Sleeping the class away
May 1, 2013 • Jaime Olivas, Health
Filed under Health and Fitness
Sleeping less affects many students in school with their attendance and grades. The less sleep they get, the less attention they’ll put into school. According to www.sleepfoundation.org, sleeping can help you eat better and maintain the stress that comes with being a teen. It is now natural... Read more »
Dangerous Henna
April 19, 2013 • Andrea Garcia Brown, Editor
Filed under Health and Fitness
Summer is around the corner which means vacations, beaches and outings. Most vacation hot spots have summer kiosks which sell everything from souvenirs to temporary tattoos. The temporary tattoos are called Henna, which are sold around beaches and summer getaways. There are two types of henna, brown... Read more »
Too-Loud Earbuds
March 26, 2013 • Andrea Garcia Brown, Editor
Filed under Health and Fitness
Instead of targeting drugs or alcohol as their next campaign, New York City is targeting Too-Loud Earphones and the risk of ear buds being too loud. New York City is set to be the first city to launch the Too-Loud Earphone campaign. The campaign is set to take off the end of March and the New York... Read more »
Obesity weighing in on everyone’s mind
March 14, 2013 • Jaime Olivas, Health
Filed under Health and Fitness
In most schools, obesity is a problem for many students. It is affecting schools around the U.S. and making kids more unhealthy. Schools play a critical role by establishing a safe and supportive environment that supports healthy behavior. According to www.cdc.com, it says that kids and students mainly... Read more »
Competive edge
March 8, 2013 • Andrea Garcia Brown, editor
Filed under Health and Fitness
Being an athlete is all about having that competitive edge, and the determination to win. Sometimes that competitive edge is not always healthy for the athlete and is not legal. Famous athletes who were an inspiration to thousands who have fallen to the use of performance enhancers to gain that competitive... Read more »
Cell phone emissions linked to possible cause of cancer
February 26, 2013 • Jaime Olivas, Health
Filed under Health and Fitness
Students in most high schools own a cell phone and listen to music with their ear buds. This can affect the human brain and cause tumors. Cell phones are used everyday by people. This can cause radiation if it is near a person. On www.emwatch.com, it is said that radiation in cell phones is responsible... Read more »
Vegetarian, to be or not to be
February 19, 2013 • Andrea Garcia Brown, Editor
Filed under Health and Fitness
About seven million Americans proclaim themselves as vegetarians according to the Vegetarian times, and 22.8 million follow a vegetarian diet. Vegan-ism is an extreme derivative of vegetarianism, and if not done correctly could be deadly. Vegan-ism and vegetarianism are two different topics if you ask... Read more »
Depression in a can
February 6, 2013 • Jaime Olivas, Health
Filed under Health and Fitness
U.S. soda drinkers may be drinking themselves into a depression. The sugar and the amount it has in it is mostly the cause of all this. According to psychologytoday.com a twelve ounce can of soda contains about 39 grams of sugar. People who drink up to four cans or cups of soda a day, have a higher risk... Read more »
iRun for fun
January 29, 2013 • Andrea Garcia Brown, Editor
Filed under Health and Fitness
Yuma is leading Arizona with the highest percentage of inactive people, with 24% according to the Arizona Health department. Teens do not like working out alone but being active does not always have to be that way. In 2011 at San Pasqual High School a group club called “iRun for fun” was created... Read more »
New policy for breathing safety
December 20, 2012 • Dulce Haros, Staff Writer
Filed under Health and Fitness
Alice Byrne Elementary School in Yuma,Arizona adopted new school policies due to a student health issue regarding asthma on November 14, 2012. The “buddy system” is one of the new policies added. Every time a student asks to go to the nurse’s office he or she will have a “buddy”... Read more »
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