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The Vector

Hold your breath! Air Pollution found to be a leading cause of cancer

Hold your breath! Air Pollution found to be a leading cause of cancer

Fatima Ali October 26, 2013

On October 17, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a branch of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared what most tri-state residents had a hunch of but didn't want to say: air pollution...

Ultimate Weekend Workout

Ultimate Weekend Workout

Guest October 14, 2013

How to stay in shape despite a busy schedule I’m pretty sure every freshman I’ve met (myself included) enters college with this almost delusional idea of working out hardcore at the gym 24/7. But...

Alzheimer’s Cure: A step towards a more memorable future

Khushal Shah October 14, 2013

Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and various other diseases afflict millions throughout the US every year. What these diseases all have in common is that they affect the nervous system of...

Robot Doctor Concerns: An Allegory for Issues in American Healthcare

Fatima Ali October 14, 2013

Whenever I tell someone that I want to be a surgeon, I often get a response along the lines of “by time you’re a doctor, robots will be doing all of the work.” We all envision a future of telemedicine...

Back to School: Weight Training Tips

Vector Staff October 7, 2013

Fred Dumorne School is back, it's Fall, and I can’t help but notice how crowded the gym is. From my own experiences, I could tell who has some sort of knowledge about the exercises they are doing and...

Polio Outbreak in Somalia

Vector Staff October 7, 2013

Ilesha Sevak While Americans all over the country are getting ready for allergy season, the people of Somalia are battling a severe polio outbreak. According to the Huffington Post, 128 cases of polio...

Falling Into Good Health

Fatima Ali October 7, 2013

There are few things I love more than hearing the word "crisp" from the weatherman's mouth. Autumn is the reason I chose to stay in Jersey for college; who doesn't love sweater weather, bonfires and pumpkin...

Combining New and Old Medications

Guest October 6, 2013

New Hope for Hepatitis C Treatment Hepatitis C is an infectious viral disease whose victims are typically asymptomatic. The infection targets the liver, which leads to cirrhosis, then to liver failure...

Worldly Workout

Guest October 6, 2013

Looking at the Culture of Radio-Broadcasted Exercise Imagine going to a school where, instead of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, your day began with an exercise routine. This is commonplace for students...

3 Things to Do

Fatima Ali October 6, 2013

It's the little things that count 1) Don't chose between coffee or tea Research in Japan has found that coffee and green tea together not only give you an energy-boost, but help reduce risk of strokes...

Post Summer-Break Memory Boost

Fatima Ali October 6, 2013

Tips and tricks to get right back to the books Why is it that every fall I feel as though my memory has become total mush? I can't remember what day of the week it is, let alone my student ID number, or...

My Almost Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead Experience: A Juicing Journey

My Almost “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” Experience: A “Juicing” Journey

Vector Staff September 30, 2013

Ruchi Dattani Last year, I watched a documentary called "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead". Joe Cross, an obese and sick Australian Entrepreneur, subjected himself to a rather unconventional diet. For 60 days,...

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