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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Happiness can be a strange thing: The more you try to achieve it, the more it seems to slip through your fingers. “Ask yourself if you’re truly happy, and you cease to be so,” say

A man shot to death by two police officers was found to have pointed a pistol-grip water nozzle at them rather than a weapon, the police chief said Monday at a news conference marked by sobs from the

You see, science isn't just a subject in school – at least it doesn't need to be. Recently a man came up to me and thanked me excitedly. To be honest, I didn't recognize him. Then he explained that ab

Indiana lawmakers are working on measures to ban late-term abortions and defund Planned Parenthood. In Iowa, lawmakers in the House — which returned to Republican control last month — also are draftin

In the last days of this year's Congress our lawmakers have the opportunity to pass some form of immigration reform. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is a federal bi

Elin Nordegren is moving on from ex-Tiger Woods with a new beau. Elin Nordregren has been linked to a 35-year-old South African she met while studying in Florida. A source tells Britain's The Sun, "T

We’ve all heard the phrase that “nurses eat their young” and unfortunately many of us have experienced it as well. I remember as a new nurse, I was so excited to try out my new skills on my very first

Working with a difficult colleague is tough enough – but when the colleague is a physician, it can be all that much harder. For the most part, doctors are great colleagues, and when doctors and nurse

RALEIGH, N.C. – Family and friends of Elizabeth Edwards recalled her Saturday as an idealistic law student who challenged professors, a political sage who offered advice at every turn and a matriarch

A needle exchange program assumes that people who are by definition irresponsible are, all of a sudden, going to be responsible. As a rule, I tend to like documentaries. I even like "The Other City,"

Ahhh, the holidays. For many, Christmas equals a full calendar of holiday parties, endless shopping and running from store to store trying desperately to get that one last gift. The hustle and bustle

•What is the pancreas? The pancreas is a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. The head of the pancreas is on the right side of

LONDON — In a campaign that had some declaring the start of a “cyberwar,” hundreds of Internet activists mounted retaliatory attacks on Wednesday on the Web sites of multinational companies and other

Yes. Even though the 2009 pandemic is over, the H1N1 flu (swine flu) virus is still around. In any given flu season, several different types of flu viruses may be making people sick. Last year, nearly

It’s ironic that just as we’ve reached the age when we truly understand that money can’t buy happiness, we try to bring joy to the kids in our lives by lavishing them with gifts. There’s nothing inher