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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Birth control affects users mood
By Marlyn Rodriguez |Staff Writer| Contraceptive methods can cause mood irregularities for women. The list of side effects is a fairly short and self-explanatory one. They include headaches, dizziness, breast tenderness, nausea, decreased libido and spotting. The one side effect doctors sometimes fail to emphasize and is prevailing among all the others is depression and mood disturbances. Although contraceptives have been of great benefit to most women by allowing them to control their reproductive life and reducing premenstrual syndrome, I want to urge students to ask questions and fully understand the outcome of starting a contraceptive program. Changes in mood have been … [Read more...] about Birth control affects users mood
Mass media competition hopes to raise money and mental health awareness
By Greg Avetisyan |Assistant Sports Editor| Journalism students across California have the opportunity to win over $4,000 in cash prizes. Generation Next is hosting a competition that asks students to help remove the stigma behind mental health. The goal of the competition is to empower the students to represent any form of mental health in a positive way by using their creative Journalistic talents. “I think it will have a most profound effect on the students making the multimedia or social media programs. They will have to learn much about the multiple stigmas of mental health and the many effects they have on the people who suffer with these conditions. I also think it will bring a … [Read more...] about Mass media competition hopes to raise money and mental health awareness
December 8th 2012 Shooting of Bartholomew Williams
By Luz Hernandez |Staff Writer| A 38-year-old Cal State San Bernardino graduate student was shot and killed by campus police on Dec. 8. Bartholomew Williams died during an altercation with campus police, just after the CSUSB Commencement Ceremonies. The tragedy has left students, faculty and staff at CSUSB in shock. University officials have been holding open forums for members of our university community to express their sentiments and concerns regarding the shooting. They began having these forums in December shortly after the tragedy occurred. The goal of these forums is to keep an open line of communication between the university community and university officials regarding the … [Read more...] about December 8th 2012 Shooting of Bartholomew Williams
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