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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Emergency room visits tied to popular sleep aids are skyrocketing, according to a new government report. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has more. An estimated 70 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders. Millions turn to prescription medications for help, but a new study shows some of these drugs are now linked to a dramatic rise in emergency room visits. Ambien is one of the most popular sleep medications [...] Many of you seem to believe that when our society collapses it will look something like this: _________________ The scenario that is much more likely based on the fall of past civilizations is something like this: _____ It is called catabolic collapse, and it is the trajectory neary every civilization has followed for systemic collapse in the history of man. Another good source of info is http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/ It is very likely that [...] We have not been shy about exposing the massive (and unsustainable) bubble of credit being blown into the economy via Student Loans from the government. We have not been afraid to note the dramatic rise in delinquencies among these loans - and the implications for the government. However, as Bloomberg reports, it appears the impact of this exuberance has come back to bite the colleges themselves. In what can only be described as a vendor-financing [...] Books aside, if you asked a college freshman today who the Greatest Generation is, they might respond by pointing in a mirror. Young people’s unprecedented level of self-infatuation was revealed in a new analysis of the American Freshman Survey, which has been asking students to rate themselves compared to their peers since 1966. Roughly 9 million young people have taken the survey over the last 47 years. Pyschologist Jean Twenge and her colleagues [...] A new controversial study is claiming that American children are getting smarter and that girls are catching up with boys when it comes to mathematics. Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina tackled the age old debate of ‘nature versus nurture’ in their study by investigating rising IQ scores over the past few decades. They also looked at why the gap between the sexes seems to be closing in areas that were [...] TORONTO (THE GOLD REPORT) - The Gold Report: Last November, you talked about indicators you use to make investment decisions, mentioning the S&P 500, the PHLX Gold/Silver Sector Index (XAU:NASDAQ), the AMEX Gold BUGS Index (HUI:NYSE) and the TSX Venture Exchange. You recently predicted junior explorer stocks would stay low over the summer before recovering, along with the commodity price. What indicators are behind that, and do you foresee a dramatic rise or a gradual [...] Central banks hold 30% of global GDP “Bank for International Settlements reports that world’s central banks are holding £11tn after purchasing government bonds This is double the level of ten years ago, according to the latest annual report from the Bank for International Settlements. The [...] Markets are destroying Spanish equities right now, as investors jitter over how Spain will manage a €19 billion ($24 billion) bailout of the country’s third largest bank, Bankia. This angst is manifesting in bets against the Spanish government, with investors freaking out that yields on 10-year bonds are nearing 6.5 percent. But even more worrisome is the dramatic rise in borrowing costs on shorter-term debt maturing in less than three years. Rising [...] In a wonderfully succinct clip, Professor Antony Davies addresses the oft-cited perspective that Government has a debt problem. While correct in fact, he examines the data and summarily notes that debt is caused by deficits leaving the question of what’s to blame - too much spending or too little tax revenues? The dramatic rise in spending per-capita by the government is exponentially larger than the rise in price levels over the last [...] There has been a dramatic rise in skin cancer cases in women aged under 40, according to leading U.S medical researchers. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic found the incidence of melanoma increased eightfold among young women and fourfold among young men. Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer and can spread rapidly. Ignoring the warnings: Tanning beds are well-known to increase the risk of developing melanoma The study looked for first-time diagnoses [...] A week ago we had the displeasure of reminding America that in 8 years three quarters of the population will be obese. We said that “many forget that a much more serious long term issue for the US (assuming anyone cares what happens in the long run) is a far more ominous secular shift in US population – namely the fact that everyone is getting fatter fast, aka America’s “obesity epidemic.” And [...] Oil Prices Spike Exacerbated By Wall Street Speculation, Federal Reserve Study Finds WASHINGTON — Two economists at the St. Louis Federal Reserve have published findings that indicate that Wall Street speculation is responsible for 15 percent of the increase in oil prices over the past decade, a finding with significant implications for the recent sharp rise in gas prices. “Speculation was the second-largest contributor to [...] January 2nd, 2012 Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Rick Santorum’s poll numbers aren’t the only thing on the rise. The former senator from Pennsylvania’s fundraising figures are also skyrocketing. A senior Santorum adviser tells CNN the campaign raised more money in the last week than they raised on-line the past six months, adding that fundraising is between 300% and 400% higher on a daily basis than it was just ten days ago. - Follow [...] Aaron Dykes Tonight’s Thursday, December 22, 2011 broadcast of the Infowars Nightly News will put a spotlight on Ron Paul’s dramatic David-vs-Goliath 2012 run for the White House. With the support of the people and a mandate for real change away from the fiat empire and a return to Constitutional government, Paul has defied all attempts to silence his name. Bruce Fein, constitutional lawyer and advisor to Ron Paul, will join [...] From breitbart: A top Saudi official warned on Saturday that the kingdom will not tolerate any riots at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca next month, at a time of rising tension with Iran. “We will not allow anything that would disrupt the peace of the hajj pilgrimage and disturb the pilgrims. That is why we shall not tolerate any damage, riots or chaos during the season of [...] There is a positively voracious need for refined carbohydrates, filled high fructose corn syrup. People are still consuming the fecal poison of e.coli Asapartme (Nutrasweet). These are imbedded unhealthy trends in American eating habits. I ahave a problem with anything that has been molecularly modified that has been placed in a microwave oven. Refuse to eat anything microwave, except for popcorn, [...] (Reuters) – Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Since there is often a lag of many years between when people start smoking and when it affects health, the epidemic of tobacco-related disease and death [...] |
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