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Are multiple concussions driving suicides in the military?
The U.S. military has faced two epidemics over the last decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. One is suicide. The annual rate of military personnel taking their own lives has doubled to about 20 per 100,000. That translated to a record 324 suicides...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Military, Explosions, U.S. Army
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Suicide rates up among U.S adults ages 35 to 64, CDC reports
Suicide rates among Americans 35 to 64 years old rose 28% from 1999 to 2010, from 13.7 per 100,000 people to 17.6 per 100,000 people, the CDC reported Thursday. The greatest increases occurred in people 50 to 54 years old (up 48%) and among people 55...
Tags: Research, Science and Technology, Disease Prevention, Demographics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Could screening prevent suicides? Not enough evidence, says panel
When a person takes his or her own life, stunned survivors often ask, "How could we not have known?" and tell themselves that the fateful act might have been averted if someone had been aware of the victim's suicidal thinking. But is there a screening...Tags: Psychotherapy, Suicide, Behavioral Conditions, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, General Practitioners
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Man shot to death in Norwalk
L.A. NOWLos Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was shot and killed in Norwalk on Wednesday morning, authorities said. Officials arrived about 4 a.m. in the 14000 block of... -
Nearly 2.4 million Californians have considered suicide, report says
L.A. NOWSingle adults in California are more likely to consider suicide than married adults, according to a new report released this week by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.... -
Foes of gay marriage appeal Prop 8 ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
L.A. NOWOpponents of same-sex marriage asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to overturn a federal appeals court decision that struck down Proposition 8, the 2008 California ballot initiative that limited marriage to a man and a woman. ProtectMarriage, the... -
Fresno to Conan O'Brien: Yes to Bobblehead, no to suicidal cow
L.A. NOWLast week, after a Fresno Bee article said investors were pointing to California's fifth-largest city as a candidate to be the state's fourth city to go to bankruptcy court, the talk show host offered to bring in funds with what he deemed surefire tourist... -
Immortality studies centered at UC Riverside get $5-million gift
L.A. NOWA $5-million academic grant, to be centered at UC Riverside, may go a long way toward gaining insights into the possibility of an afterlife and delving into what science and culture say about immortality.... -
UC Irvine professor plotted killings at son's school, D.A. says
L.A. NOWOrange County prosecutors are asking that a UC Irvine professor already accused of setting fires at his son's former high school be held without bail after investigators discovered emails where he allegedly outlined plans to kill officials and students at... -
Gay marriage foes want Supreme Court to step into California case
L.A. NOWThe U.S. Supreme Court should overturn a federal appeals court decision that struck down a California ballot initiative that limited marriage to a man and a woman, opponents of same-sex marriage said in a petition filed Tuesday.... -
Driver who killed girl on PCH in Malibu sentenced
L.A. NOWA suicidal motorist who hit and killed a young girl along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu two years ago was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.... -
Police chief's wife says she didn't fire shots at officers
L.A. NOWThe wife of the Oceanside police chief testified Monday that she had been drinking and having suicidal thoughts before she called the police and initiated a standoff at her Cypress home, which authorities said culminated with her firing shots at......
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