Health

Food Deserts Prevalent in Athens Area

Food deserts have been a part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative ...

UNO “Will Not Meet Goal” for Parkinson’s Research

The UGA Undergraduate Neuroscience Organization (UNO) raised over a thousand dollars this weekend in their annual ...

ACC Recycling Official: ‘Better to Throw It Out Than Recycle’

The Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division gets over 80 tons of recyclables each day, and ...

Autism Awareness Month: How One Local Family Is Affected

ELBERTON — April marks Autism Awareness Month. According to the CDC, 1 in 68 ...

Mental Health Awareness Week Focuses on Student-Athletes

The Student Athlete Advisory Committee recognizes this week as Student-Athlete Mental Health Awareness Week. ...

UGA Study Discovers Exercise Enhances Diabetic Medicine

ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia graduate student Melissa Lynn Erickson discovered that exercise ...

Positivity Week Helps Students Deal with Suicide

This week is positivity week at Apalachee High school. The week was created by the ...

New UGA Organization Works to Overcome Youth Obesity

With hotter and hotter temperatures and summer right around the corner, the urge to ...

Obama: Science-Based Methods, More Funding Needed to Fight Opioid Abuse

Atlanta- President Obama is hoping that Congress will heed his call for more funding ...

How Much Can Pollen Cost You?

Pollen may be costing you more than just a sneeze. It may have an ...

Medical Amnesty Series: Part 2

Local Law Enforcement officials say easy access to opioid drugs is why Athens is ...