Volume 81 Issue 8 Health Special Section

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2 | Wednesday, October 7, 2015

EDITOR'S NOTE

Sorry, there's no lollipop with this prescription A personal narrative of one college student's life, just kidding.

Here's the Health Issue.

SEAN ALDER

CREATIVE DIRECTOR @ SEAN_W_ALDER

I really hate going to the doctor’s office.

But it’s a good hate, if that makes sense. I know my doctor is there to help me, and I know that he puts a lot of effort into making sure I feel better… and cashing in SEAN the co-pay.

ALDER In all seriousness though, health has always been important to me because of my family. My mother was a nurse before she met my father. My father had a heart attack before my twin brother

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and I were born. My brother started his college career on track to become a registered nurse practitioner. And I hate going to the doctor’s office.

But what all of this comes down to is that I know how important all of the ins and outs

of health care are. I have learned tips and tricks all through my life from the people closest to me, and I genuinely take it all to heart — no pun intended.

Don’t take me for an example when it comes to the embodiment of health since I just try and

shake off any little sickness without getting professional help. But I will say that I know a good idea when I see one, and I’ve seen a lot of good ideas in recent years.

I don’t want this issue to turn into a political conversation, so I’ll keep some of the more

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controversial advancements out of this editor’s note. It may be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen when another human being walks into the grocery store with a 3-D printed artificial limb.

Bio-engineered body parts like heart valves and even eyes are becoming more prevalent, earlier detection of genetic diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, medication to help target the weaknesses in blood-based cancers and laparoscopic surgeries to be as minimally invasive as possible are all things people could’ve only dreamed of 20 years ago.

When you read through this Health Issue, try and keep your personal beliefs in the back of your mind and try and look at the articles with an open point of view. Don’t think of what you’re reading as arguments for or against something you may not agree with, but as an analysis and presentation of how far we as a society have come.

This isn’t about you, it’s about us.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 | 3 HEALTHY FOODS

Superfoods are here to save the day, money SEAN ALDER

CREATIVE DIRECTOR @ SEAN_W_ALDER

When walking through the grocery store, I always like to look for the healthier alternatives to some of my favorite junk foods. But what most people don’t realize is how some of the most basic and accessible foods are the healthiest and provide the most benefits on a budget.

Spinach Popeye wasn’t wrong with this one as the leafy greens provide a daily dose of protein and iron.

This superfood can also possibly improve your blood-glucose levels, lower blood pressure and improve bone health.

Peanut Butter As half of everyone’s favorite sandwich, peanut butter is actually a lot better for us than some may have thought. The spread provides vitamin E as an antioxidant, magnesium for bone health, potassium for muscle health and vitamin B6 for boosts to the immune system.

Avocado The trendy green fruit — and yes it

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is fruit — provides a good amount of fiber to help with weight loss and metabolic health. Avocados also promote eye health with an abundance of Lutein and Zeaxanthin, two antioxidants, and heart health as they lower cholesterol.

Oats Oats are the heart healthy choice as most of us have heard on the multiple cereal commercials on television. They help lower cholesterol and risk of heart disease, as well as regulate blood-sugar levels and lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes.

Eggs Eggs have a mix of everything as they raise good cholesterol levels and have the same eye-beneficial antioxidants as avocados. Eggs also have an abundance of high-quality proteins, iron, phosphorous and vitamins A, B12, B2 and B5.

Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes are an interesting addition to the list of superfoods as they have something no other item on this list does: sporamins.

Sporamins are storage proteins that

have antioxidant properties and they help prevent oxidative damage to cells. Sweet potatoes also have high levels of vitamin A, B6, C and D.

Brown Rice Brown rice has manganese levels to help the body synthesize fats, which is why the superfood is often served as part of a larger dish. The fiber content in brown rice also promotes a healthy digestive tract and selenium helps reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease and arthritis.

Tofu The vegetarian option is also a smart choice for any health-conscious individual as tofu lowers cholesterol and provides 44 percent of your daily calcium needs in a serving. Tofu also promotes healthy complexion and hair and boosts energy.

