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Bill to Ban Discrimination Against HIV/AIDS Victims In India [VIDEO]
By Alleah Kiamco | Apr 13, 2017 09:22 AM EDTIndia is the first in South Asia to pass a bill banning discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. The bill is now awaiting for Presidential approval to finally become a law.
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EU Court: Extreme Obesity Qualifies as a Disability at Work
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 17, 2014 03:01 PM EDTThe EU court might consider extreme obesity a disability.
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Discrimination Tied to Mental Health Problems for Black Teens
By Cheri Cheng | May 03, 2014 10:40 AM EDTA new study found that racial discrimination can lead to mental health woes for black teenagers.
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Employers Tend to Discriminate against Workers with a Stutter
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 10, 2014 02:56 PM EDTPeople who have a stutter tend to get discriminated against in the workforce, according to a new study.
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Educated African Americans Remembered as Having Lighter Skin
By Christine Hsu | Jan 14, 2014 08:33 AM ESTEducated blacks may be remembered as "whiter," a new study suggests.
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People Are Not As Sentimental to Homosexuality as Previously Presumed, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 08, 2013 02:36 PM EDTResearchers found that when participants were promise full anonymity, they had more anti-gay sentiments.
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Michigan Hospital Tells Black Nurses Not to Touch White Patient
By Christine Hsu | Jul 25, 2013 05:53 PM EDTTwo African American nursing home employees in Michigan are accusing the medical care facility where they work of stopping them from working with a white patient who refused to be cared for by black people.
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Obesity Stereotypes Can Lead to More Weight Gain
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 25, 2013 10:46 AM EDTResearchers report that people who experience discrimination due to their weight might be at a greater risk of becoming obese.
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Hotel Slammed for Banning "Annoying" Kids With Down Syndrome
By Christine Hsu | May 21, 2013 12:11 PM EDTA Spanish hotel has been slammed after staff refused to let a group of children with Down syndrome stay the night "in case they annoyed" the other guests.
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Woman Sues Hospital for Failing to Accommodate her ‘Shy Bladder’ Condition
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 29, 2013 09:57 AM EDTA woman is suing Iowa Methodist Medical Center for withdrawing its job offer after failing to accommodate her shy bladder disorder.
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Ohio Woman Denied Refund After Being Told that She Was Too Fat to Tan
By Makini Brice | Apr 23, 2013 09:48 AM EDTKelly McGrevey called the policy discrimination.
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Bikram Yoga Founder Is Sued of Sexual Harassment by Former Trainee
By Makini Brice | Mar 29, 2013 02:14 PM EDTMillionaire Bikram yoga founder Bikram Choudhury has been sued by a former student, who accuses the “Bad Boy of Yoga” of sexual harassment, discrimination and defamation.
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Depression Patients Report Discrimination
By Drishya Nair | Oct 18, 2012 10:17 AM EDTIn a rather disturbing report, an international team of researchers, revealed that about three-fourth of depression patients report discrimination.
