MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'freshmen'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181900&cid=t_126233_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F31%2Fif-i-could-go-back-to-college-id-be-a-little-more-practical%2F [If I Could Go Back is a series of articles that center around the college experience. Hindsight is 20/20, and sometimes the best advice we could ever give stems from experiences in our past that make us cringe just the tiniest bit.] “If I could do it all over again, I’d major in Education.” “Oh, me too. Either that or Business.” “I should have majored in Economics. At least then I’d have a real job.” These are not the words of slackers or lazy, “Generation Me” complainers. Nor is this a made up conversation invented by a conglomerate of strict parents hoping their children will study something safe in college. This dialogue was actually spoken, by real twenty-somethings, all of whom worked hard for good grades and big fellowships... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181900 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:25:14 +0100 5181900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3164088&cid=t_126233_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F10%2F24%2Funderstanding-the-class-of-2013%2F For professors and instructors who grew up in the era prior to the Internet and Digital Technology, the Digital Immigrants often have difficulty understanding the Digital natives, our students who have always had access to computers, Internet, mobile phones, iPods and DVD’s. MSNBC takes a look at some of what is considered a normal part of their lives for the new class of college freshmen. These findings are based on the Beloit College’s Mindset list,  a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college. You can read the full list for the Class of 2013 at the Beloit College’s website. The list is the creation of Beloit’s Keefer Professor of the Humanities Tom McBride and Emeritus Public Affairs Director Ron Nief. They have been publish... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3164088 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:05:08 +0100 3164088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065277&cid=t_126233_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F24%2Fstressed-out-get-a-pet%2F Feeling stressed out? New research suggests the benefit of getting a pet for college students: Students who chose to live with at least one dog, one cat, or a combination of the two were less likely to report feeling lonely and depressed; something they directly attributed to their beloved pet. While previous research has shown that pets help many specific populations (such as people with a chronic illness, senior citizens, and people who live alone), this is the first study to show this effect is also present in young adults. Freshmen and sophomores, especially, are at risk for loneliness and stress, as they are just establishing their college social network. And while online social networks help the transition for many, face-to-face friends are often just as important to help a per... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065277 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:37:13 +0100 2065277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1862719&cid=t_126233_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F08%2Ffacebook-friends-poor-social-adjustment%2F In a recent study of 70 undergraduate students at Assumption College in Massachusetts, researcher Maria Kalpidou found that the number of Facebook friends you have can predict social adjustment to college. Freshmen with 200 or more friends scored with lower levels of self-esteem and personal and academic adjustment than freshmen with less than 200 friends. That’s right — the more “friends” you have on Facebook, the less likely you are to have, well, actual friends. These effects wore off over time, however, as upper-class students surveyed with 200 or more friends showed higher levels of social adjustment and enthusiasm for their school (”school spirit”). Kalpidou suggested this may be due to upper-class students using Facebook more effectively as a way... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1862719 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:02:57 +0100 1862719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=790563&cid=t_126233_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F09%2Fthe-freshmen-15-is-not-a-myth%2F Filed under: Diet, Prevention, Nutrition, ExerciseThe transition of leaving the comfortable nest of your childhood home and heading off to college is stressful for so many reasons. It has been rumored that all too often the stress expresses itself as extra, unwanted weight on the hips and thighs of college freshmen. The weight gain has long been a debate as to whether or not it is true or just an urban myth designed to scare potential college students. However, as written by Bethany Sanders on our sister blog, That's Fit, the dreaded Freshmen 15 is an all too real truth. According to a new study many college freshmen believe they are healthier than tests reveal. Many are shocked at what their blood tests show as far as cholesterol levels. The Freshmen 15 likely accumulates from a number of... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=790563 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 790563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=683294&cid=t_126233_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F126128390%2F I used to teach writing and composition to first-year college students. I would often ask students to choose a contraversial topic—-abortion, gay marriage—and analyze how a writer, or two different writers, constructed their argument for or against the issue in question. I no longer teach these sorts of composition courses, but if I did I think I would include “vaccines and autism” on the list of “contraversial topics.” Here are some “mock” essay assignments that I would put on a syllabus if I were to teach such a course: (1) Close Reading Essay Choose one day of testimony from the “vaccine court” held in June of 2006 at the U.S. Court of Claims, in which Theresa and Michael Cedillo claimed that their now-12-year-old daughter, Mic... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=683294 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:58:38 +0100 683294