The Season of Sweets
No matter what holiday you celebrate, this is the season of sweets. It should be a fun and festive time of year, but it seems like many girls with PCOS who I talk to are more focused on trying to avoid holiday weight gain than…
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Synthetic Pot
There has been a lot of concern recently about a combination of herbs laced with synthetic marijuana being sold online and even in neighborhood corner stores. You may have heard the substance being called K2 or Spice. It has received a lot of attention lately because…
Caminando por la paz
Hace algunos dias, la vida de tres jovenes fue arebatada en Jamaica Plain por culpa de la violencia que hay en esta ciudad. En realidad yo no se el motivo por cual esas personas decidieron disparar a matar, pero sinceramente no creo que haya motivo…
Walking for Peace
Recently, the lives of three young men were taken in Jamaica Plain due to the violence in the city. I don’t know the reason why shooters decided to kill, but honestly I don’t think that there is a valid reason to take someone’s life. It’s…
Alcoholic Whipped Cream?
That’s right, you’ve heard correctly; alcoholic whipped cream is now available on the market. “Whipped Lightning” is reportedly the most alcoholic “whipahol”, coming in at about 18% alcohol per volume, and is available in a variety of flavors. “Cream” is slightly less alcoholic at 15%…
4th Amendment – Where?
If you’ve been watching the news lately then you probably know about the new safety measures being used to detect anything that is prohibited beyond airport checkpoints. One of these safety measures is the Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) unit. Basically, this unit shows an “x-ray”…
Mo’ Money Movember
Since today is the last day of November, I wanted to make sure to post about Movember. Movember (yup, you read it right) is a month long challenge for men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. According…
Teen Pregnancy
My 18 year old friend just had a baby. I know it’s not exactly a new trend but it just seems like more and more young women around me are getting pregnant. It bothers me that girls are having unprotected sex without considering the consequences…
Drinking and Driving
Sometimes it’s hard to understand the severity of things until they have been put into context. For example, I always hear people saying “Don’t drink and drive”. I don’t drink and drive, but I also never thought that an accident related to drunk driving would happen to someone…
Introducing Kerrin
Hey everyone, my name is Kerrin. I am one of the new youth advisors at the Center for Young Women’s Health (CYWH). In most ways I am a typical teenager. I love to shop, talk, and spend quality time with my loved ones. I am…