March 2012
March 21st, 2012
Written by Jamie Greco in Latest News, Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
A study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine indicates that “limited epidemiologic data suggest that the [Sleep Apnea] disorder affects 2 to 3 percent of middle-school children, and as many as 13 percent of children aged 3 to 6 years. Prevalence may be two- to fourfold higher in vulnerable populations, such as in blacks and children born preterm, as well as an...
March 20th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility, Focus on Health, Latest News with 1 Comment
Misperceptions, attitudes, biases, and stereotypes about race, whether consciously or subconsciously have a negative impact on the doctor-patient relationship and therefore could adversely affect the quality of healthcare provided and corresponding outcomes.The findings of a new study, just released by Johns Hopkins Medicine, provide evidence that racial biases and stereotypical views, whether...
March 19th, 2012
Written by Tanya Golash-Bo... in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 3 Comments
Current global policies and immigration regulations of the United States result in violations of the human rights of migrants. These policies and regulations are designed to maximize profits for corporations and minimize the prices of consumer goods for customers in the Global North with little if any consideration of the human costs inside and outside US borders. Multinational corporations...
March 19th, 2012
Written by Abby L. Ferber ... in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 14 Comments
Each week, the White Privilege Conference and the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion, housed at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS), hosts a half hour radio show called Intersections Radio that features an interview with a different author, scholar, and/or speaker.In this segment Charles D. Modiano, an educator, writer, and lecturer dedicated to...
March 19th, 2012
Written by Rita Cook in Focus on Health, Latest News with 0 Comments
With the first day of Spring just days away, the allergy season is striking out against people from every race and ethnicity, folks are sneezing, wheezing, dealing with itchy eyes, and a red and congested nose. Although most understand the reality of allergies, not many know which bloom or blossom is the culprit of their discomfortAnd spring allergies aren’t that different, some people have...