Printer FriendlyFollow the links for information on common illnesses and other conditions. The information provided in these pages is for educational/ informational purposes only. The intention is not to provide medical advice or replace the services of a trained healthcare professional. Please take issues or medical concerns to Health Services or another healthcare provider.
Information on Common Illnesses
Alcohol and Drug Information
Influenza
Meningitis
Melanoma
HIV/AIDs
Eating Disorders
STDs
The University also provides a variety of free health education brochures and pamphlets. These are located at the Student Health Services office in the Student Information Centers in Southwick, UML North and McGauvran, UML South and in each of the Residence Halls. The following are some of the many topics available:
Alcohol and Other Drugs
- Quit Smoking Tips for College Students
- Alcohol & Other Drugs: Risky Business
- Women and Alcohol
- What you Should Know About Marijuana
- Most Often Asked Questions About Smoking
- Tobacco and Health and the Answers
- All About Drug Abuse
- Steroids and Their Effects
- About Cocaine
- Marijuana and It's Effects
- Quitters Guide: 7 Day Plan to Help You Stop Smoking Cigarettes
- What You Should Know About PCP
- About Addiction
- I Mind Very Much If You Smoke
Contraception
- Contraception: The Choice is Yours
- No! And Other Methods of Birth Control
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Learn about Herpes? I Can Do That
- I Thought It Was Just a Rash. It Wasn't.
- There's Something You Should Know: Important Information About Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Hepatitis B: The Sexually Transmitted Disease with No Cure
- Making Sex Safer
- Women and AIDS
- HPV - What's That?
- VD? STD? Who Me?
- What Are Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
- AIDS: It's No Joke.
- Prevent AIDS and STD's: Use One
- GSE Guide: Genital Self-Exam
Common Illnesses / Injuries
- Identify the Enemy: Cold or Sinusitis?
- Managing the Common Cold
Sexual Assault
- What Every Woman Should Know About Rape
- What Women and Men Should Know About Date Rape
- Acquaintance Rape
Nutrition
- Liquid to Light: Recuperative Diet Recommendations
- Healthy Snacks for a Healthy Heart
- Eating 101: The Basics of Good Nutrition
- About Bulimia
Cancer
- For Men Only: Testicular Cancer and How to do T.S.E.
- Facts on Skin Cancer
- Facts on Testicular Cancer
Miscellaneous
- Stress in College: What Everyone Should Know
- FDA's Tips for Taking Medicines: How to get the Most Benefit with the Fewest Risks.
- Oh, My Aching Back
- "E" is for Exercise
We are always adding new information. If you are interested in a topic and don't see it listed, stop by Student Health Services and ask.
The Counseling Center also has information available in brochures and pamphlets, primarily about mental health concerns. There are also extensive links to sites with a variety of health information located on the Counseling Center Information page and links on the Health Services site.