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American children are three times more likely to be prescribed psychotropic medications for conditions such as ADHD and bipolar disease than European children are, a new study finds. Differences in regulatory practices and cultural beliefs about the benefit of medication for emotional and behavioral problems may explain this dramatic difference, the U.S. researchers added. “There [...]

Tags: ADD, ADHD, children mental health, Prozac, psychotropic medications children, ritalin, stimulants

According to a recently released study black women who undergo tubal sterilization as a means to prevent future pregnancies are more likely than white women to regret the decision. Tubal sterilization is considered to be a permanent procedure, while it can be undone, this only happens rarely due to a number of factors. And the [...]

Tags: African American women, black women, ethnic health disparity, post sterilization doubts, racial disparity, sterilization regret, tubal ligation

The documentary is called King Corn. It is a well-done documentary that explains why corn is everywhere in the American food supply. Every eye-opening movie, documentary or book we can get regarding our food supply and how it comes to the table is worth viewing. Even if you are a vegan, or vegetarian it will [...]

Tags: corn in the food, food supply, health insurance policy, how to eat better, king corn