Heat Death
By Maritza Gordillo I was browsing Change.org and stumbled across an article about 17-year-old Maria Isabel Vasquez who died of heat exhaustion. Maria was constantly denied water breaks while working long hours picking grapes for the…
Too Many Black Women Are Dying From Breast Cancer
By Erica Rose Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought I would do a little research into survival rates. As it turns out, thanks to raised awareness, survival rates have increased among women…
August is National Breastfeeding Month
Every day at the Women’s Center, we celebrate women for their many contributions to society. August is nationally recognized as National Breastfeeding Month. This month is devoted to women and the value of breastfeeding their…
The NHAS Strategy is on Its Way to Stopping HIV/AIDS
On July 13, 2010 President Obama delivered the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). This strategy is designed to restrain the spread of infection and to allocate treatment resources that are lacking around the nation. In Obama’s…
Go Green with a Diva Cup
Many women today are “going green” which means that they’re buying reusable water bottles, products that are organic or chemical free, and doing a lot of recycling. Unfortunately, it’s generally not very cheap to be…
Women's Healthy Eating
A study by Science Daily proved what most of us have already known: Women are healthier than men. The study also proved that one of the reasons for this was that women had healthier eating…
The Benefits of Eating Breakfast
We have all been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but as busy college students, mothers, working professionals, or all three, we oftentimes don’t have time for breakfast and it’s…
De-stress to Stay Well
This is a very stressful time of year for many of us. The holidays and finals can add a lot to our already very full plates. A recent article that I read stated that stress…
Women and Caffeine
Finals are coming up fast and everyone is ready to start downing that caffeine. We all know that too much caffeine can be bad for you, but is it really as bad as everyone thinks?…
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