Student Health College life may leave you feeling stressed. Do you need extra vitamins and nutrients? Though a busy schedule may sometimes cause people to neglect eating well, we do not use any more (or fewer) nutrients while under mental stress. When you are feeling stressed and strung-out, try these tips: * Take time to […]
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Mature Health: Over Age 50 If you’re the primary caregiver for a spouse, parent, or other relative, you face a tough challenge. Here’s what you can do to make the workload easier. * Set up the sickroom on the main floor, so you don’t have to continually go up and down stairs. * Purchase or
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First Aid A stroke is also called a “brain attack.” With a stroke, brain cells die due to a blood clot or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. The end result is brain damage (and possible death). In the U.S., strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death. They are the leading cause
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Student Health Depression is the most common reason college students go to their school’s counseling service. Depression makes a person less able to manage life. It affects a person’s mood, mind, body, and behaviors. Signs & Symptoms The number and severity of the symptoms vary from person to person. A person who is depressed has
Student Health General Safety Guidelines Alcohol Safety Set Up Good Sleep Habits Choose Healthy Foods & Control Your Weight Stress & Emotional Eating Use ChooseMyPlate.Gov Depression Eating Disorders Mononucleosis (“Mono”) Suicidal Thoughts 4 Warning Signs of Teen Depression Nutrition, Health & Safety Issues © American Institute for Preventive Medicine
Eye Conditions A stye is an infection in a tiny gland of the eyelid. Signs & Symptoms * Red, painful bump or sore on an eyelid. * Watery or tearing eye that burns and itches. * The red bump may form a head and appears yellow if it contains pus. This usually drains on its
Student Health For persons 15 to 24 years old, suicide is the third leading cause of death, behind unintentional injury and homicide. More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined. Young women attempt suicide 4 to 8 times more
Skin Conditions You should never get sunburned! It leads to premature aging, wrinkling of the skin, and skin cancer. Signs & Symptoms * Red, swollen, painful, and sometimes blistered skin * Headache * Mild fever * Chills, fever, nausea, and vomiting if the sunburn is extensive and severe Causes, Risk Factors & Care Sunburn results
Children’s Health Signs, Symptoms & Causes There are many lymph glands in the body. They protect the body from infection. They make a white blood cell that kills germs in the body. Lymph glands also trap viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells. You can feel your child’s lymph glands when they swell up. When a lymph
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Sexual Health Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are ones that pass from one person to another through sexual contact. This can be from vaginal, anal, or oral sex, and from genital-to-genital contact. STIs are also called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Signs & Symptoms * Primary stage. A large, painless, ulcer-like sore (chancre) appears around the area
