HEALTH
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GOOD FOR YOU BAD FOR YOU // GOING OUTSIDE
> Sometimes it's hard to tell.
WITH WET HAIR
Courtney Fountain's mother told her never to go out into the cold with wet hair. If she did, she risked catching a cold. Fountain, Salisbury, Mo., junior, chose to ignore the advice. "Sometimes I'm in a hurry and don't have time to dry my hair." Fountain says. "I've gone out with wet hair before and never gotten sick."
What may sound like a health risk actually breaks a health myth. Patty Quinlan, nursing supervisor for Student Health Services, says you can't get sick simply from going outside in cold weather with wet hair.
"It can leave you susceptible and weaken your immune system because you'll lose so much heat through your head," Quinlan says. "You catch the cold virus by coming in contact with it on surfaces or in the air."
She says we lose the same amount of heat from our heads as any other part of out bodies, but the head is what we neglect to cover. Quinlan says showering during cold weather months can actually
act as a defense measure against the virus particles people send into the air each time they sneeze or cough.
Verdict Okay for you!
MEGAN RUPP
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Power shower. Leave the house with wet hair in winter weather sounds hazardous.
> Sometimes it's hard to tell.
GOOD FOR YOU BAD FOR YOU // WHOLE MILK
Milk doesn't always do the body good Despite the calcium benefits, you might be packing on a lot of unnecessary fat. Shannon Jones, a registered dietitian in Lawrence, says whole milk has the equivalent of two pats of butter. Skim milk, which is the recommended type of milk, has none. "You get the same amount of nutrients and vitamins from each type of milk, but the change in fat and calories makes a big difference," Jones says.
Chapman says college is a pivotal period to strengthen your skeleton. Once you hit your early thirties you start losing bone density, she says.
Ann Chapman, coordinator of nutrition services at Watkins Memorial Health Center, agrees that the problem with whole milk is the amount of fat it contains. Whole milk has 3.25 percent butterfat content while skim milk only has 0.5 percent butterfat content. "You don't need to drink whole milk because you get everything you need from skim milk to build your bones," she says
To help reach your 1,000 milligrams of calcium per day, Chapman recommends including yogurt, cheese and calcium-enriched orange juice in your diet.
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Got milk? Even though whole milk contains more fat than skim, whole milk can strengthen your bones and increase your necessary calcium intake.
Verdict. Not as good for you!
JACQUE WEBER
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Many college students think they are too young to worry about breast cancer. But Jenny McKee, a health educator at the Wellness Resource Center in Watkins Memorial Health Center, said breast cancer doesn't only affect moms, aunts and grandmas — college students are at risk too.
"One in four women are affected by breast cancer at some point in their lives," McKee said. "When we look at that depiction and how many females are on campus, it's quite alarming how many students are going to be affected by breast cancer."
But there is good news as well. According to the American Cancer Society, death rates from breast cancer have declined significantly among women younger than 50 since 1990.
In order to continue this trend, Patty Quinlan, the nursing supervisor at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said women needed to
Quinlan said one of the main steps young women can take is to pencil a breast self-exam into their schedules once a month. Quinlan said women should have started doing monthly breast self-exams when their breasts started to develop, which is about age 13. Exams need to be done on a regular basis to be effective.
Heather Steinle, a senior from Olathe, said although she knows how to do a breast self-exam, she has never done them on a regular basis.
continue to take control of their breast health.
"Things get busy, and it just doesn't happen." Steinle said.
"It's so easy to do preventative measures that you would have to ask yourself, 'Why not?' Quinlan said.
Breast self-exams are easy to learn how to do, and only take about five minutes to complete.
Quinlan said while women are doing breast self-exams, there are a few red flags they should be on the lookout for, such as lumps.
These趴肚 will not be visibly noticeable, which is why it's important to do monthly breast exams so women know what their normal tissue feels like, Quinlan said.
Discharge from the nipple or any discolorations on the breast are two other signs that something could be wrong. While these symptoms do not always mean breast cancer, Quinlan said students should still check in with their doctors to make sure everything is OK.
"If anything has appeared that wasn't there before, it needs to be checked out by your physician right away," Quinlan said. "Then, if the physicians tell them that it's normal, then they've learned something."
Quinlan said the rest of the steps college-aged women could take to protect themselves from breast cancer included the basics: a good night's sleep, less stress, regular exercise and good nutrition.
Edited by Lisa Curran
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A sign marking the annual fundraising event "Greek in Pink" hangs on a tree outside Wescote Hall. The event is organized by all 45 chapters in all four greek councils. They participate by donating a ribbon. This ribbon represents Sigma Kappa sorority. Proceeds from the event benefit Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
VOLLEYBALL|10A
Saturday's game about more than volleyball
Proceeds from the match against Iowa State will go to breast cancer research. The match is part of Jayhawks for a Cure, a series of Kansas sporting events that aims to raise money and awareness.
Listening to the bells toll on campus
ARTS | 3A
Elizabeth Berghout, resident carillonneur, has decided to play at the Campanile twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, instead of once on Sundays, as she did last year.
PARKING | 3A
Parking permit rules frustrate some faculty
Switching near-campus lots from yellow to blue leaves students with fewer options. But it also closes parking lots to certain faculty and staff.
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Sports...10A
Sudoku...4A
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