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Online Book Links Torture Tests to Government

'Torture bible' details studies

Sep 6, 07 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - A "torture bible" recently unearthed online indicates that the US government sanctioned and funded the torture of test subjects in psychological experiments in the '50s, apparently to perfect interrogation techniques, Boing Boing reports. The studies were commissioned by the government and involve methods "likely to be regarded as... More »

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torture • America • psychology • government study • interrogation • torture bible

Americans Pop Happy Pills in Record Numbers

Antidepressants
are most-prescribed drug in the US

Jul 9, 07 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Antidepressants are America's most prescribed drugs, according to a new CDC report, clocking in more scripts than meds for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or asthma. Prescriptions for antidepressants rose 48% between 1995 and 2002, accounting for 118 million of the 2.4 billion drugs prescribed in 2005. More »

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medicine • depression • antidepressant • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • pharmaceutical companies • blood pressure • prescription drugs • government study • doctor

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