Do we need a morality pill?

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“If continuing brain research does in fact show biochemical differences between the brains of those who help others and the brains of those who do not, could this lead to a “morality pill” — a drug that makes us more likely to help? Given the many other studies linking biochemical conditions to mood and behavior, and the proliferation of drugs to modify them that have followed, the idea is not far-fetched. If so, would people choose to take it?

Women’s Dancing Hormones

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Sanesco Health in Balance Sharon Norling, MD, MBA “While imbalances in sex hormones create many symptoms in the peri-menopausal and menopausal woman, these symptoms can also stem from adrenal, neurotransmitter, and thyroid imbalances.” Hormones. Most women think of “hormones” as estrogen, progesterone andsometimes testosterone. Throughout a woman’s lifetime they experience the fluctuating hormones and attribute Continue Reading …

Oxytocin Reduces Background Anxiety in a Fear-Potentiated Startle Paradigm

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Neuropsychopharmacology Galen Missig1, Luke W Ayers1, Jay Schulkin2 and Jeffrey B Rosen1 1Department of Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA 2Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Behavioral Endocrinology Section, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Research Department, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, USA Correspondence: Professor JB Rosen, Department Continue Reading …

Pfizer Recalls 1M Birth Control Packs After Mix-Up

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National Public Radio INDIANAPOLIS February 1, 2012, 06:20 pm ET INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Birth control pills are known to be nearly 100 percent effective when taken properly, but a recall of the drugs could send a shudder through women of childbearing age. A manufacturing mix-up by Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drug maker, led to Continue Reading …

NIH Study shows caffeine consumption linked to estrogen changes

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      For Immediate Release Thursday, January 26, 2012 Contact: Robert Bock or John McGrath 301-496-5133 Moderate caffeine intake associated with higher level for Asians, lower for whites Asian women who consumed an average of 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day — the equivalent of roughly two cups of coffee — had Continue Reading …

Mass psychogenic illness or brain damage of unknown origin?

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Vaccine Forum Turns Emotional 12 Girls in Le Roy New York Develop Tics – Gardasil Related? Diagnosed as Mass Hysteria Mass Hysteria? Myasshysteria Saying that these girls have conversion disorder takes all females back 100 years. (i.e. Females tend to be “hysterical” rather than having real, medical illnesses.) 1 15.29% Increase in Cervical Dysplasia – Continue Reading …

Mass psychogenic illness after vaccination

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    PubMed.gov Drug Saf. 2003;26(9):599-604. Clements CJ. Source Department of Vaccines and Immunisation, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. ClementsCJ@telstra.com Abstract When vaccines are administered to groups, the physical reactions of the recipients may be similar, causing a form of mass reaction, the mechanism for which is the same as that for mass reactions from Continue Reading …

Group in Nepal Takes Pride in Kidnapping Brides

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Women’s e News By Lochana Sharma WeNews correspondent Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Among an indigenous group in Nepal’s western region, the human rights violation of kidnapping women and girls for marriage is still a matter of masculine pride. Stealing a bride is more honorable than eloping, one husband says. – Mendok Gurung, 19, says a Continue Reading …

Is Coming off the Pill a Growing Trend?

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Society for Menstrual Cycle Research re: Cycling January 11th, 2012 by Laura Wershler The Internet abounds with articles, posts and forum discussions about coming off the birth control pill. Women are looking for information and advice. Many are trying to get pregnant, others are just done with hormonal contraception. It’s a topic that interests many Continue Reading …

Intimacy Intensifies in Women’s ‘Second Adulthood’

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Womens eNews By Suzanne Braun Levine WeNews guest author Sunday, January 8, 2012 Despite conventional wisdom dictating that intimacy ends at midlife for women, Suzanne Braun Levine says this is untrue in her new book “How We Love Now.” In this except, she describes how love actually changes and deepens. Being in love knows no Continue Reading …