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Moon Myths: How Real are Lunar Health Effects?

Posted September 28, 2009 7:52 AM

From msnbc.com: Science:

Reliable studies comparing the lunar phases to births, heart attacks, deaths, suicides, violence, psychiatric hospital admissions and epileptic seizures, among other things, have over and over again found little or no connection.

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09/29/2009 2:40 AM

Few years ago I watched on t.v a national geographic film [or was it discovery?], that showed how small organisms flourish at fool moon!

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09/30/2009 8:40 PM

Was the "fool" moon a Freudian slip?

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09/29/2009 7:44 PM

I know that various plants/animals/organisms around the planet do react to lunar cycles.

I don't know about humans... however, I definitely think some people act a bit odd during/around a full moon. -------->*Lurks back into the shadows*<-------

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