New research and health news we think is important to UNH students. These are some of our favorite articles about a variety of health and wellness topics.
For more information about any of the health topics listed below, please visit the Office of Health Education and Promotion.
Alcohol and Other Drugs
- New Study: Alcohol May Increase Breast Cancer Risk for Women
- Researchers Uncover Genetic Brain Disorder May Play Critical Role in Addiction
- One Student's 21st-Birthday Wish: Plenty of Drinking, but Hold the Alcohol
Body Image
- Virtual reality: Dartmouth researchers challenge photo retouching with rating system
- Photoshopping Women of Color
- August - Study Examines Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia Websites
Eating Concerns
Environmental Health
Financial Management
Flu and Colds Season
Gender Identity
General Health
- October - FDA Warns About Mouth Wash Claims
- September - The Best Walking Partner: Man vs. Dog
- September - Tai Chi Reported to Ease Fibromyalgia
- September - Desk Job Got You Down? Try a Desk-Defying Workout
- September - Does Music Make You Exercise Harder?
- September - Change in Prevalence of Hearing Loss in US Adolescents
- August - Being Safe In The Heat
- August - Heart Health Can Predict Brain Health
- August - Be Sure Exercise is All You Get at the Gym
- August - Calcium Supplements May Boost Heart Attack Risk
- July - What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D
- July - Gross National Happiness
- July - CDC Heads Up: Brain Injury Awareness
HIV
- Photo album: World AIDS Day 2011 @ UNH
- December - Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day
- December - Facing AIDS: Write, Snap, Share
- December - World AIDS Day: Get to Zero
- September - September 23: National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Men's Health
- July - CDC Report on Men's Health
Nutrition
- The skinny on milk nutrition: Cow, goat, rice or soy?
- Is the 'Freshman 15' Myth or Reality?
- Acai Berry Scam: You'll Lose Money, Not Weight
- August is NH Eat Local Month, visit a Farmer's Market Near You
- How Many Fruits and Vegetables Do You Need?
Other Drugs
Self-Esteem
- August - Being a Perfectionist Can Take Toll on Health
- July - Unhappy? Self-Critical? Maybe You are Just a Perfectionist
Sexual Assault
Sexual Health
- August - FDA Approves Five Day Emergency Contraception
- August - Study Examines Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia Websites Female Condom Range from 'Strange' to 'Natural'
- August - Study Examines Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia Websites How Has the Pill Made a Difference in Our Lives?
Sexual Orientation
- September - September 23: National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- August - Study Examines Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia Websites The Young People Building Tomorrow's Queer World
Sleep
Stress Management
- 8 Yoga Poses for Simple Stress Relief
- September -Breathing and Pedagogy: Breathing in the Classroom
- August - Study Examines Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia Websites Smoking Out a Deadly Threat: Tobacco Use in the LGBT Community
Tobacco Cessation
- President Obama: Congratulations to Everyone Taking Part in The Great American Smokeout
- August - Female Tobacco Use Rising as Tobacco Firms Target Females, Says WHO
- August - Study Examines Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia Websites Smoking Out a Deadly Threat: Tobacco Use in the LGBT Community
Women's Health
- New Study: Alcohol May Increase Breast Cancer Risk for Women
- October - Why Women Say Sorry More
- October - The Girl Effect
- August - Female Tobacco Use Rising as Tobacco Firms Target Females, Says WHO
- August - First Signs of Puberty Seen in Younger Girls
- August - Study Examines Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia Websites FDA Approves Five Day Emergency Contraception
- August - Study Examines Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia Websites Female Condom Range from 'Strange' to 'Natural'
