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Pancreatic Cancer: Is There Hope?
The numbers tell the story: Pancreatic cancer remains tough to beat. Survival rates for all stages of pancreatic cancer range from 24% for one-year survival to 5% for five-year survival.1 Even though
Digital Diversity: Online Database Improves Minority Faculty Shortage
RN writes grant to fund program to recruit minority faculty to undergo training to teach classes remotely. A new national database will make these minority nurse educators accessible to nursing school
Actor Claims Pedophilia Is Hollywood’s Big Secret
August 25, 2011 Actor Corey Feldman recently went out on a limb to talk about something nobody wants to talk about in Hollywood: sexual abuse of children and child actors – otherwise known as pedophil
Outcry over “Kinseyan” language on a government-linked website led to editorial changes within a day.
Web Editors Respond to Family Groups’ Concerns Family-friendly organizations expressed concern today over a website linked by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) describing chi
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Childlike Faith
I was told a story once of a conversation between my son, aged 7, and granddaughter, aged 3. They were apparently looking through a catalogue of Lego blocks and deciding what they wanted to get for Ch
Stand and See: TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
Do you ever find yourself avoiding a difficult situation? Many people today run when things get hard. They run from their problems. They run from responsibility. They run from people they don’t like.
Stand Firm Then
God knows you’re on the front lines of spiritual warfare, so he has provided you the tools to stand your ground. Pray: “Father, today, in Jesus’ name, I put on the belt of truth. I know who I
Forget About the Negatives
Have you ever been through an experience where the Lord has called you to do a certain task and you are all prepared to do it, but certain people try and put a spanner in the works? They reject you an
Why Do We Care If Will & Jada Split?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Celebrities shouldn't affect our personal faith in love...right? When In Touch Weekly recently reported that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith had allegedly separated, the collec
Beyonce reveals baby surprise at Video Music Awards (Video)
The usually private singer chooses a bold way to announce her pregnancy at the end of a song. Watch Jay-Z react http://primetime.tv.yahoo.com/
Nurses Heal Thyself: A Culture of Silence
When Shelli was a new scrub nurse with only six months experience, she failed to anticipate that the surgeon would need a particular scalpel. Immediately, her preceptor deftly slapped the correct bla
(Internatl Film) Moolaade': Raises Crucial Question About Female Circumcision --- Purification or Mutilation?
Synopsis: Should female circumcision be seen as female purification or female mutilation? This question kept roaming through my mind after seeing a film titled Moolaade. Moolaade is one of the int
Our Convictions Determine Conduct
Dictionaries usually define conviction as a fixed or strong belief. Conviction is really much more than that. Your convictions include your values, commitments and motivations. I like the definition
Anti-Immigrant Activists Hysterical Over Recent Depart of Homeland Security (D H S) Guidelines
Anti-immigrant activists are nothing if not predictable. They scream “amnesty” whenever any administration or congress tries to inject a little justice and humanity into our broken immigration system.
Way to Go, Walmart!
My colleague Stuart Shepard was in Walmart® last weekend shopping for back-to-school supplies for his son when he encountered some rather provocatively Christian notebooks and folders. One of them rea
The Rhyming Preacher, Joseph Lowery Remembers The Drum Major of Justice's Wife (the Late Coretta Scott King)
When all God's Children stand for injustices anywhere, there will be justice everywhere. Kind regards, Jen Fad
Black South African Goes From Never a Sip to Vineyard Fame
STELLENBOSCH, South Africa — When Ntsiki Biyela won a winemaking scholarship in 1998, she was certainly a curious choice. She had grown up in the undulating hills of Zululand, living in a small villag
Learn To Withstand Pressure
Developing the fruit of the Spirit should be one of the primary goals of every Christian who desires to walk in God’s power. Contrary to traditional teaching, however, the fruit of the Spirit is love.
Playing with Fire: I Was Tempted by My Coworker's Advances.
I rushed from the exam room to the nurses' station. Female laughter bubbled up from a semicircle of chairs that surrounded a newcomer. The office manager called me over. "Jan," she said, "meet Gre
MLK Memorial March & Rally Postponed
It is with disappointment that we announce that just a short time ago, we received word that, in light of potential safety concerns posed by Hurricane Irene, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memor
The Boot: Billy Ray Cyrus to Be a Grandpa!
E! news has confirmed .... Read More http://www.theboot.com/2011/08/24/trace-cyrus-baby/
Billy Ray Cyrus Thankful for the G Q Interview That Sparked a Great Deal of Debate....
Joel Ryan, AP Billy Ray Cyrus is already changing his tune about the GQ interview that sparked a great deal of debate. Just last week on Piers Morgan's CNN chat show, the singer said he regretted givi
Today is Women's Equality Day, Give Yourself Equal Time
In past years, I've honored this day by taking part in a march, or giving a speech, or writing an essay. But this year I'm asking myself, "Equal to whom? Equal to what?" I'm tired of comparing myself
How Should We Treat Those Who are Gay?
My husband, Brad, met Norman when Brad spoke at an interfaith Easter service. Norman approached him and asked if he could talk. In a short time, Brad learned that Norman had been a practicing homosexu