Bacon It may seem like something unhealthy, but everyone’s favorite breakfast meat is high in protein that is important for energy levels.

Bacon is also heart healthy when regulated as it lowers blood

pressure and sugar levels, as well as having Omega-3 Fatty Acids to increase heart health.

Tomatoes Tomatoes round out the list with their abundance of antioxidants, including beta-carotene, vitamin

E and vitamin C. The red fruit is also good for the skin because of lycopene content and can actually reduce the damage of smoking as they contain coumaric and chlorogenic acid to protect the body from the carcinogens produced by cigarette smoke.

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4 | Wednesday, October 7, 2015 CAMPUS EATS

The horror of the freshman 15: fact or fiction?

Though many college freshmen pack on extra weight, lifestyle choices and eating habits make gaining the “freshman 15” optional.

According to a study by Ohio State University, college students are gaining weight, but 15 pounds is far from the norm. In the study, the average student gained 2.4 to 3.4 pounds each year.

The misconception of the “freshman 15” most likely stems from the typical collegiate atmosphere of drinking, stress and fatty foods.

UH nutrition professor Ann Svendsen-Sanchez said that she believes freshmen gain weight because of an “increase in alcohol calories with increased social life.”

Svendesen-Sanchez also said that students are prone to eating more and exercising less as a result of stress and lack of time management.

According to OSU’s study, focusing on anti-obesity

Although it is something ingrained into the worrisome minds of high school students, the "freshman 15" is something easily avoidable by a healthy diet and other lifestyle choices. | Photo illustration by Karis Johnson/The Cougar

on a daily basis,” Badillo said.

“I think there are many different alternatives to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It doesn’t necessarily mean working out, running or lifting weights; it

could be just taking the stairs instead of the elevator, pennyboarding or walking to class.”

The OSU study concluded that focusing on leading a healthy lifestyle debunks the “freshman

15” myth for young people.

Being a college freshman does not determine weight gain.

Choices in exercise and meals directly affect health, no matter age or college classification.

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“I was nervous that I would get (the freshman 15),” biochemistry sophomore Sheila Berenji said. “But then I started making my own food and I actually lost weight.”

Berenji said she believes that exercising, cooking for yourself and eliminating late-night eating will aid in maintaining a healthy weight.

The study done by OSU showed longitudinal analysis of weight gain before, during and after college was consistent with both college and non-college attendees. When compared with young adults of the same age, the study found that college freshmen only gained an additional half-pound.

Accounting junior Jesus Badillo was warned about the "freshman 15" in high school, but he said he found ways to disprove its relevance to college students.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 | 5 SLEEP

Sleep deprivation takes its toll on student life EFREN DIOSDADO

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR @ EFRECORP

Every semester students become overwhelmed with school work, as assignment deadlines and mid-terms approach, they begin to lose sleep.

Economics junior Andrew Ordonez is taking 15 credit hours this semester and works at a restaurant 9-15 hours a week.

Ordonez said he averages about five or six hours of sleep a night.

“Every morning pretty much I have to get up at five,” Ordonez said. “I usually go to sleep around (midnight) at the latest.”

Psychology junior Edward Martinez just finished an internship at Catholic Charities, a non-profit immigration law firm, and is enrolled in five classes this semester.

“It’s actually a good time to talk about (sleep deprivation) since I’m currently on 44 hours without sleep,” Martinez said. “This past week I’ve had several assignments due and a test. I could have probably avoided it if I had planned ahead, but I didn’t.”

Kenneth Arfa, MD, psychiatrist at the UH Health Center and former president of the Houston Psychiatric Society said that students aged 18-30 usually need seven to nine hours of sleep.

“I need to get to sleep earlier,”

Ordonez said. “Usually I wait until even when I was getting what night to do work and to study I considered a good amount of so that’s usually why I sleep late. sleep it was only like six hours.”

