Effect of Protein Supplements in Teen Athletes
Pick up any sports magazine and you will find countless advertisements for protein supplements, shakes, and bars. These ads have flashy logos to...
When Breast Cancer Hits Home
On January 28, 2011, breast cancer hit home for me. My mother, a 39-year-old working, middle-class woman, sat my siblings and me down...
Binge Eating? New Study May Bring Hope
Walking down the street there are constant temptations to dig in to a delectable dessert. Normally, one could have a few cookies and...
Acrylic Nails in Health Care Settings
Have you ever taken a look at your doctor’s nails? Are they long, polished or fake? If so your doctor may not be...
Is It a Bite or Something More?
“Mosquitoes with West Nile virus have been found throughout St. Louis County,” say Saint Louis County Health Officials. West Nile virus (WNV), a...
New Rules to the Game of Football
As the fall approaches it means two things. Back to school and back to football. But football won’t be the same in Missouri....
How Hot is Too Hot?
What kills more people each year than floods, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes combined? Heat! Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the...
Glaucoma
“I can’t really do everything that my friends can,” my sister Diana tells SciJourner. Diana states that the font in her school’s textbooks...
Open Fetal Surgery Gives New Hope for Children with Spina Bifida
Open fetal surgery—a radical, new approach to treat the most severe form of spina bifida—has proven to be a successful treatment for this dangerous...
Surviving a Sudden Cardiac Arrest
She was sitting in the Sacred Heart room at church with the other board member, her six- and eight-year-old daughters across the room...