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Pivotal Lawsuit Shows Widely Used Antidepressant Increases Suicide Risk Over 800 Percent
by Annabelle Bamforth A trial is currently underway in Illinois as a widow seeks to hold pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline accountable for improper labeling and minimizing a potentially serious side effect of a well-known antidepressant. Paroxetine is a widely prescribed antidepressant and anti-anxiety drug under the class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Paroxetine is…
Read MoreVideo: SeaWorld Orca Shocks the Crowd as It Attempts Suicide in Front of Everyone
This is pretty sad. Parents and their children were horrified when an orca whale named Morgan apparently tried to commit suicide in front of everyone in the middle of one of its shows at Tenerife’s Loro Parque, where it is on loan from SeaWorld to perform. The whale beached herself for over ten straight minutes…
Read MoreGraphic Video: Man Attempts Suicide by Jumping Naked into Lion Den at the Zoo
There are lots of ways to commit suicide, but one of the most painful, drawn-out and violent ways has to be the one this guy chose. After writing a suicide note, a 20-year-old went to the Santiago Zoo, broke into the lion den, stripped naked, and basically offered himself up as dinner to the lions. The…
Read MorePesticides May Have Caused 80 Suicides in Indian Village
The village of Badi, India has been haunted by a disturbing threat for decades, but it has taken an especially heavy toll this year. Within the first three months of 2016, 80 people had committed suicide in a village with a population of only 2,500 people. And over the past 20 years, 350 people have…
Read MoreWhy Did This Young Apple Software Engineer Just Commit Suicide at His Company’s HQ?
It’s a mystery to his friends… #Apple employee found dead in conference room at Cupertino headquarters identified as 25 yr old Santa Clara resident Edward Mackowiak. — Matt Keller (@MattKellerABC7) April 28, 2016 A 25-year-old software engineer named Edward Mackowiak who worked for Apple has reportedly shot himself in the head at the company headquarters…
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