Sometimes it’s because I’m busy Arfa said students should during the day, stick to a sleep but most of the schedule, even time it’s just on weekends kind of hard for and avoid me to sit down electronics, during the day, especially until later when hand-held I start doing my Kenneth Afra, Health Center screens, 90 work.” psychiatrist minutes before Martinez bed. He also said he has recommends been getting keeping less sleep lately because of school work materials, television and assignments computers out of the sleeping “Recently it’s been very low, environment. maybe four hours or five on a “If you associate a particular good day,” Martinez said, “and activity or item with anxiety

"(Sleep is) more than merely a sacrifice or a waste of time.”

about sleeping, omit it from your bedtime routine,” Arfa said.

Ordonez said his sleeping schedule is inconsistent, but he’s considered practicing a routine.

“On weekends, I sleep in,” Ordonez said. “It kind of messes up my schedule sometimes and so when I go on Monday it’s different and it’s tougher to get up.”

Arfa said some symptoms of sleep deprivation are hunger, weight gain, impulsive behavior and moodiness. He said students can have a hard time making decisions and paying attention.

Sleep deprivation can also affect student’s ability to store information, and can cause them to fall asleep during class.

“Students need to make sleep

a priority,” Arfa said. “It’s more than merely a sacrifice or a waste of time.”

Ordonez said his 8:30 a.m. class makes it difficult for him to concentrate, but his sleep deprivation hasn’t reflected on his grades.

“Maybe just paying attention in class is what’s affected me,” Ordonez said. “I’m usually on my phone before I go to sleep, so maybe I’ll try to go to sleep an hour or two earlier. But if I’m still on my phone, I end up staying awake.”

Martinez says sleep deprivation hasn’t affected his grades until this semester.

"I think in the past when I was getting through the basic courses, I could get away with it,” Martinez said. “This semester has definitely been different though. Last week I bombed a weekly quiz because I wasn’t prepared for it.”

Martinez said he doesn’t think he’ll be able to change his routine any time soon since more of his assignments are due and midterms approach.

“It’s a seemingly never-ending cycle with sleep deprivation,” Martinez said. “The days you’re finally caught up with everything you had to do, you end up using to catch up on sleep. I think I’d have to make a strong conscious effort to establish a well-balanced schedule ahead of time.”

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6 | Wednesday, October 7, 2015 ABORTION

Abortion clinics dwindle due to Texas legislation LEEN BASHARAT

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR @ LEEENCUISINE

Two abortion clinics remain in the city of Houston because of recent federal and Texas legislation.

Texas House Bill 2 addresses the regulation and procedure of abortions and the facilities providing this service. It was enacted in October 2013 and has since been amended to include several laws that have forced clinics to shut down rapidly, “dramatically (changing) the way Texas women will be able to access reproductive health care,” according to Fund Texas Choice.

Although Texas legislation allows abortions, there are certain regulations restricting the function or presence of abortion clinics. One of the abortion agencies battling this legislation is Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast.

“Women and families have trusted Planned Parenthood for high-quality, affordable health care and information," said Alejandra Diaz, the Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Communications Specialist. "But in states around the country, and on a Federal level, politicians are trying to eliminate funding for family planning or block Planned Parenthood’s participation in public health programs.”

“While the attacks vary, the intent to severely undermine women’s ability to receive basic health care — including cancer screenings, well-woman exams and birth control — is the same.”

Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast is an affiliation to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, but specifically targets the Houston area and all of Loui-

Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s services To break it down, Planned Parenthood offers a variety of services to men and women.

• 42 percent Sexually transmitted disease screening and treatment of the services provided • 4.5 million tests and treatments including 700,000 HIV tests • This represents the largest proportion of medical services provided

Abortions

• -3 percent of the services it provides are abortions.

• 327,653 abortions were performed in 2013

• 80 percent receive services to prevent unintended pregnancy • Prevents an estimated 516,000 unintended pregnancies per year • Contraception accounted for 34 percent of the services it provided • Reversible contraception patients (2.1 million) • Emergency contraception kits (1.4 million) • Vasectomies (4,166) • Female sterilization procedures (822)

Pregnancy • 1.1 million pregnancy tests done in 2013 • Provided parental care to 18,684 people in 2013

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Cancer screenings

• Planned Parenthood affiliates provide educational programs to 1.5 million young people and adults each year.

