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The Charger Bulletin November 12, 2014

Email [email protected], find her on Facebook at UNH Ask Melanie, or follow her Twitter @unhaskmelanie. Identities will always remain confidential! Dear Melanie, I’m so over being fat—what...

Health and Fitness – The Truth About Stretching

Melanie Rovinsky October 6, 2010

I can still hear the rhythmic counting, from one to 30 that resonated repeatedly from our circle at midfield. I remember the way the blades of grass tickled the backs of my knees as I reached to touch...

Health and Fitness – Carbohydrates: Friend or Foe

Melanie Rovinsky September 8, 2010

When it comes to eating carbs, it is often easy to get confused about the possible health benefits and detriments that exist within the heaping bowl of spaghetti we all know and love. With the advent...

Hit the Street or Hide from the Heat?

Melanie Rovinsky August 25, 2010

Everything you need to know about summertime exercising As August slowly fades out of existence and the long summer days begin to grow shorter, many of us will start to take solace in the fact that...

Doctor’s Orders: Take a Vacation

Melanie Rovinsky March 10, 2010

With just about five weeks of the semester under your belt and a depleted bank account from tuition and books, it’s hard to imagine doing anything other than sleeping over spring break. However, recent...

Alvine Lecture Series: Air Pollution and Human Health

The Charger Bulletin March 3, 2010

By Brent Higgins Guest Contributor Overwhelming is an understatement, especially when acknowledging the deluge of variables that could have an effect on Ms. Bell’s data sets. On the overhead was...

Beware: Germs Lurking!

Melanie Rovinsky February 17, 2010

Does it feel like every person you come in contact with lately is infected with some sort of illness? Sick of holding your breath for an hour during math because the kid next to you is hacking his brains...

A Soda a Day…Can Bring the Cancer Your Way

Carole McFaddan February 17, 2010

This week, the AFP Newsroom in Washington reported of a study performed in Singapore that shows a link between drinking soda and developing cancer. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most rapidly fatal cancers...

So Much More to Fitness and Wellness

Kat Wilberding February 9, 2010

It’s February and that means Valentine’s Day and Mardis Gras. With all the sweets in the air and days like Fat Tuesday, it could be hard to stay focused on a healthy lifestyle. Don’t get fat this...

AP Enterprise: Feds mull regulating drugs in water

Liz De La Torre December 22, 2009

From The Associated Press Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a...

Finger bitten off during California health protest

Liz De La Torre September 3, 2009

From The Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – California authorities say a clash between opponents and supporters of health care reform ended with one man biting off another man's finger. Ventura...

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