Attention all college students, and yes even you lawbreaking high school students. This is a public service announcement to increase your overall health and even teach you a life lesson in the process! The Liver is an absolute necessity to the body and its functions are vital to normal healthy living. We plan on explaining … Continue reading PSA: Liver Disease
Learn about the side effects of smoking with this short informational video with a twist! Have you ever thought about smoking? Have you thought about the effects? This video will work on changing your perspective and make you steer clear from the harmful effects of smoking.
Hypertension (aka high blood pressure), is a chronic, potentially life threatening disease. It is prevalent in western society, affecting 1 in 3 adults in the US. Hypertension is a risk factor for several other diseases, such as heart disease and stroke. Primary preventative action should be taken by those who are able to do so, especially those 20-30 years … Continue reading Hypertension PSA- Know Your Risk
According to the CDC, this year’s influenza vaccine is only 60% effective. With this in mind, and considering all the places where you put them…wash your hands!!! Or you, too, will be singing the influenza blues!!!
College is a time of liberality and freedom. It’s your first time on your own, and you finally get to eat whatever you want (including anything from the on-campus all-you-can eat-buffets), exercise when (and if) you want—and yes, you also get to drink whatever you want. However, with this freedom, there are negative repercussions on … Continue reading Stroke PSA
Did you know that Western Washington University is not a smoke free campus? The only regulation in place is that you cannot smoke within 20 ft of a building’s entrance. Whether you’re a smoker or not this impacts you being a WWU student. Tobacco is the main contributing factor to lung cancer, which is the … Continue reading Cancer on Campus
Have you ever blown off symptoms of a urinary tract infection because they are such a frequent issue? Ever wonder what the long-term effects of a urinary tract infection are? This video will give an insightful and shocking look at the effects of untreated urinary tract infections on the kidneys. We hope you can learn … Continue reading UTI’s and Kidney Disease in College-Aged Women
Are you a victim of the freshman 15? Excess fat (Hello, freshman 15!) will increase one’s body fat percentage and then they could be considered overweight/obese, which can cause insulin resistance. Diabetes is related to the disruption in the body’s process of creating and/or using insulin. In other words, excess fat is related to insulin resistance and diabetes. Analysis of … Continue reading Diabetes