Napping at work: helping or hurting productivity?
April 8, 2013
by MATT GORDON Editor-in-chief New studies show that napping at work has become a common trend in the workplace and is now being accepted by many companies as a way to increase productivity, instead of the taboo that many managers label it as while on the job. It is proven that Americans spend... Read more »
Girl cured of HIV
March 18, 2013
by ANDREA FRENCH Section Editor Doctors in Mississippi gave a 2-year-old with HIV three anti-viral drugs 30 hours after birth, which they believe to be the most important factor into functionally curing this young girl of her HIV. The girl was the first child to be functionally cured of HIV ever. A functional... Read more »
The weight of our country
February 11, 2013
by ANDREA FRENCH Section Editor One of the biggest problems with the children in America is obesity, though Americans in general are faced with being overweight everyday. Children are such a primary focus in this issue because they are the future of this country as adults, and that is why we are trying... Read more »
2013 flu epidemic
January 17, 2013
by ANDREA FRENCH Section Editor Officials are saying that the winter of 2013 could be one of the worst cold and flu seasons in a long time. The nation’s leading health experts are calling this flu outbreak in the United States an epidemic. More than 40 US states are reporting widespread flu outbreaks.... Read more »
Meningitis outbreak
November 25, 2012
by CHRISTINE ABRAHAM Photographer Thirty-two people are left dead following a recent meningitis outbreak across the country. The outbreak is tied to contaminated steriod shots for back pains from The New England Compunding Center of Framingham, Ma, a specialty pharmacy. The soiled shots also caused... Read more »
Hantavirus warning
September 12, 2012
by CHRISTINE ABRAHAM Photographer Twenty-two thousand visitors have potentially been exposed to the hantavirus in Yosemite National Park. U.S officials estimate that upwards of 10,000 people may have this deadly disease. The hantavirus is spread through droppings of urine or saliva from infected... Read more »
The fight against weight
June 13, 2012
by ANMOL MADAAN Staff Writer In an attempt to battle the obesity epidemic in our nation, the Active Schools Acceleration Project gave nine finalists in the annual Innovation Competition $25,000 on May 22, 2012. ASAP is an initiative started by ChildObesity180.org, an organization dedicated... Read more »
Less calories a day keeps obesity away
June 13, 2012
by BRENDA BORBA Staff Writer Studies show that eliminating a mere 64 calories a day would contribute to preventing higher childhood obesity rates, and allow obesity prevention goals to be met. Decreasing caloric intake and increasing physical activity are little steps that can be taken to prevent higher... Read more »
The salty USA
June 7, 2012
by EMILY BEZERRA Staff Writer It is no secret that we Americans love fast food. However, recent studies prove that American fast food it far more salty than in other countries. Salt is not necessarily a bad thing, though too much salt has its negative effects. Too much sodium in a diet has been associated... Read more »
Stem cells curing the incurable
June 7, 2012
by ALEXANDRIA QUIGLEY Staff Writer Six-year-old South Carolinan Cash Burnaman traveled to New Dehli, India alongside his parents hoping to find treatment for his rare genetic condition that leaves him developmentally disabled. Cash walks with the aid of braces and is mute. His condition is so rare that... Read more »
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