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01/30/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

ADHD: A cognitive issue or behavioral problem? A look at how public schools push false diagnoses

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is highly controversial, with some believing it’s a cognitive issue and others insisting it is a behavioral problem. In fact, its very existence as a legitimate illness is questionable, given the fact that diagnosing a person with ADHD does not involve any sort of scientific testing. Even those in […]

10/24/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Shock therapy still used in England on women and the elderly … without regulation, according to disturbing report

It sounds like something out of a horror movie: Electrode pads are placed on your head, you’re injected with anesthesia and a muscle relaxant and strapped to a bed, and a doctor pushes a button that causes electric current to pass through your brain, giving you a seizure. Some time later, you’ll wake up confused […]

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