Westside Family Health Center is bringing back free and confidential reproductive health services to SMC starting on April 4.
Read MoreLakisha Snelling, a student at SMC, believes it is too soon to think about diabetes because she is only 19. “Maybe 10 years or 20 years from now, I would need to start doing something to prevent it,” she said.
Read MoreJes Baker, author of the book “Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls,” stood in front of Room 165 in Santa Monica College’s HSS Building. She smiled as students filed into the room, taking their seats in the rows of the amphitheater-styled lecture hall. Behind her, the projected screen read, “Change the World, Love Your Body. The Social Impact of Self-Love.”
Read MoreStacy Withrow is a 2nd year SMC student coping with cancer and the curriculum.
Read MoreVegetarian outcry over unethical beef falls on deaf ears.
Read MoreAs the November ballot looms and the vote on Prop. 19 beckons, health concerns regarding legal alternatives to marijuana have rarely been more salient
Read MoreStringent smoking regulations are proving tough for those Santa Monica residents whose lifestyle the city's ordinances infringe upon.
Read MoreOf the 168 countries to join the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the United States is still not among them. This is a mistake as it could be crucial in stemming the tide of tobacco-related deaths.
Read MoreOnce again California stands on the verge of setting a precedent with marijuana policy reform. The "Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010," which will appear on November's ballot, will position California voters at the forefront of the marijuana legalization movement.
Read MoreGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former President Bill Clinton spoke at the 2010 Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity.
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