The United States Department of Agriculture defines a food desert as “… parts of the country vapid of fresh fruit, vegetables, and other healthful whole foods, usually found in impoverished areas.” From the 2010 census, it was determined that 23.5 million Americans live in food deserts, with a disproportionate amount found in low-income neighborhoods. This…
Lack of sanitary pad usage has become a public health issue for women in India. Only 12% of menstruating women in India use sanitary pads when on their period [5]. The other 88 percent of women resort to stuffing their undergarments with various unhygienic objects such as unsanitized cloth, ashes, husk sand, and others [5]….
The flu, a deceivingly simple and well-known virus recently took the world by a storm. This year’s flu season impacted more than 34 million Americans, surpassing the Swine Flu pandemic and the past decade of the flu season [6]. The vicious attack of the virus lead to the highest hospitalization rates in years and became…