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Facebook launches feature to help suicidal individuals Thu, 12/15/2011 - 07:53 by Jaspreet Virk Facebook will no longer just enrich lives, it'll save them too! Comments Read more	Robots to replace employees at Foxconn Mon, 08/01/2011 - 15:00 by Jamie Anderson In a move aimed at improving work efficiency and combating the surging labor cost, Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. has decided to replace workers with robots in its manufacturing facilities. Comments Read more	Less supportive environments raise gay teen suicide risk Mon, 04/18/2011 - 19:29 by NeelamGoswami Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) teens in the United States are more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. Now a new study finds that the social environments in which the LGB teens live influence their suicide risk. Comments Read more
Surgeons more plagued with suicidal thoughts--study Tue, 01/18/2011 - 14:59 by Neka Sehgal According to an alarming new study, surgeons in the United States are more prone to ending their lives than the average person or those in other professions. Comments Read more	Suicide gun not used in Chasen slaying Tue, 12/07/2010 - 09:53 by Rakhi Los Angeles -- The gun used in the suicide of a person of interest in the slaying of a Hollywood publicist is not the gun used to kill Ronni Chasen, a ballistics test showed. KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported the development in the case Monday. Chasen, 64, was gunned down Nov. 16 as she drove home after a party celebrating the Cher-Christina Aguilera movie "Burlesque." Smith shot himself Dec, 1 as police attempted to serve a search warrant in the lobby of an apartment building. Law Enforcement officials said last week they received several tips in the Chasen case, including one from the TV show "America's Most Wanted" that involved Smith. Comments Read more	Statistics reveal 1 in 5 Americans suffer from mental illness Mon, 11/22/2010 - 11:15 by Neka Sehgal According to a new report released on Nov. 18, one in five American adults are suffering from mental illness. Comments Read more
How to Talk America Down From Impending Fiscal Suicide Sat, 10/30/2010 - 09:53 by Morgan Housel Findings like this, from the Tax Policy Center, are as terrifying as they are ironic: Comments Read more	Foxconn rubbishes worker abuse reports Wed, 10/13/2010 - 09:59 by Priyanka Foxconn Technology Group, the leading Asian manufacturer of products like Apple, Dell, HP, and Sony on Tuesday released an official statement, rubbishing all reports that are suggesting that workers in its plants at China are being mistreated and abused. Comments Read more	Hughes poem offers insight on Plath death Fri, 10/08/2010 - 09:34 by Prince damin London -- A poem by Ted Hughes, recently discovered in a British Library archive, reveals the late writer's anguish over the suicide of his estranged wife, Sylvia Plath. Plath killed herself in 1963 by putting her head in an oven and inhaling gas fumes. The BBC said researcher and writer Melvyn Bragg discovered three versions of "Last Letter," the previously unknown poem about Plath's death, at the library with the help of Hughes's widow, Carol. Published in Thursday's issue of the New Statesman, the poem contains the lines: "What did happen that Sunday night? / Your last night? Over what I remember of it." Hughes is believed to have worked on the verse for 30 years before he died of a heart attack while undergoing treatment for colon cancer in 1998. Comments Read more
Gunn says he tried suicide as teen Thu, 10/07/2010 - 10:33 by Rakhi Los Angeles -- U.S. reality television personality Tim Gunn has taped a video message urging young gay people considering suicide to contact The Trevor Project hotline. The openly gay "Project Runway" star revealed in the clip he tried to take his own life by swallowing 100 pills when he was a young man, E! News said. "As a 17-year-old youth who was in quite a bit of despair, I attempted to kill myself," Gunn said. "I'm happy to say today that attempt was unsuccessful. But at the time it was all that I could contemplate. ... I understand the desperation. ... I understand the despair. And I understand how isolated you can feel. Reach out. Get help. You're not alone. It will get better -- I promise." Comments Read more	Hike in booze tax may lower alcohol-related problems--study Sat, 09/25/2010 - 18:03 by Neka Sehgal Perhaps the simplest and the single most effective step to ensure improved health for the community would be to raise prices of alcohol by taxing it more, claims a new study. Comments Read more	NFL player Kenny McKinley dies of apparent gunshot wound Tue, 09/21/2010 - 15:33 by Natalie James Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley has been found dead in his home, in an apparent case of suicide, according to media reports. He was 23. Comments Read more