By Raequan Harrison |Staff Writer| Seventy percent of Americans are now on at least one prescription drug, according to the NY Daily News. Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center research center conducted a study and found that seven out of 10 Americans are inclined to use prescription drugs, and over 50 percent of the population use more than one drug. “Often when people talk about health conditions they’re talking about chronic conditions such as heart disease or diabetes,” Dr. Jennifer St. Sauver Ph.D. of the Mayo Clinic. “However, the second most common prescription was for antidepressants—that suggests mental health is a huge issue and is something we should … [Read more...] about Prescriptions drugs usage rate on the rise across the nation
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Community Counselor Center now taking appointments
By Aimee Villalpando |Staff Writer| The Community Counseling Center currently has openings for children, adolescents, and adult clients from campus and the Inland Empire community who are struggling with depression, anxiety, life changes, and other issues. For more than 30 years the CSUSB Community Counseling Center has counseled or referred more than 10,000 people. Since its opening, in 1973, the Counseling Center has run on the Academic calendar. The Center is staffed by qualified CSUSB graduate students and is supervised by faculty, who are licensed psychologists. The Center offers long-term counseling on a sliding fee scale of $5-$15 per session, which can be waived if … [Read more...] about Community Counselor Center now taking appointments
Health Center Services
By Rona Ortiz |Staff Writer| The CSUSB Health Center can be a lifesaver. The clinic is a convenient option for students who do not have health insurance. Sometimes they are too busy to schedule an appointment with their primary care physician. “It’s convenient to visit the Health Center,” said Leticia Valdez. “I didn’t want to go all the way to my doctor’s office, and the medication is cheap.” The Health Center offers an array of services including free routine office visits, low cost physicals, and lab and x-ray services. There are same day and walk-in visits in addition to scheduled appointments. For some students, the on-campus clinic is their only means of health … [Read more...] about Health Center Services
Doctors discover medical breakthrough that may cure HIV
Tiffiny Gaston |Staff Writer| At a medical conference in Atlanta on Sunday March 3, a group of scientists mentioned that they believe they have cured a child of HIV. According to the LA Times, for the first time, doctors are reporting that a child born with HIV and put on an unusually aggressive treatment regimen has been functionally cured of the infection. The child in question is a two-year-old girl from Mississippi, whose identity has not been revealed to the public. The girl’s mother did not know she had HIV until she took a screening test after she was already in labor, according to Dr. Hannah Gay, the pediatric HIV specialist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center … [Read more...] about Doctors discover medical breakthrough that may cure HIV