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‘Four Loko’ alcoholic energy drink riskier than beer
Four Loko comes in eight flavors, contains 12 percent alcohol and is less than $3. This alcoholic energy drink popular among students can be more harmful to a person's body than a beer or cocktail, officials say.
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Study: Alcohol consumption lowers academic performance
Students in the thick of midterms may want to take note of a recent study that empirically demonstrates what they may already know: Alcohol consumption before and during final exam period is detrimental to students’ performance.
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Who needs to sleep? Apparently, everyone
For most students, college life is a balancing act among academic demands, social pursuits, and employment. And it often seems that there is just not enough time in the day to get everything accomplished.
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Study: Gene’s location determines influence on trait variation
Biologists have long attempted to pinpoint why some traits exhibit greater variation than others. While they have known that traits essential for survival are less variable than traits like hair color, which have little to no effect on fitness, new research has demonstrated the importance of another ...
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Açai berries do not deliver promised health benefits
Açai berries, used as a supplement for weight loss and cancer prevention, may not be worth the hype. Marketers advertised products like AçaiPure as having supposed benefits like weight loss, burning fat during sleep, cleansing the body of toxins, increasing energy and even preventing cancer.
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Safe sex not as prevalent as health experts hope
If sex were a class, college-aged men and women would get an ‘F.’ According to the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior published Oct. 1, men ages 18 to 24 use condoms only 45 percent of the time, and women ages 18-24 used condoms only 38 percent of the time.
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Printing nutrition labels on the front of food packages may benefit consumers’ health
A new report released last week from the Institute of Medicine states that it would be beneficial to consumers if nutritional labels related to obesity were printed on the front of food packaging.
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Natural tanning may inhibit skin cancer
While research has highlighted the correlation between tanning and skin cancer, a Harvard study published last week describes a way to stimulate a natural tanning process that reduces the risk of skin cancer, or melanoma.
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Column: Fiber is a key addition to a fitting diet
One of the newest nutritional buzz words to look for on grocery store packages is F-I-B-E-R, fiber. Fiber may not be an essential nutrient, but it is very important to include in a healthy lifestyle. Fiber plays many roles in keeping us healthy.
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