• 400,000 Pap tests per year for cervical cancer • 500,000 breast exams per year for breast cancer

All data was collected directly from Planned Parenthood’s website and a CNN report https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/planned-parenthood-at-a-glance and http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/health/planned-parenthood-by-the-numbers/

siana. Similarly to PPFA, PPGC focuses on services ranging from sexually transmitted infection tests to health education.

Despite PPGC claims of service, they must adhere to the regulations of HB2. Specific restrictions are that abortion doctors must have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion clinic, abortions after 20 weeks are illegal unless a case of severe fetal abnormality or risk of woman’s death, prompting the medical judgment of a physician, and all abortion clinics must be ambulatory surgical centers.

In 2012, Texas housed 41 abor-

tion clinics. In June 2014, after a second wave of enforcement of HB2, two abortion clinics lie in Houston, two in Dallas, two in San Antonio, one in Austin, one Fort Worth and one in McAllen for a total of nine.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton believed it was a just decision, however, for the sake of establishing safe standards of health care, as stated in an interview with the Texas Tribune.

“HB2 protects the unborn and ensures Texas women are not subjected to unsafe and unhealthy conditions," Paxton said.

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This battle between Planned Parenthood’s abortion services and Texas legislation dates back to 2012 when an “Affiliate Ban Rule” was implemented under Gov. Rick Perry and Human Services Commission with the intent “to block Planned Parenthood from the Medicaid Women’s Health Program,” Diaz said.

According to PPGC, they have met high medical standards informed by the Centers for Disease Control, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and other leading health and medical groups.

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been under the spotlight for the past few months, after the Center for Medical Progress released a series of videos of officials discussing the sale of fetal tissue. Congress is debating whether or not the federal government should strip Planned Parenthood of its $460 million in funding due to misspending.

With a potential loss of federal funding, the question arises of what exactly can a loss of funding do to Planned Parenthood and abortion clinics in the state of Texas, as well as to Houstonians who rely on the health care services both agencies provide.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 | 7 OPINION

What will it take for legal marijuana in Texas?

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2012 marked the beginning of the end for the prohibition of marijuana when it was legalized for recreational use in Colorado and Washington state by a majority vote. This then sparked a wave of new marijuana laws across the country, including full legalization in Alaska and the District of Columbia.

Last month, The Texas Compassionate Use Act was made law, making it legal for certain epilepsy patients to use oils containing cannabidiol. The Texas government is now in the process of licensing three dispensing organizations by Fall 2017.

You heard that correctly, the first medical marijuana dispensaries are opening in Texas.

Though they're limited to three in the entire state and are only accessible to those with epilepsy, when it comes to the end of marijuana prohibition, this is where it starts.

But don't celebrate just yet. Gov. Greg Abbott still stands against full legalization, and adamantly promises that it won't happen while

In 2012, there were over 70,000 marijuana-related arrests in Texas . | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

he's governor.

But that's not all the change that's been happening. A poll last month shows that 58 percent of Texas voters support the taxation and regulation of marijuana in the state.

This is more than likely the result of the numbers and data coming out of Colorado. So far in 2015, the state collected more than $75 million in tax revenue, doubling the amount collected this time last year.

It's projected that should Texas

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legalize and tax marijuana, it could make over $100 million in revenue.

Money and revenue aside, cannabis has been shown in many clinical studies to make positive impacts for those suffering from certain illnesses and mental disorders including HIV, various cancers and those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Unfortunately, studying the plant has proven difficult because of marijuana's categorization by the DEA as a Schedule I narcotic, which places weed in same status

as heroin and peyote. This classification is defined as "(Having) no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision and a high potential for abuse."

To put that in perspective, meth, cocaine and opium are all Schedule II narcotics.

