What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word research? Do you picture a scientist dressed in a white coat and protective eyewear? How about a top-secret laboratory with fancy equipment, test tubes, and chemicals? Certainly, this is an accurate picture…
Welcome my asthma people! You made it to the best asthma blog entry ever. Well, to start off, let me explain what asthma is. Asthma is the swelling, tightening, and mucus production of your lung’s airways, known as bronchioles. These airways are sensitive to allergens…
Like I told you a couple months ago, one of my really good guy friends passed away. This was really hard for me. I had lost other people in the past, but I was too young to be affected by it. So, I didn’t know…
I recently spoke to my mom and she told me that somebody was shot dead near our house. This death marks the fifth death in the last month in the same neighborhood. When my mother first told me about this, I was like – Mom,…
Did you guys get the update on Four Loko? Like I told you in my previous blog about Four Loko, the drink is a mixture of alcohol and caffeine. The FDA said that it was going to take action against these types of drinks unless…
I just read Children’s Hospital Dr. Claire McCarthy’s Thrive blog about parents talking to teens about sex – oral sex in particular. I’m quite unsure about how I feel about it. I’m 20 years old, and the truth is that I still don’t feel comfortable…
When I first heard about this movie I thought it would be just another movie by Tyler Perry, I was proven wrong. This movie was about the struggles that all black women face at some point in their lives. Tyler Perry really focuses on how…
I’ve been volunteering my time for as long as I can remember. I do it for a number of reasons; first and foremost, because I enjoy it. I like to give back to those who are less fortunate. Often times, I feel like there is…
For those of you who might be wondering if you have polycystic ovary syndrome, I’d like to demystify the PCOS medical evaluation. If you’ve taken our online PCOS quiz and got the message, “It is possible that you could have PCOS. You should make and…
Demi Lovato (a famous Disney star) dropped out of her tour with The Jonas Brothers this week. Demi’s representative said that she left the tour to seek medical treatment for physical and emotional issues. There are many rumors as to what these issues could be,…