Attending religious services, mental health may be linked
Anna Holmbraker attends church every week and leads songs during Mass. For the 20-year-old anthropology junior, church brings a sense of optimism and belonging.
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Anna Holmbraker attends church every week and leads songs during Mass. For the 20-year-old anthropology junior, church brings a sense of optimism and belonging.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism awarded a $2.7-million grant to UF researchers, who will determine whether a prescription medication can reduce alcohol consumption in women with HIV.
As the month of October concluded, only a small minority of UF students and faculty took part in a major occurrence. Marking its 25th anniversary, National Breast Cancer Awareness has worked to promote outreach to those living with breast cancer and influence the financing of research and grants toward a cure.
On Tuesday, an anti-choice group came to campus. Members were offering DVDs with a cryptic "180" logo on their cases, the contents of which were not in any way mysterious or new. The film presented itself as a documentary, interviewing people on the street about their views on abortion.
Fall is here, and it's not going to be as easy to maintain that golden-goddess glow you worked oh-so-hard on this summer, especially for those in California.
Of the more than one million people living with HIV in the U.S., one in five does not know they have it.
In an effort to consolidate its specialty practices and grow with the Gainesville population, UF&Shands broke ground Monday on its newest care center, UF&Shands at Springhill.
Pink hair and pink shirts will stick out amongst the usual orange and blue tonight at Pressly Stadium.
She's radical. She's outspoken. She's amusing. She's insane. She's even moderately attractive. She is, quite simply, absolutely entertaining.
Students and faculty may soon look down the hill on Newell Drive to see the Health Science Center's equivalent of Century Tower.
Parity is what makes sports interesting, popular and unpredictable.
Eight oral contraceptives have been voluntarily recalled because of a packaging error.
What started as a class project for one UF student can now be used to help many.
UF students Maria Fitzgerald and Molly Jansen were four days into their American Red Cross internships when they were told to pack their bags and head to Maryland.
Stories of 9/11 victims to be read aloud
The Family Medicine Center is the newest $6 million baby of the UF&Shands system. The facility, built to accommodate the changing needs of the Gainesville community, cost relatively little compared to the outlay of funds that will be spent on other medical projects in the near future.
For a battle that hopes to claim 150 units of blood, the scene is ironically tranquil. The only visible aggression is the violent pumping of stress balls as the donors attempt to enlarge their veins for easy penetration.
As I was placing my weekly necessities on the conveyor belt at Sweetbay one morning, I glanced at the magazines begging for my attention in front of me. Of course, I noticed the emaciated, indeterminate women on the covers and was forced to wonder, "Are these people even real?" Actually, with today's photo manipulation, they often are not.
When Beau Muniz walks around the UF campus, he’s almost never seen without his headphones.
I wanted to respond to the Alligator’s April 10 article on the abortion rights event at the Civic Center because on April 7, I hosted a campus event with UF’s Pro-Life Alliance in the Reitz Colonnade for Floridian women who regretted their abortion, an event called “Silent No More,” which WCJB TV-20 News featured on the 6 o’clock news. This event, juxtaposed with the women Saturday, significantly enlightens the personal repercussions of post-abortion.