Antidepressant use doubles in U.S., study finds
1 in 10 are taking medication to improve mood, fewer going to talk therapy
By Maggie Fox
updated 4:44 p.m. ET, Mon., Aug 3, 2009
WASHINGTON - Use of antidepressant drugs in the United States doubled between 1996 and 2005, probably because of a mix of factors, researchers reported on Monday.
About 6 percent of people were prescribed an antidepressant in 1996 — 13 million people. This rose to more than 10 percent or 27 million people by 2005, the researchers found.
"Significant increases in antidepressant use were evident across all sociodemographic groups examined, except African Americans," Dr. Mark Olfson of Columbia University in New York and Steven Marcus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia wrote in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
At least 26 hurt as airliner hits turbulence
Whenever I fly I keep my seatbelt on,,,,please do the same. You never know when you'll wish you did.
At least 26 hurt as airliner hits turbulence
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Airliner hits turbulence, is forced to divert to Miami, Florida
At least 26 people hurt, four of them seriously
Jet had been en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Houston, Texas
(CNN) -- Severe turbulence shook a Continental Airlines flight Monday, injuring dozens of passengers and forcing the aircraft to divert to Miami, Florida, according to the airline and a fire official.
There were 168 passengers and 11 crew members on Flight 128, which was heading from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Houston, Texas, according to a statement from Continental Airlines.
"I've never seen turbulence like that, so I really thought we wouldn't make it," passenger Giovani Loss told CNN affiliate WSVN-TV. Loss, who is originally from Brazil, said he is a lawyer in the United States and frequently travels between the two countries.
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At least 26 hurt as airliner hits turbulence
2 toddler sisters drown in new family home pool
Toddlers Drown In Argyle Forest Pool
POSTED: Saturday, August 1, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Two young sisters died Saturday morning after being found in a back yard pool of an Argyle Forest home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Homicide investigators said the parents told them the two girls -- 18-month old Gloria Arias Ysabel and 2-year-old Veronica Arias Ysabel -- had just eaten breakfast at their home in the 8100 block of Niska Trail.
Detectives said the older girl let herself outside through a French door and headed toward the pool.
Authorities said the family had just moved into the house Friday and had not had a chance to put up a safety fence.
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Toddlers Drown In Argyle Forest Pool
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POSTED: Saturday, August 1, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Two young sisters died Saturday morning after being found in a back yard pool of an Argyle Forest home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Homicide investigators said the parents told them the two girls -- 18-month old Gloria Arias Ysabel and 2-year-old Veronica Arias Ysabel -- had just eaten breakfast at their home in the 8100 block of Niska Trail.
Detectives said the older girl let herself outside through a French door and headed toward the pool.
Authorities said the family had just moved into the house Friday and had not had a chance to put up a safety fence.
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Toddlers Drown In Argyle Forest Pool
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Big pay boost sought for badly injured vets
Big pay boost sought for badly injured vets
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Aug 3, 2009 12:39:25 EDT
Severely disabled veterans who need virtually full-time assistance carrying out routine tasks such as bathing, dressing and eating would receive up to $1,410 more a month under a bipartisan bill introduced July 30 by members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
Under the bill, 100 percent disabled veterans qualifying for the highest rate of special compensation because they need aid and attendance would receive up to $8,642 a month.
The bill, HR 3407, has three other key provisions:
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Big pay boost sought for badly injured vets
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Aug 3, 2009 12:39:25 EDT
Severely disabled veterans who need virtually full-time assistance carrying out routine tasks such as bathing, dressing and eating would receive up to $1,410 more a month under a bipartisan bill introduced July 30 by members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
Under the bill, 100 percent disabled veterans qualifying for the highest rate of special compensation because they need aid and attendance would receive up to $8,642 a month.
The bill, HR 3407, has three other key provisions:
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Big pay boost sought for badly injured vets
Skydiving and swimming claim lives of two soldiers
Purple Heart recipient drowns in S.C. lake
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Aug 3, 2009 12:39:27 EDT
ANDERSON, S.C. — A National Guard soldier who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan has drowned in a lake along the Georgia-South Carolina border.
Multiple media outlets report that 28-year-old Brad Daniel Seawright’s body was recovered Sunday morning by divers searching Lake Russell.
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Purple Heart recipient drowns in S.C. lake
Soldier killed in Va. skydiving incident
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Aug 3, 2009 9:38:28 EDT
WEST POINT, Va. — State police have identified the body of a man killed in a skydiving accident Saturday.
Command Sgt. Major Harry Parrish, 53, of Fort Meade, Md., was found Sunday morning near Middle Peninsula Regional Airport, not far from the town of West Point, about 40 miles east of Richmond.
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Soldier killed in Va. skydiving incident
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