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Reality Bites “We all want to see ourselves on TV. When most of our reality comes from the media, we are part of the greater thing when we appear on it."
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Tuesday, Apr 17 2007 11:38 PM

HIV Show Its Age Because seniors aren’t always seen as sexual beings, health care professionals do not routinely test seniors for HIV and STDs. They may also shy away from discussing sexuality with older patients.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Sunday, Apr 15 2007 9:45 PM

Sunbathing in Antartica Ever since Al Gore’s documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth", global warming has not only crept into the world’s conscience but also into advertising.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Monday, Mar 12 2007 1:18 AM

Teens Teach Preganancy Awareness “I could have gone to prom, but I do love my son. It was a hard question for me, but I thought about all the blessings my son brought to my life and the only thing I would regret is not being conscious about birth control."
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Thursday, Feb 15 2007 6:41 PM

Of Flags and Broken Hearts "Every morning I wake up with tanks outside my window," a 10-year-old Palestinian child says. Another child asks, "How would you like it if you didn’t have any water?" As these children speak, they don’t sound like kids. They sound like adults.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Sunday, Feb 11 2007 7:00 PM

Onslaught Of New Video Games Causes Concern The line to see Santa may not be the longest line in the mall this season as more and more kids line up to have first grabs at the new Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3. But with the...
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Sunday, Dec 10 2006 12:40 PM

Can Money Really Buy Happiness? According to economist Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick in England, there is overwhelming evidence that money buys happiness. Oswald reported a study of Britons who won between $2,000 and $250,000 in a lottery. The group was surveyed before...
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Saturday, Dec 2 2006 12:34 AM

New Study Links Processed Meat To Cancer New research published in the 2006 Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that the more processed meat people eat, the higher their risk of developing certain types of cancer, such as colon, stomach, gastric and rectal. While these studies...
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Saturday, Nov 18 2006 1:06 PM

Pediatrician Brings Ideals of Co-existence From the Middle East In the current news media, peace between the Jews and the Arabs can seem like a far-fetched fantasy to some, but on Nov. 16, Dr. Sigal Chirug, an Israeli-born pediatrician and a resident of Ma’alot, a mixed Jewish-Arab town in the Western Galilee, had another message.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Thursday, Nov 16 2006 8:00 PM

Students Not Jolted by Caffeine Study Need something? A cup of coffee might help. A new study from the European Journal of Social Psychology reported earlier this year that people might be more easily persuaded to change theirs opinion after they have had a caffeinated drink....
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Tuesday, Nov 7 2006 5:51 PM

Germs Pose Hidden Threat for Students Most students go to the gym to get healthy, but they may not realize that there are hidden bacterial dangers where they work out. A warm environment full of sweating bodies and exposed skin makes the gym a haven for bacteria and fungi growth. And with the approaching cold and flu season, healthy habits like hand washing become even more important.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Friday, Oct 27 2006 10:10 PM

Haunted Health Fair Informs Students About Services On an ordinary day in the Student Health Services, students would not be greeted by a fairy or led through a haunted house where Madame Sphincture reads their tarot cards. But on Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Student Health Services held its annual open house and Haunted Health Fair, offering free services and an opportunity for students and faculty to learn about what the SHS has to offer during the school year.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Thursday, Oct 19 2006 3:39 PM

Human Papilloma Virus Common On College Campuses Over a typical college career, more than 60 percent of women will have acquired the Human Papilloma Virus, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer in women. But because HPV usually has no symptoms and usually goes away on its own, many people are unaware of HPV and its potential health problems.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Thursday, Oct 19 2006 1:44 PM

Dining Center Transitions From Trans Fat Students who dine at SF State’s City Eats Dining Center may not realize that something is missing from their meals: trans fat. The dining center banned the use of trans fat six months ago. Now, New York City is trying to pass legislation that would ban the use of trans fat.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Friday, Oct 6 2006 4:33 PM

New HIV Guidelines Raise Questions For SHS According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Web site, the CDC now recommends that patients in all health-care settings be notified that an HIV test will be performed unless the patient declines, which is called opt-out screening.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Monday, Oct 2 2006 10:33 PM

Program Offers On-Campus Reproductive Services As of August, it's a lot easier for SF State students to avoid pregnancy thanks to Family PACT (Planning Access Care Treatment), a new program at Student Health Services that offers free reproductive health care. The Family PACT provides family planning and reproductive health care for low-income California residents.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Sunday, Sep 24 2006 9:58 PM

Red Bull and Alcohol Make a Dangerous Combination Ryan Coughlin is a self-proclaimed caffeine addict. “I drink Red Bull in everything,” said the 25-year-old senior kinesiology major. And so, like many of the interviewed SF State students, his alcoholic drink of choice is Red Bull and vodka.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Monday, Sep 18 2006 11:02 PM

Clinics Offer Students Alternatives in Health Care Amber Chavez had a cold. Because she is an SF State student, she had several options for treatment. In this case she chose to visit the Student Health Center (SHS) on campus because of its convenient location.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Wednesday, Sep 13 2006 11:21 AM

Campus Eateries Offer Healthy Cuisine Forget the Freshman 15. With the start of each new school year, college students may find their jeans fit a bit tighter.
[ Story by Claudine Morgan ]
Sunday, Aug 27 2006 7:11 PM