New data from Butler’s spring 2012 American College Health Association survey shows surprising information: Less than 50 percent of Butler students used contraception the last time they had sex. The association surveyed 436 Butler students, all between 18 and 24 years of age, male and female, homosexual and heterosexual. The actual wording of the question…
Diabetic students get support
Diabetes Partners, a support group for Butler University students with diabetes, recently accepted an offer to become part of a nationwide group called Students with Diabetes. Maria Fletcher, a physician at Butler’s Health and Recreation Complex, started Diabetes Partners three year ago after attending an annual College Health Association meeting. The event discussed the difficulties…
Flu season suppressed with shots
Flu season has come around once again, and Butler University is offering free influenza vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff. Influenza, or flu, vaccinations were available in the Health and Recreation Complex Oct. 3 and 4. The event was scheduled to extend through Oct. 5, but the HRC did not have the…