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Health Shot: Vitamin Overdose

Too much of a good thing is even better? Right? Wrong. Turns out with vitamins, this is not the case. The Vitamin market is a $23.3 Billion industry, and we are increasingly turning to these convenient capsules for a quick…

Psychedelics

Introduction: Microdosing is the use of micro amounts of psychedelic substances on a consistent basis (Anderson). Psychedelics, such as LSD and psilocybin (street names acid and shrooms), are “powerful psychoactive substances that alter perception and mood and affect numerous cognitive…

Nicotine is Dope: a poem on vaping and addiction

What nice etiquette Not to be burning a cigarette. With flavors like Diet Coke Instead of plain old smoke. Youth claim to thrive On something that resembles a flash drive. But wait, Maybe we should take five.   It seems…

Should We Be Worried About Zombie Pathogens?

In the summer of 2016, Arctic regions such as Siberia and Greenland were hit with an unusual heat wave. As plants grew and water levels rose, a thick layer of permafrost that had accumulated from winters prior began to thaw,…

Concussions can affect youth

From a young age, many children take up sports like football, boxing, and soccer. Playing such sports can potentially have a huge negative effect if a child or teenager experiences a concussion while playing their game. Depending on the person,…

Health Shot: Vaccines

  I’m sure we can all remember that dreaded moment at the doctor’s office when they say “Time for some shots!”. Much crying later (maybe that’s just me) , we leave the office with a brightly colored band aid –…

Computer Programming: A Women’s History

I always found it interesting how people tend to see computer science and coding in general as inherently a male-dominated field, despite how the very foundations of computer programming were established by a woman, Ada Lovelace. In the 60s, computer…