healing”.
More:
- “The Bullshit Detective: Crystal Healing Part 1” (youtube.com)
- Penn and Teller “Bullshit” (youtube.com)
A great selection of extracts from P & T’s fraud and stupidity exposing series.
No alarms and no surprises
May 7, 2007
“Education… has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.”
G. M. Trevelyan
I’ve added a reading list page which I will update frequently.
The link is at the bottom right of every page.
Obedience
January 27, 2007
“Strip-Searched by Her Boss: Inside a bizarre and disturbing hoax.“
An 11-minute video extract from ABC News 20/20 program.
More:
- Rita Cosby Live & Direct 5th June, 2006 Transcript (msnbc.msn.com)
- “The Human Behaviour Experiments” (PDF: prisonexp.org)
Lesbian nun savaged by rottweiler
September 27, 2006
There is one way to improve the quality of your life almost immediately and with negligible effort. Simply put: stop reading, watching or listening to what passes for “news”. For many of us, reading the news has become a time-consuming bad habit that contributes nothing positive and much that is negative to our lives.
As always, the solution is simple. In his clear, practical style, Steve Pavlina details exactly why you shouldn’t waste your valuable time with news and how to break the habit.
More:
- Overcoming News Addiction by Steve Pavlina
Who else seen the Leprachaun, say yeah!
September 11, 2006
Just in case you forgot exactly what the “War On Terror” is fighting to preserve.
The “Amateur Sketch” alone must be worth its weight in (Leprachaun) gold.
And repeat …
September 6, 2006
“Depression is the most common condition recorded by family doctors in Scotland.
Statistics show that more than 300,000 Scots visit their doctor each year because of stress or depression. But it is estimated that 75 per cent of people with depression do not seek treatment.”
More:
- Doctors prescribe self-help books (scotsman.com)
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