APRIL, 2012
DBC to host Q&A Panel Discussion with HEALTH CARE CORNER Doral’s Announced Mayoral Candidates at its April Signature Breakfast
BY EMILIO MANTERO-ATIENZA Medical director of the Behavioral Health Unit of the Kendall Regional Medical Center
New Medications for Schizophrenia
he Doral Business Council, the leading force for business development in Doral will be hosting their monthly breakfast on April 10, 2012 at the InterContinental Hotel at Doral Miami. The breakfast will feature the first ever Q & A panel discussion with the three announced Mayoral candidates for the City of Doral – Frank Bolaños, Luigi Boria and Pete Cabrera. Moderated by Univision’s 23 Reporter, Myriam Masihy-- this very personal question and answer session will allow audience members to learn more about each candidate and the issues they support. Relevant information on the three candidates is listed below:
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Frank Bolaños, mayoral candidate for the City of Doral, was born in Cuba, and migrated to the U.S. when he was just 6 years old. He graduated from Miami-Dade College and Florida International University with the highest honors. He chaired the Doral School Board in 2001, and brought the first high school to Doral, known as Ronald Reagan Senior High. Bolaños is highly committed to education as well as public issues, such as transportation and recreation. Luigi Boria, the Venezuelan Doral Councilman, is another candidate running this year for Mayor of Doral. He is the current Director at the Joseph Business School Miami. Boria has lived in Doral for 23 years and sees Doral as a perfect model of a modern city in the United States. Boria is a strong believer in maintaining the high standards the local schools currently have and has many plans to help Doral flourish
structurally and economically. Pete Cabrera has been Councilman of Doral since the city was founded. He believes family is the most important aspect of a flourishing society and has offered free workshops for communication amongst families. Cabrera has many projects in mind, such as new recreational areas for everyone to enjoy. Pete Cabrera is focused on economic growth in Doral and believes that respect and teamwork within Government must be present in order for Doral to continue to flourish as it has.
This breakfast is being sponsored by: Media Sponsor: Univision 23/Telefutura 69 with Supporting Sponsor: Regus & InterMedia Touch. This event is presented in partnership with the Rotary Club of Doral and The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. This event is open to the public. Make your reservations now. Seats are limited. Admission will be $20 for DBC members and $30 for non-members and guests. For more information and to make your reservations, contact the DBC at (305) 470-9597 or visit www.doralbusiness.com.
MAdvances in medications for schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions that affect one percent of the population, are particularly favoring Hispanics and Afro-Americans in the United States. “We are using third generation medications that are not only capable of combating the symptoms and effects of the disease, but also to prevent any type of side effect, preventing cardiac or diabetic complications, which are so predominant among the minorities in this country. This is the most significant advance we have had in this field in the last few years,” assures Psychiatrist Dr. Emilio Mantero-Atienza, medical director of the Behavioral Health Unit of the Kendall Regional Medical Center and affiliated with Mercy Hospital, both located in Miami. Dr. Mantero, born in Seville, Spain, studied medicine in his country and was specialized in the University of Miami in public health and pharmacology with applied biochemistry, as well as psychiatry. Psychiatrist Mantero explains that schizophrenia generally has two types of symptoms: positive signs, such as hallucinations or paranoia, restlessness or
–––––––– See HEALTH CARE CORNER, page 2