How can I ask a colleague to work my Christmas shift?

How can I improve my teaching?

There is nothing mysterious about improving teaching. To learn to teach better teachers should: (a) be prepared and motivated to learn; (b) consider their needs and interests in order to specify whay they want to learn; (c) secure feedback and information in relation to the performance or skill they want to learn; and (d) try new teaching methods suggested by the feedback.

How can I help my alcoholic family member?

You're courageous to seek information about your family member's drinking. For many people, recognizing and talking about alcoholism can be difficult. Your family may not like for you to see your grandad when he?s intoxicated because of the embarrassment and shame that is often connected with alcohol-related issues. But there are a number of different strategies that you might consider trying i...

How Can I Make My Younger Sibling Stop Crying?

When a baby will not stop crying, it can be frustrating. One well-known trick parents use is holding the child and walking around for a while. We are just now finding out why this trick works. It has to do with what happens in two different parts of the brain: the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) and the cerebellum. The PNS is the brain’s relaxation command center. When babies are carried, ...

How I got over the Christmas flu.

How I learned to treat my bias.

The Institute of Medicine in its 2002 report "Unequal Treatment" cited some provocative statistics. Black patients, for example, tend to receive lower-quality care for cancer, heart disease, HIV, diabetes and other illnesses. Black men are 40 percent more likely to die of cancer than white men. These differences often persist even after accounting for age, severity of illness and delays in seek...