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One tough nut: A new exposure-therapy drug could treat one of the most common allergies

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Some people love eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and some could go into anaphylactic shock if you eat one in the same room as them. Peanut allergies are one of the most common food allergies in the United States, and are particularly dangerous because peanut products are highly prevalent, making the risk of cross-contamination […]

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Water and mental health

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July is the peak of the summer with an average high temperature of 81 degrees Fahrenheit. During this time, hydration is extremely important, for it prevents us from feeling tired and fatigued. Water is vital to life, as it keeps our bodies functioning normally. However, people usually overlook hydration as a stress reliever. The human

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The Minnesota Starvation Experiment: How we know what we know about diet

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As World War II drew to a close, the world began to wonder about how to move forward from the devastation left behind. Hundreds of thousands of people had gone years without sufficient food due to wartime rationing or concentration camps, and doctors were left with the task of physically rehabilitating the affected population. Up

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Caffeine and Creativity

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A cup of coffee brewing adjacent to a starving artist scribbling away at his newest masterpiece is not an uncommon image. In the early nineteenth century, French writer Honoré de Balzac would consume the equivalent of fifty cups of coffee a day in the form of ground coffee beans, claiming to write more productively under

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Beyond the Freshman 15: The effects of a poor diet during early adulthood

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There seem to be warnings everywhere about the short term consequences of a poor collegiate diet. Reminders about the importance of exercise and a healthy diet are plastered on the walls of freshman residence halls. The mere thought of the infamous “Freshman 15” seems to haunt the minds of every student at Stetson East’s dining

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Origins of the modern diet

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The modern Western diet is known for its horrible effects on the American population, such as high obesity rates and widespread metabolic diseases. It is also linked to many other illnesses such as increased risk of cancer, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. While overconsumption can play into the above issues, the problem with the

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