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Premature balding may be a precursor to prostate cancer
Tags: Balding, Prostate Cancer, Study
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Energy drinks may pose potential dangers
Recent research shows that popular energy drink may pose harmful effects to the body.
Tags: Chemicals, Dangers, energy drinks
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Consumers ask Taco Bell, “Where’s the beef?”
“Where’s the beef?” was once a slogan of the fast-food restaurant chain Wendy’s, in regards to the quality of meat of their competitors’ products. Now, some consumers are asking just that of Taco Bell. An Alabama law firm has filed a class-action law suit against the fast-food company, that claims the “seasoned beef” served in [...]
Tags: "class-action lawsuit", "taco beef filling, "Taco Bell", "USDA"
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UMass professor studies Salmonella scare of 2008
You say tomato, I say Salmonella. Between 1996 and 2008, 14 of 84 produce-related outbreaks of food-borne illness were linked to tomatoes, according to a report released by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2009. Although the popular fruit was proven innocent during the Salmonella scare of 2008, in which 1,440 people fell ill [...]
Tags: "Food and Drig Administration", "Lynne McLandsborough", Salmonella, tomatoes
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Medical system can’t pay attention to what it’s prescribing
One University of Massachusetts student felt she “held her doctor in the palm of her hand,” when she went to her primary care physician to get a referral to a psychiatrist who “tests” for ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder).
Tags: Adderall, Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Concerta
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Adderall used for recreation and study on UMass campus
Adderall and other “study drugs” are becoming the drugs of choice for college students across America, for both academic assistance and recreational use.
Tags: Adderall, Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, George DuPaul, Project Pulse
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Are students turning to Adderall to get A’s?
Students are increasingly turning to prescription study drugs around finals time to give themselves that extra edge, but University Health Services’ Diane Fedorchak cautions that abuse of such substances can have consequences.
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Distractology 101: Arbella Insurance donates new driving research facility to UM
The Department of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts and Arbella Insurance of Quincy, Mass., have teamed up to create the Distractology 101 program, which guides drivers through a simulator, throwing at them different scenarios where they may be distracted.
Tags: Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation Human Performance Laboratory
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Disability Services helps students get the accommodations they need
The University of Massachusetts’ Office of Disability Services helps provide “full access” for people with a range of disabilities.
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Merger strengthens campus counseling services
The new Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (CCPH) was formed when Counseling and Assessment Services (CAS) became part of the mental health department at University Health Services (UHS) earlier this semester.
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