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        <title><![CDATA[The Dangers of Prescription Drugs]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor With the recent passing of Whitney Houston, I felt the need to warn about the dangers of prescription medications.  While we do not know her actual cause of death, nor should we speculate thereon, the media’s insistence on disclosing that &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor According to the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association (www.alz.org), Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all cases of dementia. And while we all may experience some mental decline as we age, the previously held belief that senility and mental decline &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>

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        <title><![CDATA[African Creates a Medical Touch Screen Tablet]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Arthur Zang, a 24 year-old Cameroonian engineer, has invented the Cardiopad, a touch screen medical tablet that enables heart examinations such as the electrocardiogram (ECG) to be performed at remote, rural locations while the results of the test are transferred wirelessly to &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>

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        <title><![CDATA[Philly Breaks World Record for Longest “Soul Train” Line]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor For the first time in a long time, the words &#8220;Flash Mob&#8221; and &#8220;Philadelphia&#8221; were associated with a great time. In response to the tragic death of music Icon Don Cornelius, and in an effort to beat out New York &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>

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        <title><![CDATA[5 Ways To Show Your Skin A Little V-Day Love]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Happy Valentine’s Day!  Here are five little tips to show your skin just how much you love it: Pucker Up:  Lips, like our hands and body, get chapped in cold winter weather. Be sure to keep some lip balm in &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>

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        <title><![CDATA[The Latest Cigarette Packaging Controversy]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Another lawsuit concerning cigarettes is making its way through the courts these days. This lawsuit has to do with whether the federal government can force cigarette manufacturers to place explicit photographs on cigarette packages of people with cancer and other &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>

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        <title><![CDATA[Sherri Shepherd: “I’ve Had MANY Abortions…”]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Talk show host and newlywed, Sherri Shepherd, got emotional during a heated conversation on “The View.”  The topic was abortion and a new Texas law that requires women to get sonograms before aborting their children.  The law requires doctors to &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>

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        <title><![CDATA[Troops Have Better Food…Thanks to Our First Lady]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Hold the mystery meat: Military bases will soon be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services. First lady Michelle Obama and Pentagon officials planned to &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <pubDate> <![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 -0700]]></pubDate>

