2 posts tagged ‘suicide’

• Being a Hypochondriac Might Help Send You to an Early Grave, Study Suggests

  Gizmodo, Dec 27, 2023

  Being overly worried about getting sick may, actually, help send you to an early grave, new research out this month suggests. The study found that people diagnosed with hypochondriasis were noticeably more likely to die during the study period than those without it. An increased risk was seen across both natural and… Read more...

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• Former chef charged with 14 counts of murder for selling "suicide kits"

  Boing Boing, Dec 12, 2023

  In Ontario, Canada, former chef Kenneth Law, 58, was charged with 14 counts of murder in Canada for "counseling or aiding" suicides. Apparently Law sold "suicide kits" containing a food additive that can be deadly if consumed in large amounts. According to CBS News, Law "targeted vulnerable people online" and sent 1,200 orders to people across more than 40 countries: In Britain, at least 272 people purchased products from Law's websites and 88 of them died, police there have said. — Read the rest

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