Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Injuries are both predictable and preventable and the leading cause of death and disability for all children 1 to 14 years of age. All children and their families need information on keeping their children safe as they grow and wherever they are. (more)
Food allergies affect 4 percent of adults and 5 percent of young children. Many more people suspect that they have food allergies when they may not. That's why it's important to receive the correct diagnosis. (more)
National Autism Awareness Month this April carries extra meaning in the wake of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) new report on autism incidence rates. (more)
April is Youth Sports Safety Month. Each year, more than 3.5 million children under the age of 15 are treated for sports injuries nationwide. Roughly half of these injuries are sustained in solo activities, while approximately one out of four participants in youth soccer, football or baseball has been injured at least once.
In team sports, most injuries occur during practices, not games. Parents should insist that kids wear the same protective gear, do the same warm-ups, and take all the same precautions when they practice as when they're getting ready for a game. (more)
You need not travel to the site of a flood or tsunami, or volunteer to work in a third world country to be a hero. Average Americans can be heroes to many needy people through the gift of life. (more)
Every year, more than 70,000 children end up in hospital emergency rooms across the United States as the result of unintentional medication overdoses. Many of these cases are caused by dosing devices that are either ambiguous, confusing or the wrong device altogether. (more)
March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Every year in the United States 1.7 million people, including 475,000 children, sustain a traumatic brain injury, including concussions. (more)
March brings another National Nutrition Month. We Americans have unlimited sources of dietary information and frequent reminders about weight, diets, nutrition and food. Look at the magazine rack at the supermarket, the large sections devoted to cooking and food in bookstores and on Amazon.com, or search for "nutrition" on the Web and it's all there. Yet two-thirds of us are too heavy, heart disease remains a major disease and diabetes is increasing.
You do not need a degree in nutrition science to know how to eat: Just follow the basics. (more)
Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 4-10) is an annual National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) led education and awareness campaign for healthcare safety. Penn State Hershey Medical Center participation focuses around raising awareness of patient safety activities and creating awareness among providers, patients, and members of the community. (more)
One of the most difficult things optometrists and ophthalmologists must tell a patient is that he or she has an eye disease that already has or could permanently rob them of their vision. Today, the most common diseases in the adult population that cause permanent vision loss are macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. (more)
