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Mastering College Life After Meningitis A college students recounts his battle with the deadly disease. Get Healthy! Here's How... Before the Freshman 15 hits -- or you're stuck with the flu -- check out these tips for staying healthy at college. Graves' Disease: The Jekyll and Hyde in Me I was dismissed from college right after my freshman year with a cumulative GPA of 1.9. I'm telling this story because there just might be a legitimate reason for your crazy, flunk-out behavior that is so "not like you." It's called Graves' disease and yes, in terms of how it wreaks havoc on your life, it's as grave as it sounds. "Pumping Up" Their Fitness Facilities In an attempt to woo high-caliber students, colleges are offering such extras as free cable, organic cuisine, and the newest trend - high-quality fitness centers. Fighting the Freshman 15 Learn how to battle the famed Freshman 15 and have fun at the same time. Got Stress? If you're like most high school seniors, you may be feeling a little stressed lately. You've got a lot on your plate. And to top it off, the prospect of college may be making you a little nervous. How to Conquer Those Dreaded All-Nighters One of the biggest battles you, as a soon-to-be college coed, must learn to conquer is the dreaded all-nighter. Here are some tips from experts and students on the best ways to prepare for a super study marathon. Campus Health Watch: Hepatitis B Consider this: Three out of four of your friends may be infected with a disease and not even know about it. Nope, it's not AIDS, it's not cancer, it's hepatitis B -- and it infects 75 percent of people ages 15-29. The even scarier part? Most have no clue they're infected. Crisis Time It looked like my junior year of college was going to be a blast. And then one Saturday night while I was out with friends, my pager went off. It was my younger brother telling me awful news... Fit Like Fred -- High School Soccer Prodigy Check out the phenomenal footwork of high school soccer prodigy Freddy Adu. |