Category: Health
Oxytocin: The Hormone of the In-Crowd
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Oxytocin: a hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland; stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk. Commonly referred to as the love hormone or the cuddle chemical (i.e. post-smash booluvin) Writing in the New York Times, Nicholas Wade says: As oxytocin comes into sharper focus, its social radius of action turns out to have definite limits. The love and [...]

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Pregnancy Pact 2k11
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It’s a shame that teen pregnancy has gotten to this point. 90 girls in one highschool in one year…ridiculous. What’s not mentioned in this clip is that Frayser High School is a Title 1 institution that receives government aid based on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch (low income households). At Frayser, nearly 100% of the student [...]

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Female Circumcision
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I posted this video on YouTube a while back as part of a blog post. To date, it’s gotten almost 450,000 views and over 900 comments. I guess a lot of people are interested. Take a look.

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How Smoking Was Perceived

Interesting to say the least.

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UN World Water Day

Today, March 22nd, is recognized by the United Nations Water Group as “World Water Day”, this year’s theme being “Clean Water for a Healthy World”. Although we live on a water-covered planet, only 1% of the world’s water is available for human use, the rest locked away in oceans, ice, and the atmosphere. The National Geographic Society feels so strongly about [...]

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Planned Parenthood Corruption

What is planned parenthood? the U.S. affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and one of its larger members. PPFA provides reproductive health and maternal and child health services. The organization’s status as the country’s leading provider of surgical abortions has put it in the forefront of national debate over the issue. Two new short videos produced by a pro life [...]

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