"I think this is a fascinating study," said Young. "We've had reports of healing healing water in ancient Greece, and using modern testings it has now been shown that many of those have high concentrations of lithium." Neither Young or Terao are advocating mass-mood modification, however. Both say that more research needs to be done before any government starts adding a drug, even in tiny amounts. The Japanese study is only the second to examine the link between lithium in the water and suicide rates, and the first study, from Texas, was flawed, said Terao. Both Young and Terao caution that the new Japanese study is still preliminary study and needs to be independently confirmed. The study is also correlation; Terao concedes that, however unlikely, it might be possible that people naturally less inclined to commit suicide settled in areas with higher levels of lithium in the water. To discount this possibility, Terao and his colleagues are already developing another study on lithium and suicide to prove their theory. Related Links: |
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