In Honor of National Eating Disorders Week
What are Eating Disorders? Eating disorders are psychological conditions that cause the development of unhealthy eating habits. Most eating disorders begin with an obsession with an individual’s body shape or weight. Although the disorders do not usually have health implications, severe cases can cause many problems all over your body. People with eating disorders demonstrate…
CHC Wins National and State College Flu Vaccination Challenge
Wayne State University’s Campus Health Center (CHC) has won the Alana Yaksich National and State College and University Flu Challenge in the Large School category for the 2020-21 year. This is the seventh straight year CHC has won the state challenge and the second year they have won the national challenge. According to Erika Blaskay,…
College Athletes and Drug Use
Athletes are known for their ability to perform and to be the best at what they do. In addition to being supreme on the field, track, court, and arena, many have been known for the use of alcohol as well as legal and illegal substances as early as adolescence. Research provides insight into just how…
HPV
By the age of 25, half of allsexually activepeoplewill have contracteda sexually transmitted infection (STI). However, many will not know itbecause STIs donot necessarily cause symptoms. If you think this is alarming, take a look at the human papillomavirus (HPV) specifically, which is the most common STIin the United States. HPV is so common that…
Meningitis B
The meninges are membranous layers of the brain and spinal cord that protect the central nervous system. The meninges are a familiar term for those attending science classes, and they have also beenfeatured in the news as athletes and concussions are currently makingheadlines. When an athlete like a football player is violently tackled, a coup-contrecoup…