It has come to the point where it simply doesn't make sense to keep marijuana illegal. Numerous studies, including one 40 years ago that was commissioned by Richard

Nixon, the president who started the War on Drugs, show that marijuana does is not harmful when put in the context of other already legal substances.

There is even data showing that teen use of marijuana is going down in Colorado, despite views of the contrary that more would start smoking it.

Virtually no one in the U.S. has ever died from marijuana. The only way to actually overdose is by smoking your weight in weed, and smoking that much is pretty much impossible.

Though many have tried.

480,000 people die every year in the U.S. from cigarette smoking, with an additional 41,000 people who die from secondhand smoke.

Almost 88,000 people die every year in the U.S. from alcohol related causes, and yet we still have politicians who believe marijuana to be a dangerous, gateway drug.

You know what's also a gateway drug? Alcohol.

If you want to talk about an abused substance that results in deaths and impairs your judgment, look to what's already legal.

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8 | Wednesday, October 7, 2015 WOMEN'S HEALTH

Defunding problematic for uninsured minorities SONIA ZUNIGA

to be able to access healthcare when you’re a student with limited income,” Norbergs said.

This move to defund the budget will have dire effects for Latina women, a minority who comprise roughly 57 percent of the total women who get cancer screening, according to Planned Parenthood’s 2014 fiscal year reports.

“We know that both native and foreign-born Latinos often need access to affordable healthcare the most, but (they) are the least likely to have access to it,” Vanessa Gonzalez-Plummhoff, director of Latino and Leadership, said.

“Planned Parenthood believes that all women and their families deserve the highest quality of care no matter who they are, where they live, or where they are from - no matter what.”

Van Kote, chairman of UH’s Law Students for Reproductive Justice, joined the organization in an effort to raise awareness and show how reproductive rights aren’t limited to issues of abortion, but also accessible health care for those who don’t have the reliable resources.

“Access to quality health care is not a privilege," Van Kote said. "It is a right.”

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Seventeen Planned Parenthood clinics were hit under the belt when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed and passed a provision on the 2016-17 state budget, prohibiting clinics that perform abortions to get taxpayer money for their additional services.

Many uninsured and low-income women in Texas, especially minorities, are now unable to get the proper service from the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening program.

Of the $34.6 million in taxpayer-funded breast cancer and cervical cancer screenings in Texas from the fiscal years of 2013-15, 12.7 percent went to Planned Parenthood clinics according to Texas Monthly.

Planned Parenthood Communication Specialist Alejandra Diaz said she believes ousting this organization and other providers isn’t the solution — it’s just the opposite.

“The consequences are devastating,” Diaz said. “Planned Parenthood has been a trusted provider for thousands of low-income, uninsured women, providing them with access through this federal-

Many women won't be able to find proper healthcare after changes to Planned Parenthood. | Justin Cross/The Cougar

ly-funded program.”

The severe budget cuts, effective on Sept. 1, were brought forward after allegations came forward that Planned Parenthood was illegally profiting from its services. The fight between legislation and Planned Parenthood has been an ongoing brawl, but heated up after a video became viral, showing the organization’s senior director of medical research, Deborah Nucatola, discussing selling fetal organs.

Law sophomore Camille Van Kote said this isn’t just a gender

issue. Many women will be affected, but men use the services too.

“Congress has overstepped its line,” Van Kote said. “Young men and women (also) go to Planned Parenthood to get STD and STI testing, genital cancer screenings, breast cancer and various other health screenings, testing or help.

There are even counseling services.”

In 2014, Planned Parenthood provided cancer screenings for 2,938 Texas women through its BCCS services, including more

than 900 clinical breast exams, 278 mammograms and 1,854 Pap smears.

That fiscal year found that Planned Parenthood served nine percent of the 33,635 women who received services from BCCS facilities according to Texas Monthly.

Law Center alumnus Ingrid Norbergs said the organization is the only thing standing between patients and the urgent help that they need.

“As a recent law school graduate, I know how important it is

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