May 21, 2013
We have all had this at one time or another: springtime flare-ups (of allergies). If there is one thing that can make me regret the day, it’s these Utah trees blossoming and sending my body into histamine chaos. Every year it’s the same thing: stuffy nose, sneezing, headaches and agoraphobia. Well, the agoraphobia is not [...]
Lack of sleep can make even the best of people act like someone else. Weber State University graduate Trevor Hicks-Collins observed how lack of sleep negatively impacted his autistic son. His research into the subject has landed him a spot on Capitol Hill, where he will present his research to the National Council of Undergraduate Research [...]
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My vast (yet slightly limited) knowledge of microbial life has led me to one basic conclusion: Microbes rule, people drool. It is a simple concept of Darwin’s survival of the fittest, and let’s face it — people aren’t the fittest. If our core body temperature moves outside of the normal 97.1-100.0 body range, we are not doing [...]
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Weber State University took steps to dispel the stigma that people who seek out and utilize mental health and psychological counseling are weak or mentally imbalanced by hosting a panel discussion on Thursday afternoon. The discussion was intended to help raise awareness and present an open and candid discussion about mental health issues in the [...]
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Each year in the United States, 34,000 deaths are caused by suicide, and individuals who question their sexual orientation are three times as likely to attempt suicide. Students learned about these facts in a lecture and a Question, Persuade, Refer training seminar on suicide prevention with an LGBT focus in the Shepherd Union Building today. [...]
Continue reading …If only preventing suicide were as easy as preventing heart attacks. Preventing heart disease is easy. Well, relatively easy. The person just needs to eat right, exercise and get frequent checkups. If a person’s weight or lifestyle appears to be leaning toward serious heart problems, hopefully there are people in that person’s life who will [...]
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