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According to a study in 2009 at Oita University in Japan and published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, communities whose water contained larger amounts of lithium had significantly lower suicide rates but did not address whether lithium in drinking water causes the negative side effects associated with higher doses of the element. | According to a study in 2009 at Oita University in Japan and published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, communities whose water contained larger amounts of lithium had significantly lower suicide rates but did not address whether lithium in drinking water causes the negative side effects associated with higher doses of the element. | ||
[http://www.medicinenet.com/lithium/article.htm/ medical info about lithium] | |||
[http://www.bipolar-lives.com/facts-about-the-element-lithium.html Facts about lithium from Bipolar Lives] | |||
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This drug, is featured in several songs, most famously by Kurt Cobain, Sting, and Evanescence. | This drug, is featured in several songs, most famously by Kurt Cobain, Sting, and Evanescence. | ||
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* Lithium-ion batteries are often much lighter than other energy-equivalent secondary batteries. | * Lithium-ion batteries are often much lighter than other energy-equivalent secondary batteries. | ||
*Lithium-ion batteries do not suffer from the memory effect. | *Lithium-ion batteries do not suffer from the memory effect. | ||
[http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/lithium-ion-battery1.htm how lithium batteries work] | |||
The first electric sports car the Tesla Roadster uses Lithium batteries. | The first electric sports car the Tesla Roadster uses Lithium batteries. |
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