Health
Food Label Changes
Kayla Slater, Columnist
The FDA recently proposed to update the Nutrition label on packaged foods. The nutrition labels have not been updated in the last 20 years and a lot …
Health
Health
Bridging the Gap: Sex Edition
Indiana Nash, News Editor
Rebecca Harrington, one of SUNY Oneonta’s Health Educators, or health promoters, is quite a busy woman. As a health promoter, it is her job to encourage …
Culture
Lawsuits Against Constitutional Affordable Care Act
Marielle Genovesi, Contributing Writer
Last year President Barack Obama’s health care reform, “The Affordable Care Act” commonly known as “Obamacare,” was ruled constitutional by Congress. Nevertheless, differences over the birth …
Culture
Painkillers for Lunch
Danielle Rennard, Staff Writer
This past Friday, the Food and Drug Administration voted to strengthen the restrictions on painkillers such as Vicodin, which is the most widely prescribed drug in …
Campus News
Medical Amnesty Policy Set into Motion by Student Association
Kate Koenig, Editor-in-Chief
A medical amnesty policy has begun its propositional stages, in aim to have it adapted to the SUNY Oneonta Code of Conduct. The medical amnesty resolution was …
Current Issues
Mammograms: Prevention or Risk?
Kaylyn Boccia, Staff Writer
Once a woman hits the age of 40, it is a must to begin mammogram scans on a yearly basis. We have continuously been told that …
Health
Fast Food Restaurants Purge the Bad Fats
Kaylyn Boccia, Staff Writer
Those greasy fries and crunchy nuggets that come to mind when we think fast food, may no longer be as saturated in fats as we thought. …
Health
Nearly 2000 Communities Abandon FGM Rites, UNICEF Reports
Laura Arias, Staff Writer
Most of us do not perform actions or practices that do not flatter us, especially when they have to do with our body. Though women in …
Health
More Reasons to Quit Smoking
Amanda Foti, Contributing Writer
We all see it, smell it, walk by it, inhale it as we walk into the buildings and we all know it’s bad, so why are …
Health
Coffee Consumption a Healthful Habit?
Amanda Foti, Contributing Writer
For college students, coffee is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. It’s all around us from Jazzman’s, Starbucks and the Latte Lounge, to seeing coffee cups …