Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

UCF Swine Flu Vaccines Available Now

UCF’s Health Services will distribute up to about 1,500 doses of the swine flu, or H1N1, nasal spray vaccine this week to students, faculty and staff, a UCF spokesman told KnightNews.com The initial shipment of nasal spray vaccine is a small portion of the more than 20,000 vaccines that UCF Health...
November 2nd, 2009 | Health, Safety | Read More

Swine Flu: The Musical (Our Halloween Treat)

The staff at KnightNews.com made a special music video about one of the scariest demons haunting UCF right now — the swine flu! Even though this is a serious problem at UCF, it’s still about time someone had a little fun with it. And that someone, of course, is KnightNews.com. Watch this video,...
October 30th, 2009 | Comedy, Health, Videos | Read More

Mass Swine Flu Vaccinations Less Likely At UCF

The nationwide swine flu vaccine shortage is hitting UCF, and so far the school has only received 2,000 of the 24,000 vaccine doses it requested from health officials. That shortage means the mass vaccinations UCF health officials initially told KnightNews.com they hoped to administer to the entire campus...
October 28th, 2009 | Health, News | Read More

NEW UPDATE: UCF Rocks To Cure Cancer

For 12 hours Friday, UCF students rocked out to help find a cure for cancer. The UCF students who put on the event told KnightNews.com’s Catalina Morales it took six months to plan it all out. “Basically we come together to suppor the fight against cancer,” organizer Brittney Mason...
October 12th, 2009 | Health, Music, News, Student Orgs, Videos | Read More

UCF Students Help Toddler With Cancer

UCF students are reaching out to help little Bella, a 2 1/2-year-old girl diagnosed with cancer. Last week, Bella’s cousin, who is a UCF student, organized a fundraising event at Cheeburger Cheeburger to help raise money. “Everyone just came together, we had this place packed, it was amazing,”...
September 20th, 2009 | Health, News | Read More

UCF Student Hospitalized With Meningitis

A UCF student living on campus in Lake Claire was hospitalized with an apparent case of meningitis Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to a UCF announcement issued Friday, Sept. 18. Meningitis can be fatal and contagious, especially among college students, but UCF believes this particular case to be a “non-contagious”...
September 18th, 2009 | Health, News | Read More

Medical Breakthrough: UCF Invents Cancer Test

An inexpensive test for prostate cancer and most other cancers is currently being developed in Orlando and one UCF doctor is to thank for it. University of Central Florida nanoscience doctor Qun “Treen” Huo discovered unique gold nanoparticles that react specifically to cancer proteins. Dr....
September 10th, 2009 | Health, News | Read More

Swine Flu Outbreak Hits UCF

Swine flu is so contagious the student health center is now passing out masks to students with symptoms, and seeing masks on campus has a lot of students on edge. “Right now I’m pretty conscious about the places I go and basically I try stay away from too many tight quarters, I try not to...
July 13th, 2009 | Health, News, Videos | Read More
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