Category: Health & Fitness

 Only three weeks into the spring semester and everyone is already thinking about one thing: Spring Break.  While our minds may be thinking of beaches, board shorts, and bikinis, most of our bodies are still recovering from the winter break.  The holidays brought home cooked meals, candy canes, and lazy days.  We basked in the [...]

 After receiving 400 doses of the H1N1 Influenza vaccine that was disbursed starting last week to high-risk persons, VSU Student Health Center is now proving shots to other students, faculty and staff as of Wednesday.  According to the VSU website, the Student Health Center received a limited supply from which the vaccine was first disbursed, [...]

Lisa Thurmond Staff Writer elthurmond@valdosta.edu  The Student Health Center now has the seasonal flu vaccine available to all students for $10. Students must call Farber to make a five minute appointment to receive the flu vaccination. Students may pay for the flu vaccine with cash, check or their Flex account.  According to the American Lung [...]

Lendi Dickson Staff Writer jldickson@valdosta.edu                  Since the eruption in the spring of 2009, the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as the “swine flu,” has spread across the nation in an aggressive manner. There have already been two confirmed cases of H1N1 on the Valdosta State University campus. Therefore, it is vital that students and [...]

Candice McGriff Staff Writer clmcgriff@valdosta.edu The VSU Health Center has received 1,066 patients within the first 15 days of this semester. There are concerns from the students and faculty about the compensation of enrollment growth since and referrals to off-campus doctors. According to Dr. Edwin Hiatt, director of student health center, the new facility, which [...]

By Kenny Bush According to the gossip and hand sanitizers I have noticed on campus, students seem to be pretty concerned about the H1N1 virus and its appearance on campus. It’s amazing that this one virus has done more for cleanliness and hygiene than STDs and pregnancy have done for protected sex. Then again, swine [...]

Amy Johstono Staff Writer acjohstono@valdosta.edu Several cases of H1N1 influenza have been confirmed on the VSU campus since the beginning of the fall semester, according to Health Center officials. “We had nine confirmed cases of swine flu in August and a few more the first part of this month,” Dr. Edwin Hiatt said. “Regular seasonal [...]

Dyeshera Anderson Freshman Psychology major “Personally, I would be scared but I’m sure the Health Center is taking care of it and South Georgia Medical Center is taking care of it so I’m kind of at ease about it.” Lauren Sanders Sophmore Pre- Pharmacy major “I didn’t know. Scary.” Ryan Smith Sophmore Education major “I [...]

R.J. Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu The H1N1 swine flu influenza virus continues to spread worldwide with at least two cases occurring at VSU this June. Although both students made a healthy recovery, Dr. Edwin Hiatt, Director of the VSU Health Center, has sent out an open letter/e-mail to students, faculty and staff on preventative measures [...]

Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu VSU held its third annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life on the front lawn on Friday. The event raised over $11,000. This year’s event featured 42 relay teams with over 500 participants. Many of the teams held fund-raising booths, with “compose a cure” as the theme, which included different [...]

Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu Weight Watchers urges people to eat right and live healthy, and that is exactly what members of the VSU Weight Watchers program are doing. Since its beginning in fall 2007, the group has lost over 1,000 pounds Becky Murphy, a Campus Wellness Committee member, says that the VSU Weight Watchers [...]