health

Kinsey Confidential

By Gal Shifron · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 11:56 a.m.

QUESTION: I have a question. I am concerned about my penis and testicle size.

Hundreds of roses are individually sewn onto the traditional Garland of the Roses each year.

Examining the art of massage

By Ben Homrig · Monday, Sept. 24,2007 11:53 p.m.

After a long day in classes, working on that ever-present paper or studying for the next day’s exam, students need to relax. For many IU students, a massage is the ideal remedy for the grind of a stressful college lifestyle.

Does the ‘chocoholic’ exist?

By Emily Pickett · Monday, Sept. 24,2007 11:43 p.m.

Few indulgences have had such universal historical appeal as chocolate, which spans cultural boundaries and exists in all varieties to match each individual’s tastes and budget. The average Joe can grab a Mars Bar out of the nearest vending machine for less than a dollar, while connoisseurs seeking a more refined taste can travel to Knipschildt Chocolatier in Norwalk, Conn. and buy a single dark truffle for $250.

Optometry open house set for Saturday

By Heather Haemker · Monday, Sept. 24,2007 11:41 p.m.

The IU School of Optometry will hold its annual open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the school’s building at 800 E. Atwater Ave. The event will allow prospective students to take tours of the school and talk to staff members about the field.

WonderLab museum offers students work, entertainment opportunities

By Whitney Biber · Tuesday, Sept. 18,2007 12:12 a.m.

There’s a comfortable haven just west of campus that may go unnoticed by many IU students. It offers educational experiences, unique shopping and often food for a small fee. This place of wonder is literally just that – the WonderLab Museum of Health Science and Technology, more commonly known as the WonderLab.

American Cancer Society launches health reform ads

By Abisalom Omolo and Mike Stobbe · Monday, Sept. 17,2007 11:51 p.m.

ATLANTA – The American Cancer Society this week will take its biggest step ever into the politics of health care reform, spending $15 million in advertising on behalf of Americans with too little health insurance or none at all.

FDA considers food labels to promote healthy eating habits

By Abisalom Omolo and Andrew Bridges · Tuesday, Sept. 11,2007 1:26 a.m.

WASHINGTON – Next month, General Mills Inc. and Kellogg Co. will begin emblazoning their breakfast cereals with symbols that summarize complex nutritional information, part of the growing use of logos to steer harried grocery shoppers toward healthier choices.

Indiana health chief: Lead testing will likely show other home hazards

By Abisalom Omolo and Ken Kusmer · Tuesday, Sept. 11,2007 1:25 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – A surge in testing children for lead poisoning prompted by toy recalls likely will have the unintended but greater benefit of revealing lead paint in homes and other household sources, Indiana’s health commissioner said Monday.

Study shows negative memories remembered better than positive

By Alisha Chaudhary · Tuesday, Sept. 11,2007 1:25 a.m.

After seeing a man on a street holding a gun, people remember the gun vividly, but they forget the details of the street.

Scrumptious studying

By Maggie Hames · Tuesday, Sept. 11,2007 1:24 a.m.

The fantasy could be one all college students have, especially when their stomachs are rumbling in the middle of a biochemistry

IU adds nature preserve

By Ben Homrig · Tuesday, Sept. 11,2007 1:23 a.m.

Amid crisis, IU’s Bradford Woods was in need of a makeover.

‘Medicinal’ egg conviction upheld

By Dan Sewell · Monday, Sept. 3,2007 10:46 p.m.

CINCINNATI – A federal appeals court Friday upheld the conviction of a suburban Chicago doctor who helped sell powdered egg yolks that he and his partner claimed could cure and prevent a variety of diseases, including AIDS and Alzheimer’s.

Going the distance

By Ben Homrig · Monday, Sept. 3,2007 10:44 p.m.

Trekking at Griffy Lake, Bryan Park and everywhere in between, IU students have filled the city this fall with the patter of footsteps and the sounds of heavy breathing at every corner. Saturday’s Second Annual IU Circle of Life event will include both a mini marathon and 5K race on the IU campus. Last year, over 3,200 runners competed in the mini marathon and raised $60,000 for the Bill Z. Littlefield Scholarship for Survivors. As potential participants start to train, however, they usually find that starting is the hardest part.

Report finds Indiana among 10 fattest states

By Rick Callahan · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 12:56 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana remains one of the nation’s fattest states, weighing in at ninth worst in a new national report which found that nearly 27 percent of Hoosier adults are obese. Monday’s report by the Trust for America’s Health put Indiana’s percentage of obese adults at 26.8 percent – up from 26.2 percent last year and 25.2 percent in 2005.

IU researcher uses beetle horns to understand evolution and development

By Sara Schrock · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 12:21 a.m.

Why do arms grow out of shoulder sockets instead of, say, the middle of the back? Or, for that matter, why do arms even grow at all? Armin Moczek, assistant professor of biology, thinks about these kinds of questions a lot. But instead of human arms, he studies horns in beetles of the genus Onthophagus, more commonly known as the dung beetle.

Double Trouble: The hidden costs of multitasking

By Maria Karapetyan · Tuesday, Aug. 28,2007 12:19 a.m.

Concentrating on two or more tasks at once seems like a staple of collegiate life. Many students have made a habit of talking on the phone while driving, reading the newspaper while walking to classes and listening to music or chatting online while studying.

Food ingredients often fly beneath regulatory radar

By Gal Shifron and Justin Pritchard · Tuesday, June 19,2007 12 a.m.

LOS ANGELES – The same food safety net that couldn’t catch poisoned pet-food ingredients from China has a much bigger hole. Billions of dollars’ worth of foreign ingredients that Americans eat in everything from salad dressing to ice cream get a pass from overwhelmed inspectors, despite a rising tide of imports from countries with spotty records, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal trade and food data.

Smokers can walk to lessen cravings

By Maria Karapetyan · Monday, June 18,2007 3:55 p.m.

Are you struggling to quit smoking? Take a walk. Scientists at the University of Exeter’s School of Sport and Health Sciences in the United Kingdom report that even five minutes of exercise can reduce cravings and smoking withdrawal symptoms such as poor concentration, stress and anxiety.

Experimental dough contains healthy antioxidants

By Ben Homrig · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Although the cocktail of grease, cheese and heavily buttered dough now simmers in the stomachs of students all around campus, they could soon be in for something different. Something healthy. After years of eating traditional pizza, sending carbohydrates through their bodies and raising their cholesterol levels through the roof, student diners may have an alternative in the near future. But it will still be pizza. Chemists from the University of Maryland experimented with baking wheat-based dough at higher temperatures and for a longer amount of time to a produce different pizza than from the kind made with traditional flour-based dough, according to a recent report from Reuters. The result of the experiment was a “healthy” pizza, which contained higher levels of antioxidants than its predecessor.

Stress and self-esteem

By Gal Shifron · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Don’t underestimate the power of self-esteem. Having low self-esteem is one of the primary reasons that many people enter therapy. Throughout the course of therapy, they learn to like who they are and appreciate their uniqueness. Stress becomes much easier to overcome. High self-esteem enhances the quality of life and makes us happy people. Self-esteem is appreciating who you are and what you have instead of being miserable about what you do not have. It is the power of positive thinking and comes from liking who you are, including your flaws. When you believe in yourself, you have the strength to make things better.