Tag archive for "Health"

Features

New voice on health comes to Clarion

1 Comment 29 September 2011

Hello readers, my name is Ben and I am a Comm Major here at Clarion trying to gain some knowledge and experience through writing for The Clarion Call. I’m a big fan of music, arts, entertainment and so on, but those things are already being written about by my fellow staff here. My biggest passion [...]

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Features

E-cigs the future of smoking

No Comments 16 February 2011

Cigarettes, a national pastime of a large amount of people, and a health risk to everyone. There’s now an alternative growing rapidly and catching the public’s eye—“e-cigs,” or electronic cigarettes. The e-cigs were invented in 2003 by Hon Lik, a Chinese pharmacist who then introduced this invention into the market in 2004. The device is [...]

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Features

Health and Wellness fair: record turn out

Comments Off 10 February 2010

The Health Science Education Center on Main Street in Clarion looks out for people’s health around the community and the state, but now its wellbeing is in jeopardy. The center is funded by the state Department of Health, and without funding it would be unable to operate. Nancy Falvo, director of the HSEC, explained that [...]

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Features

American Red Cross blood drive a success

Comments Off 03 December 2009

The holiday season is all about giving. Gifts are a way to show relatives and friends that you care about them. The same care and thoughtfulness can be extended to strangers. One way to do this is by giving the gift of life by donating blood to the local blood banks and the various blood [...]

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Opinion

Letter: Crisis pregnancy centers have political and moral agendas

2 Comments 05 November 2009

Letter Dear Editor-In-Chief, I’m writing in response to the article about AAA Life Services and in response to Dr. Thomas Rourke’s letter from last week’s edition of The Call. After reading his letter, I was not pleased with the implication that the Feminist Majority Foundation is “extremist” just because they opposed the Born-Alive Infant Protection [...]

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News

Health clinics clarify credentials

2 Comments 22 October 2009

CLARION, Pa., Oct. 18 – A particular debate has been simmering under the radar for some time on Clarion University’s campus. Students walk past the source of the debate on a daily basis. It’s in the posters found on bulletin boards and in the women’s restroom stalls advertising free pregnancy screenings at AAA Life Services. [...]

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Opinion

Navigating Health Care

Comments Off 15 October 2009

Viewpoint On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee approved its version of the health care reform bill by a vote of 14-9, becoming the last in a long line of Congressional committees to do so. After months of heated deliberation and back-room negotiations, health care reform is nearly ready for a floor vote, but it still [...]

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Opinion

Viewpoint: Swine is fine

Comments Off 08 October 2009

Viewpoint The swine flu epidemic has been highly discussed for the past year. However, with all of the talk and fear instilled in everyone about it, people are beginning to believe that swine flu will be the end of them.

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Opinion

Cartoon: Fourth & Goal

Comments Off 24 September 2009

For more on this cartoon, check out Mike’s blog.

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