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  • “War on Sex”?

    PsychCentral:  Views on Sex and Drugs Usually Related. While people who are more religious and those who are more politically conservative do tend to oppose recreational drugs, in both study samples the predictive power of these religious and ideological items was reduced nearly to zero by controlling for items tracking attitudes toward sexual promiscuity.

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  • Obesity and Sex

    Less birth control, more unwanted pregnancies–so says a study of obesity and sex. Unplanned pregnancies were four times higher among single obese women…Obese women were 70% less likely to use birth control pills and eight times more likely to use less effective methods, such as withdrawal….

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  • Studying Postpartum Depression

    ScienceDaily: More than just baby blues: How postpartum depression arises and how it could be prevented. Within the first week after giving birth, up to 70 percent of all women experience symptoms of the baby blues. While most women recover quickly, up to 13 percent of all new mothers suffer from symptoms of a clinical-level postpartum…

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  • Gulf Spill Distress

    NYT:  Add Psyche of Gulf Workers to Spill’s Toll. Beyond the environmental and economic damage, the toll of the mammoth spill in the Gulf of Mexico is being measured in hopelessness, anxiety, stress, anger, depression and even suicidal thoughts among those most affected, social workers say.

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  • Clown Therapy

    British people hate clowns, get help:  UK Circus Offers Therapy for Clown-Fearing Adults. A circus touring Britain has launched a unique “clownselling” service aimed at overcoming peoples’ fears associated with its show’s starring duo, a spokesperson told NewsCore on Wednesday. The free workshops allow those suffering from Coulrophobia — the fear of clowns, rated as…

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