<![CDATA[The Highlander - Health RSS]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/se/the-highlander-health-rss-1.400508 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:24:17 -0400 en <![CDATA[Zumba shakes up MU]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/zumba-shakes-up-mu-1.2191103

By: Katie O’Hearn


MU students feel happy with a bold new exercise routine. Friends take a break from the gym and try Zumba....

]]> 1.2191103 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:22:46 -0400 <![CDATA[Gildea residents up for the challenge]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/gildea-residents-up-for-the-challenge-1.2153831

By: Highlander Staff


What hall makes up the strongest dorm on campus? Find out the results from the first-ever Campus Fitness Challenge held last semester....

]]> 1.2153831 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:29:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Awakening to Addiction]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/awakening-to-addiction-1.2058716

By: Katie O’Hearn


Former students share their stories of the dangers in drinking as a part of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. Learn how close many students walk the line of alcohol drinking and abuse....

]]> 1.2058716 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:18:36 -0500 <![CDATA[H1N1 update]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/h1n1-update-1.2035868

By: Highlander Staff Reports



MU officials have set in place preparations for Obama's national emergency, the H1N1 virus....

]]> 1.2035868 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:33:59 -0400 <![CDATA[Puppy Preps Girl for Higher Ed]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/puppy-preps-girl-for-higher-ed-1.2035711

By: Amanda Jamieson


A young woman battling juvenile onset diabetes is preparing to take on college with a little help from man's best friend....

]]> 1.2035711 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:50:05 -0400 <![CDATA[Battling Body Image at MU]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/battling-body-image-at-mu-1.2035703

By: Michele Drago


HOPE is more than a four-letter word for one MU organization that’s asking students to consider why learning to love their bodies is more important learning to change them....

]]> 1.2035703 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:37:21 -0400 <![CDATA[Mercy Seeks to Mend the Earth]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/mercy-seeks-to-mend-the-earth-1.1992438

By: By Katie O’Hearn


One woman speaks on Mercy, global health issues, and how one can heal the world when they try....

]]> 1.1992438 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:23:32 -0400 <![CDATA[Blood Drive Has Steady Pulse]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/blood-drive-has-steady-pulse-1.1992416

By: Gene Touseull



Despite Swine flu hype, Misericordia's blood drive turned out successful.Nearly over 100 students attend said blood drive to do their communal part....

]]> 1.1992416 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:56:03 -0400 <![CDATA[Walk, Work Out, and Win]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/walk-work-out-and-win-1.1915613

By: Katie O'Hearn



MU is challenging your fitness I.Q. Do you feel up to the challenge?...

]]> 1.1915613 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:44:45 -0400 <![CDATA[Top Priority is H1N1 Prevention]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/top-priority-is-h1n1-prevention-1.1875777

By: By Sarah Hite



College dorms and classrooms: breeding grounds for disease. With the risk of the swine flu virus MU is looking to keep students and staff healthy and safe in the coming key illness risk months....

]]> 1.1875777 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:01:20 -0400 <![CDATA[Smoking Keeps you Chained to Obesity]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/smoking-keeps-you-chained-to-obesity-1.1852015

By: By Jill Edwards


Lighting up can lead to bloating up later in life. That slim cigarette physique doesn't last later in life according to studies....

]]> 1.1852015 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 19:30:38 -0400 <![CDATA[Medical Imaging Professor Published by National Magazine]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/medical-imaging-professor-published-by-national-magazine-1.1760231

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By Highlander Staff Reports

Goss writes about preparing students for health care professions....

]]> 1.1760231 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:49:04 -0400 <![CDATA[Health Sciences EXPANDS]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/health-sciences-expands-1.1760226

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By Highlander Staff Reports

The MU Health Sciences Department’s expansion will increase enrollment, employment and the quality of health care....

]]> 1.1760226 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:20:27 -0400 <![CDATA[Roundtable Offers Info on Sports Management]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/roundtable-offers-info-on-sports-management-1.1713425

By: Reporter

By Amanda Jamieson

Sports management professionals spoke with high school students on their parents on April 7....

]]> 1.1713425 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:26:20 -0400 <![CDATA[MSOTA Celebrates National OT Month]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/msota-celebrates-national-ot-month-1.1713423

By: Reporter

By Michele Drago

A host of activities sponsored by MSOTA will mark National Occupational Therapy Month....

]]> 1.1713423 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:25:12 -0400 <![CDATA[Grants, Donors Fund New Science Building]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/grants-donors-fund-new-science-building-1.1713419

By: Reporter

By Brianna Logan

Millions have been invented in the new health sciences building on Lake Street....

]]> 1.1713419 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:22:58 -0400 <![CDATA[MU Professor to Speak Out on Elder Abuse]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/news/mu-professor-to-speak-out-on-elder-abuse-1.1633074

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By Highlander Staff Reports

Professor James Siberski will speak on the prevention of the abuse of elders at his presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association conference on April 16....

]]> 1.1633074 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:48:42 -0400 <![CDATA[MU Students Promote National Social Work Month]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/mu-students-promote-national-social-work-month-1.1615620

By: Reporter

By Michele Drago

Look around on and off campus and you might see one of the many Social Work Club sponsored events raising money for National Social Work Week....

]]> 1.1615620 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:18:47 -0400 <![CDATA[Gift of Blood Gives Right Back]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/gift-of-blood-gives-right-back-1.1554295

By: Web Staff

By Michele Drago

One blood donation this February meant a chance to win The Office swag, but did you also know one blood donation can save three lives? ...

]]> 1.1554295 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:11:26 -0500 <![CDATA[Stereotypes Worsen Drinking Problems]]> http://www.highlandernews.net/health/stereotypes-worsen-drinking-problems-1.1310992

By: Print Editor

By Sarah Hite

In the second of a series on alcohol, Print Editor Sarah Hite shows when it comes to drinking, women aren't winning the battle of the sexes. Explore the issue surrounding female drinkers. Do you fit these stereotypes?...

]]> 1.1310992 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:44:24 -0500