Get the shot not the flu

Vaccines encouraged for students, people with infections, asthma

By David Taintor

It happens every year around this time. The weather changes, temperatures drop and people start feeling ill. Flu season is approaching. Joanne Mellema, a physician at Student Health Services, encourages students to get a flu vaccination and said there will be five different clinics with vaccines available around campus this month and into early November.

Environmental angst

Plastics, chemicals produces synthetic estrogens causing confusion, expert says

By Keri Wabrowetz

Water bottles, Saran wrap and cosmetics all share a common characteristic - they have something in common with hormones, specifically estrogen. Studies are finding that the makeup of chemicals in these products, known as environmental estrogens, may imitate what natural estrogen does.

Sleep enhances success

By Silas Thompson

It has been estimated by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) that nearly 40 million Americans are not getting enough sleep. I have found it to be a very dysfunctional practice to stay up late working on homework only to fall asleep in class tomorrow and end up staying up late trying to make sense of an assignment that would have been doable had I stayed awake during class.

Healthier lifestyle choices decrease risk of diabetes

Diagnosis occurs at younger age, new medications still under construction, expert says

By David Buonauro

While attending college, students may fall victim to unhealthy lifestyles. Whether it be excessive drinking or eating or just a lack of exercise, students may be going down a dangerous road. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, about 18.