Jeremy Lin will influence children’s beliefs
Like it or not, Linsanity is saturating the media right now. There’s even an app for that. And, regardless of whether he keeps up his torrid pace in the N.B.A., Jeremy Lin is helping people, young and...
View ArticleLinsanity stirs anti-Asian sentiments
Linsanity, it seems, is helping some Americans get in touch with their aggressive, and sometimes socially unacceptable, feelings toward Asians.
View ArticleDoctors’ roles in celebrity deaths
If it comes from a doctor it must be safe, right? This may not have been the case for Whitney Houston or an increasing number of Americans who are fueling what has been called America's fastest growing...
View ArticleVets’ mental health may be sold short
Amidst speculation and outcry surrounding the alleged killer of 16 civilians in Afghanistan, the AP reports that the solider comes from a base, Lewis-McChord, that has a history of soldiers being...
View ArticleRise in autism could be overestimated
Autism is a serious neurobehavioral syndrome and the CDC released a report last week that described a 78 percent increase of autism in our country.
View ArticleKorean rage: stereotype or real issue?
Upon hearing about the murders at Oikos University, I thought about the unimaginable horror of the victims and their families. When I learned that Oikos has a prominent Korean community, I dreaded the...
View ArticleWas Junior Seau’s death preventable?
While many are speculating about how football-related brain injury may have contributed to Junior Seau’s death, I wonder if social stigma about mental health may have kept him from opening up about and...
View ArticleSandusky’s lawyers miss with histrionics
Lawyers for Jerry Sandusky filed a motion Monday to keep out testimony that suggests Sandusky groomed his alleged victims for sexual abuse, seeking to not allow “creepy love letters” written by...
View ArticleVictims overcome a monster
Over the past two weeks, eight brave souls faced a multifaceted monster: a legal process where their character and motives would be questioned; a predator who adds invalidation to assault by continuing...
View ArticleSpanking ups risk of mental disorders
“As a child how often were you ever pushed, grabbed, shoved, slapped or hit by your parents or any adult living in your house?” If you respond with the answer of “sometimes” to that question, you may...
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