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Food, Inc. challenged student food beliefs
According to Food, Inc., the 2008 documentary film about corporate farming, we are all walking Doritos with limbs, fed primarily by big evil corporations.
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Federal dietary guidelines urge less sodium, more veggies
Federal dietary guidelines released last week urged Americans to fill up their plates with fruits and vegetables, cut back on sodium and in general, just eat less.
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Disputes surround hookah health hazards
Cigarettes may not be the only legal smokable substance posing a health hazard for users. Hookah bars across Oklahoma offer smokers alternatives to cigarettes and cigars.
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Bath salts used as hard drugs
When average Americans thinks about bath salts, they probably think about the crystal- like substance their mother or grandmother bought at a body therapeutic store.
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Study: Emotional health of freshman at all-time low
The emotional health of 2010 freshmen college students has dropped to its lowest level since the survey began 25 years ago, according to the annual Cooperative Institutional Research Program Freshman Survey.
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Washington University nixs Palin speech
When Washington University junior Ryan McCombe heard that Bristol Palin was chosen as the keynote speaker for his school’s annual Student Sexual Responsibility Week, he had just one question:“Why? Her story doesn’t resonate with what she will be saying.
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Column: Scientists agree – Caffeine and aspirin are a college student’s best friends
We've all experienced it before. That queasy, gut-wrenching moment when your legs suddenly turn into jello and the wave of elation you've been merrily going along swiftly disappears.
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Cocaine, HIV therapy damages heart, study says
Emory researchers have received a $5.7 million grant to explore the effects of cocaine and anti-retroviral therapy, used in conjunction, on the heart.
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Babies can understand language more than you think
Researchers have determined that baby talk isn’t as trivial as we once thought. U. California-San Diego professors conducted a study showing that babies just over a year old use the same neurological pathways in the brain when processing language as do adults.
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