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Retired surgeon and writer Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as an effective cure for severe, life-threatening depression -- including his own. His is a moving and heartfelt story about the catastrophes that knock us down in life and the grueling fight we must face to stand back up.

The way caffeine may protect the skin against the damage of UV exposure is revealed in a recent study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology".

There have been several studies showing that drinking tea or coffee may lower lower one's risk of contracting non-melanoma skin cancers. Unsure of the coffee's protective mechanism, researchers studied the effects of caffeine on human skin cells after exposure to UV rays. They found that caffeine blocks a critical checkpoint in the cell growth, causing cells to self-destruct and die. This fatal effect was seen only in cells that had been damaged by UV rays which are likely to become cancerous, while healthy cells were left unchanged.

“Most of us willingly accept war as long as we can fold it into a belief system that paints the ensuing suffering as necessary for a higher good; for human beings seek not only happiness but also meaning. And tragically, war is sometimes the most powerful way in human society to achieve meaning.”
-Chris Hedges

The stigma of psychological disorders only create a deprecating mentality, a disorder which person must fight strongly against to be accepted in society. The battlefield is not the place to succumb to feelings of such feelings. That being said, the statistics of armed solider suicide are devastating...