Facebook continues to be a very popular social networking site with more than 750 million active users. Recently, Facebook changed its settings to better protect the privacy of its users. If you learn how to use these new settings, you’ll have more control of what…
A soccer player bumps into her teammate and falls hard, hitting her head on the ground. She complains of a feeling dizzy and having a bad headache. Could this athlete have a concussion? Sometimes it’s hard to know if you (or someone you see get…
Settling into college is a process, and so, it takes time. If you’re in your freshman year, you’re well on your way. For example, you’ve probably moved your things into your dorm, which means you’ve already become more independent. Maybe you’ve done your laundry, gone…
What do you think about little girls wearing lingerie? Obviously I’m not against girls wearing underwear, and I understand that eventually girls have to start wearing training bras. However, I think that little girls wearing lingerie is going too far. There’s a new French lingerie…
I’m sure that most of you are tired of hearing that drinking and driving is bad, but how often do you hear that driving under the influence of other substances is bad too? Unfortunately, I know a lot of people that think it’s okay.
If you happened to watch the show Private Practice last week on ABC, you would have learned a little bit about MRKH, which is an acronym for Mayer-von-Rokitansy-Kuster-Hauser syndrome. One of the story lines was about a 20 something woman with MRKH who had an…
I must admit, I’m a sucker for this beautiful, New England, fall weather. I’m also a proud leafer; that is, I love to go to the mountains and look at the foliage. Last weekend I was up in New Hampshire, enjoying the warm weather and…
When you hear the term “Slutwalk”, what do you think of? I’ll be honest and admit that before I found out what it means, I thought it was something very negative. However, after reading about it, I realized it wasn’t. “Slutwalk” is actually an event (started in Toronto,…
Now that it’s fall, the days are getting shorter and shorter and many of us are leaving the house when it is still dark out. Many girls I talk to say that it’s really hard to wake up early enough to sit down for breakfast this…
Coconut water seems to be all the rage among professional athletes, but what is it about this slightly sour drink that is getting everyone’s attention? This tropical treat is now available at many stores and has been praised for being natural, plant based (meaning no…