Since actor Michael Douglas recently claimed his throat cancer was caused by HPV, more people have joined the debate on the usually hushed STD. HPV, the human papillomavirus, causes roughly 33,300 cases...

United Way Day of Action, a nationwide event that brings people in communities together to improve the communities and the lives of the people will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. United Way is a worldwide...

With Americans’ knack for fad dieting, it is no secret that many of us have sworn our allegiance to the latest of these diet crazes: the gluten-free diet. We see the tag “gluten-free” on food products...

In a state where 1 in 4 adults is functionally illiterate, high rates of obesity, diabetes and hospitalization may not be as arbitrary as they seem. According to the National Adult Literacy survey by...

With finals week fast approaching, many University of Alabama students are spending the vast majority of their time holed up in the library, plugged into Pandora with their choice of caffeinated beverage...

Interior design students experienced a change of heart after pairing with the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center to help prepare an exhibit for the facility honoring veterans. “We were trying to understand...

Last year, The University of Alabama sent more than 1,000 students on study abroad programs around the world. Some of those students went on adventures for only the summer, some for a semester and some...

The Centers for Disease Control recently released a new study that estimates half of the 20 million, newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections in the United States occur among young adults ages 15-24,...

University of Alabama sophomore Stephanie Ray knew she wanted to provide aid for local abused children, so she came up with a plan to start a student organization to do just that. Her program, Good Alabama,...

One memory sticks out to Margie Thompson from her time volunteering with Hospice of the Valley in Decatur, Ala., –carrying bucket after bucket of blood from a hospice patient’s bedside. In a bright,...

Across the state, cyclists are gearing up to ride in the Alabama Backroads Centuries Series. These charity fundraising events will be held on 10 different 100-mile stretches of Alabama from April to October....

As the freshman class enters The University of Alabama, about 6 percent will arrive as smokers. When they leave as graduates, 16 percent will walk away with the habit. That’s a three-fold increase in...