RADD Designated Driver Program

RADD is the entertainment industry’s voice for road safety. The goal of RADD is to reduce deaths and injuries across all age groups by increasing road safety awareness and promoting sober driving.

Mental Health Stigmatization Workshop – 9/22 @ 12 pm

 

Just a Cough or Whooping Cough?

At our Student Health and Counseling Clinic, we typically see many students throughout the school year with common colds, coughs and flu symptoms. In 2005 and again this past 2010-2011 school year, we’ve seen a significant number of students with cough symptoms that suggest Pertussis, or “Whooping Cough”.

Pertussis infection is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection which can be quite serious, especially in infants under one year of age who are not fully immunized. Pertussis is often referred to as the “100 day cough”. It is successfully treated with antibiotics.

2011 San Diego County Fair Recap

Once a year the San Diego County Fair comes to town. Nice weather, fun games, crazy gadgets, and of course the off the wall food concoctions. New to the fair this year was the deep fried fool-aid. The Chicken Charlie stand is known for having everything deep fried! From deep fried avocados, deep fried frog legs, and also entering the fair this year is deep fried Girl Scout cookies.

As a fan of the fair and knowing a lot of the members of our community enjoy going to the fair, I went to get reviews for all these crazy food creations. Here’s a list of the top ten favorites of the 2011 fair voted my locals and tourists:

National HIV Testing Day!

image from aids.gov

It’s that time of the year again, June 27 2011 is national HIV testing day! Now for those of you that may not be aware HIV is incurable and may lead to AIDS. This is the most dangerous STI and can be transmitted through bodily fluids such as blood, semen, and vaginal secretions during vaginal, anal, and oral sex with a partner that is infected.

Ready for Summer? Remember to Wear Sunscreen!

Check out the video below to make sure that you are buying and applying the right sunscreen that will protect you against skin cancer.

Testicular Cancer

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In honor of Men’s Health Week we wanted to discuss a topic that is quite common but not many knowing the details surrounding it: Testicular Cancer. It is the most common cancer amongst men in ages that vary between 15-35 years.

Testicular cancer starts within the testicles and if not treated on time or effectively it can spread around the body. Many are unaware that there are two forms of testicular cancer; Seminomas (common in men ages 30-40) and the most common Nonseminomas. There isn’t a direct link to any one cause of testicular cancer but there are some cases that make a male more susceptible to having it. They are:

• abnormal testicle development
• familial history of testicular cancer
•  undescended testicles
• and/or Klinefelter’s Syndrome (condition in which human males have an extra X chromosome).

Consent is SEXY – Sexual Assault PSA for CSUSM