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Shocking Study: Suicide Overtakes Car Accidents As Leading Cause of Death -- Is the Eco... - 0 views

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  • isabella R on 25 Sep 12
     
    An extremely disturbing new study published in the American Journal of Public Health finds that  suicides have replaced car accidents  as the leading cause of injury-related death in the U.S. This is partly because deaths from automobile accidents are down - that's the good news. But the truly catastrophic news is that the suicide rate has increased dramatically: between 2000 and 2009, according to data from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, deaths by suicide went up by 15%, and deaths from poisoning increased by a whopping 128%. Moreover, researchers say that many of the poisoning deaths, which are labeled as "accidental," may actually be intentional. According to the study's author, Professor Ian Rockett, an epidemiologist at West Virginia University, "Suicides are terribly undercounted; I think the problem is much worse than official data would lead us to believe." He added "there may be 20 percent or more unrecognized suicides."
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7 Highlights You Missed From the Romney Video | Mother Jones - 0 views

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  • …in the Jimmy Carter election, the fact that we have hostages in Iran, I mean, that was all we talked about. And we had the two helicopters crash in the desert, I mean that's—that was—that was the focus, and so [Reagan] solving that made all the difference in the world. I'm afraid today if you said, 'We got Iran to agree to stand down a nuclear weapon,' they'd go hold on. It's really a, but…by the way, if something of that nature presents itself, I will work to find a way to take advantage of the opportunity."
  • …if we win
  • November 6th there will be a great deal of optimism about the future of this country. We'll see capital come back, and we'll see—without actually doing anything—we'll actually get a boost in the economy."
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  • Joking about media strategy and his reputation as a "rich, rich guy": "You know that I'm as poor as a church mouse."
  • nd I look at the Palestinians not wanting to see peace anyway, for political purposes, committed to the destruction and elimination of Israel, and these thorny issues, and I say there's just no way."
  • It was a veritable let-us-eat-cake moment: "One of the benefits I get is eating the world's best dessert, which I will. [Audience laughs.] Thank you. [Applause.]"
  • isabella R on 28 Sep 12
     
    It was a veritable let-us-eat-cake moment: "One of the benefits I get is eating the world's best dessert, which I will. [Audience laughs.] Thank you. [Applause.]"
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