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Suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged Americans, CDC finds

May 15, 2013 13:58
By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK (Reuters) - The suicide rate among Americans aged 35 to 64 rose sharply between 1999 and 2010, a trend that could reflect the stresses of a sharp economic downturn as well as other traditionally overlooked challenges of middle age, according to a federal report released on Thursday.

Vermont legislators approve 'death-with-dignity' bill

Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 02:00
Legislators in the US state of Vermont approved a "death-with-dignity" bill Monday enabling terminally ill patients to take their own lives with lethal medication requested from their doctors. The liberal-minded rural New England state becomes the third in the nation, after Oregon and Washington, to allow doctor-assisted suicide -- but the first to do so by legislative process rather than a voter-initiated referendum.

Spike in suicides among middle-aged Americans

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 23:45
Suicide rates are rising dramatically among middle-aged Americans, according to US government statistics, which showed a 28 percent spike from a decade ago in the number of people taking their own lives. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the figures show more people taking their own lives than dying in car accidents, and attribute the increase to the sharp rise in suicides among adults aged aged 35 to 64.

Suicide claims more Americans than car crashes

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 18:30
Suicide rates among US adults aged 35-64 are on the rise -- with more Americans now taking their lives than dying in car accidents, according to official statistics released Thursday. Motor vehicle accidents killed 33,687 people in 2010 -- well below the 38,364 who died from suicide in the same year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The spike in suicides was seen exclusively among US adults aged 35-64, who saw a 28 percent rise over the last decade, the CDC added.

CORRECTED: Suicide claims more Americans than car crashes

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 16:01
Suicide rates among US adults aged 35-64 are on the rise -- with more Americans now taking their lives than dying in car accidents, according to official statistics released Thursday. Motor vehicle accidents killed 33,687 people in 2010 -- well below the 38,364 who died from suicide in the same year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The spike in suicides was seen exclusively among US adults aged 35-64, who saw a 28 percent rise over the last decade, the CDC added.

Suicide claims more Americans than car crashes

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 15:45
Suicide rates among US adults aged 35-64 are on the rise -- with more Americans now taking their lives than dying in car accidents, according to official statistics released Thursday. Motor vehicle accidents killed 33,687 people between 1999 and 2010 -- well below the 38,364 who died from suicide in the same period, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The spike in suicides was seen exclusively among US adults aged 35-64, who saw a 28 percent rise over the last decade, the CDC added.

Canadian girl commits suicide after sexual assault

April 11, 2013 17:02
A teenage girl in Canada took her own life after images of her being sexually assaulted was distributed on the Internet. According to the local press in Nova Scotia, the 17-year-old Parsons was sexually assaulted by four boys in her class two years ago. to commit suicide. She did not die immediately and was transported to a hospital but she died a few days later. Her mother said the family had to move because of the effects of the postings on the Internet.

Self-immolation protests in Bulgaria claim fifth life

March 22, 2013 12:31
A man who set himself on fire in Bulgaria earlier this week died on Friday, bringing the total number of deaths from self-immolation caused by despair over poverty in the country to five, hospital officials said. Unemployed father Todor Yovtchev was hospitalised with burns to over 90 percent of his body after dousing himself with fuel and setting himself ablaze in the northeastern village of Sitovo on Wednesday, before succumbing to his injuries in hospital in the Black Sea city of Varna two days later.

Two more self-immolations in Bulgaria: report

March 20, 2013 07:15
Two more people have set themselves on fire in Bulgaria, bringing to seven the number of self-immolations amid growing despair over poverty, state BNR radio reported Wednesday. A 41-year-old unemployed father doused himself with fuel and set himself ablaze in the northeastern village of Sitovo on Wednesday, the radio said. He was hospitalised with burns over 90 percent of his body but was conscious, telling doctors that he did it out of despair, BNR added.

Bulgaria Church leader decries self-immolations

March 14, 2013 13:01
Bulgaria's Christian Orthodox Church leader, Patriarch Neophyte, decried on Thursday a recent wave of self-immolations and suicides after four people set themselves ablaze in the past month. "Do not take your life under any circumstances. There are other ways to solve problems than through monstrous death," Neophyte was cited by the BTA state news agency as saying, after meeting with new caretaker premier Marin Raykov in the northern city of Ruse. The patriarch urged people to "not fall prey to the lack of hope but seek strength in God."
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