Student Health

Students Vaccinated After 'Serious' Measles Outbreak

PA | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Secondary school children rolled up their sleeves on Friday to receive the MMR jab in one of the areas worst affected by the measles outbreak. Arou...

FUNSPOILER ALERT: Beer Pong Is Teeming With Bacteria, Find Students

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education

We've known for a while now beer isn't too good for you, but now we've been told we could contract salmonella from playing beer pong and the fave stud...

Anorexic Images - Who Needs Them?

Esther Rich | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Esther Rich

I thought to myself that that is precisely the problem with the current state of the media: too many people assume they understand eating disorders by sight alone, rather than stepping outside of their comfort zone to consider the reality that they run much deeper than skin level.

Cardiff Voted Worst Uni For Sexual Health Services

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

When it comes to sexual health, Cardiff students can expect the worst from their university, according to a new report. Cardiff University came las...

Hunger Feeds a Healthy Brain

Gates Cambridge Scholars | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Gates Cambridge Scholars

The unprecedented rise in obesity is now a global epidemic. It is widely known that the accumulation of excess body fat increases the risk of chronic illnesses, such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and certain forms of cancer.

Student With Brain Tumour Told By Doctors 'You're Just Homesick'

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A student who suffered crippling migraines, caused by a life-threatening brain tumour, was told by doctors she was simply homesick. Despite Megan T...

Asthmatic Children Denied Inhalers Due To 'Red Tape'

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 12.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Children with asthma are prevented from getting access to inhalers in schools due to "needless red tape", despite almost two-thirds of sufferers havin...

Scottish Students Contract Tuberculosis

Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Two students on the same college course have contracted tuberculosis (TB), public health experts have confirmed. The patients ...