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Wasps: Dr. Kluck

This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222. Poisonous Ingredient: Wasp…

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Ouachita Alumni and Students Invited to Ranger Game

The Ouachita Alumni Office would like to invite current Ouachita students to join us at “Ouachita Alumni Night with the Texas Rangers” on Thursday, July 22, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. This is a chance for students to visit with Ouachita alum as well as…

First Thoughts of July: Dr. Horne

We have certainly felt the heat the last weeks, but what I have seen is much more important. We have had over two thousand junior and senior high students on campus for Super Summer. Hundreds of others have attended various camps. The results are that…

OBU Swimmers diet v. Michael Phelps diet

According to a recent account by the New York Post, gold medal winning swimmer Michael Phelps consumes a whopping 12,000 calories a day during season, this is six times more than the average person’s calorie intake. Phelps’ calories include a pound of pasta at dinner…

Keratosis Pilaris: Dr. Kluck

Keratosis pilaris is a common skin condition in which a protein in the skin called keratin forms hard plugs within hair follicles. Causes: Keratosis pilaris is harmless (benign), does not get worse over time, and often disappears with age. It is more common in patients…

Sports can be used to Reach Kids for Christ

It can be hard to get teenagers to attend Bible studies or go to church on Sunday mornings. It seems that kids are too busy with school or work to go to church services regularly. A lot of kids simply have no interest in going…

Alcohol Use: Dr. Kluck

Alcohol use involves drinking alcohol, which is produced by fermenting the starch or sugar in fruits and grains. See also: Alcohol and diet Alcoholism Alcohol withdrawal state Information People have been drinking alcoholic beverages since prehistoric times. The discovery of the distillation process during the…

Ouachita’s Elrod Center for Family and Community

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.—The Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community at Ouachita Baptist University recently donated more than 150 new books to Ascent Children’s Health Services in Arkadelphia to fulfill a need for books for preschool children enrolled there. “As a university, we are committed…

For the Love of the T-Shirt

College students love free things: free food, free events and, especially for Ouachita students, free t-shirts. Intramural athletics offered students the chance to compete in friendly competition with fellow students, and the prize for winning: none other than a free t-shirt, THE t-shirt to be…

Wrinkles: Dr. Kluck

Wrinkles are creases in the skin. Considerations: Most wrinkles are associated with aging changes in skin. Aging of the skin and related structures (hair and nails) is a natural process. Nothing can be done to decrease the rate of skin aging, but many environmental factors…