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Female Genital Mutilation

Female Genital Mutilation

By Dayan Hussein | Staff Writer 

Of the many atrocities affecting women, Female Genital Mutilation -FGM- might be one of the worst offenders. This past February was the international month of zero tolerance for FGM, but to better protest against it, we must first understand the practice and how dangerous it can become. 

A Preventable Form of Cancer? Cervical Cancer and The HPV Vaccine

A Preventable Form of Cancer? Cervical Cancer and The HPV Vaccine

by Tania Hassan | Staff Writer

A common saying in medicine is that prevention is better than the cure; this definitely applies to cervical cancer and HPV. Vaccines have been available for almost a decade, but controversy still exists over whether their benefits outweigh their risks.

FTO gene & Obesity

FTO gene & Obesity

Yervand Kondrahjiyan | Staff Writer

The global incidence of obesity is currently exhibiting a dramatic worldwide increase in children, adolescents, and adults. Obesity is a complex disease, which results from an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure, producing an excessive fat depot accumulation.

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