Cold or Flu?

Are you not feeling very well? Have you been stressed, not sleeping & not eating properly? Do you have a raspy cough, sore throat or nasal congestions? Although the common cold and the flu share many similar symptoms, they are two very different conditions.

Even though both are caused by a virus, it can be important to identify if you are sick with a simple cold or the flu, since there are treatments for the flu. If you have the flu, people around you who have been exposed can take preventative medications so that they don’t get sick too.

In Plymouth Magazine

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Faculty Forum: Irene Cucina

Professor Irene Cucina has been teaching in the Department of Health and Human Performance since 1998. Prior to coming to Plymouth State, she had a rewarding career as a high school health and physical education teacher and coach in Newton, MA. Her commitment to students and learning has been recognized by her peers through a [...]

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Remembering Gene Savage ’58

On May 14, 2012, New Hampshire lost a gifted educator, respected leader, and devoted friend. From his earliest days in education as a high school teacher, coach, and director of guidance, through his post as director of admissions at the University of New Hampshire, and later through his various administrative positions within the University System [...]

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Another Way to Serve

“It was like moving to a foreign country with a completely different culture,” says PSU student Patrick O’Sullivan. The 26-year-old veteran isn’t referring to his time in Iraq as a motor transport operator in the Army Reserve. He’s talking about coming home. O’Sullivan joined the Army Reserve right out of high school, at an age [...]