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        <title><![CDATA[Enough! Will the REAL ‘Real wives’ Please Stand Up!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Watching these ladies live it up in the lap of luxury in Atlanta, Miami and wherever their many spin-offs have launched, can only mean one thing; the drama continues. The drama that I speak of is none other than, The &#8220;Real&#8221; &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Portion Sizes]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor With 40% of Americans expected to be obese by the year 2018, there are many initiatives underway to try to combat the spread of obesity across lines of class, race, education and economic status. And while legislators and others examine &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Our Heart is with Bleeding Heart]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor (this story is an excerpt from the Bleeding Heart Project website) Tell me this, does the girl below look like she has heart disease? Most people would say no… But guess what, I do! If I had a dollar for &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sex Uneducated: Why Teens Think they Can’t Get Pregnant]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Yes, you read the title correctly. There&#8217;s some sort of initiative&#8211;maybe a better word is disease&#8211;sweeping the country where people of all ages, especially young, use these five words: &#8220;It&#8217;ll never happen to me.&#8221; False. A recent Centers for Disease &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Initial Fertility Consult]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Fertility challenges can be a very daunting experience.  It can bring with it feelings of anxiety, especially when a woman decides to seek fertility treatment. Infertility in minority women can be even harder.  There is a myth that minority women, &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[That Wheat Toast May Be Poison!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor You may have noticed that gluten has been in the news quite often recently, or you may have seen the increase in gluten-free products in supermarkets. But what is gluten, and why is it such a big deal? Gluten 101 &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Parabens]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor The dangers of chemicals known as parabens have been gaining attention in recent years, but what are parabens and how can they harm you? Parabens are chemicals which lend antimicrobial and preservative properties to the products to which they are &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Docs Walkin’ The Walk?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Walkin’ the walk when it comes to a healthy lifestyle is not always easy, but for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, it is very important.  We are used to giving instructions to our patients on nutrition and exercise. &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Entertainer Loses 233 lbs…and Keeps it Off!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor In 2009, Papa Joe revolutionized the music world when his first release, “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life,” (Kult Records), a collaboration with international house music sensation Lula became an overnight smash hit and topped the charts worldwide. The &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Black in Medical School on the Rise]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor In 2011, the number of people applying to medical schools reached an all-time high.  The number of African-Americans applying for medical school has increased by 4.8 percent. The San Francisco Chronicle reports on the physicians medical forum conference took place &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Proposal vs. Ring…What’s More Important?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor As a man who is not only contemplating marriage seriously for the first time (yes, they still make us), I&#8217;ve been doing some research on the best and most creative ways to propose. I&#8217;ve seen some creative proposals on YouTube &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Year, New You: The Top 10 Beauty Resolutions For 2012 (Part 2)]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor January – a time for us all to have a fresh face and perspective. If you’re into creating lists of resolutions, I thought you might want to consider the following Top 10 beauty resolutions. Dr. Google did not graduate from &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Cope with Asthma]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Welcome to the second installment of my series called “My Journey with Asthma”… Thelast installment my parents were told that I had been diagnosed with asthma. God blessed me to be born to a mother who was a Respiratory Therapist &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How to Cope with Asthma]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Welcome to the second installment of my series called “My Journey with Asthma”… The last installment my parents were told that I had been diagnosed with asthma. God blessed me to be born to a mother who was a Respiratory &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Chamomile]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Chamomile is a flower that is well known for its sedative effects when taken internally. Historically, it has a history of being used as a sedative, but also for stomach conditions, anxiety, colds, muscle aches and insomnia. Today, most Americans &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama: The Myth Of The “Angry Black Woman”]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Speaking to CBS’s Gayle King recently, First Lady Michelle Obama said, “I guess it’s more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here and a strong woman — you know? But that’s been an image that people have tried to paint &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Can Church Save Your Life?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Results of a recent study &#8220;African Americans and Religion&#8221; by the PEW Research Center&#8217;s Forum on Religion and Public Life found that &#8220;African Americans are markedly more religious on a variety of measures than the U.S. population as a whole.&#8221; &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Year, New You: The Top 10 Beauty Resolutions For 2012 (Part 1)]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor January – a time for us all to have a fresh face and perspective. If you’re into creating lists of resolutions, I thought you might want to consider the following Top 10 beauty resolutions. Stop Smoking. Not only does smoking &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Diagnosis]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Welcome to the first installment of my series called “My Journey with Asthma”… When I was born I had breathing difficulties, what a rough start but honestly a prelude of many more rough times &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Careful on the Ice!]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Slips and falls on winter ice are a common cause of back injury, neck injury and head injury, so caution is necessary during the winter months in climates where snow and ice are likely. Injuries to the extremities are also &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Paula Deen has Diabetes]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Don&#8217;t look at me like that&#8230; I know what you&#8217;re thinking:  the &#8220;Queen of Butter&#8221; having diabetes is no surprise.  But what you may not have known is WHY she&#8217;s making it known now&#8230; She&#8217;s apparently been trying to keep &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[5 Things Men Wish Women Knew]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor 1.) Men show love by doing. Men are physical.  Its just how we are.  Men love to see our name physically on something. We love to see our ideas being manifest into something physical.  So it&#8217;s no wonder that we &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Do You Pray at Work?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor I pray all day. &#160; I pray when I get up in the morning &#8211; I try to use that time to talk to G0d. I pray when I want something. I pray when I need something. I pray when &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thick vs. Fat — What’s the Difference?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor It’s not an age-old question, but it does seem like the debate has been going on for awhile.  Yet, the unfortunate part is, it never seems to  get answered. Thick vs. Fat &#8212; How can you tell the difference? There&#8217;s &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor With Valentine&#8217;s Day coming up in a month, perhaps it&#8217;s time to think about your health health. And since the holidays have passed and you&#8217;ve no doubt cleaned up your act and tightened up your diet (you have, haven&#8217;t you?), &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thinking About End-Of-Life wishes? Having A Health Care Proxy Is A Start…]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor The end of life is a topic that most people are unwilling to think about, and even less likely to discuss. While we would like our loved ones to live forever, this is obviously not possible.  Even though it is &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Outpour of Love for Football Player Who Loses Wife to Cancer]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor This was one of the most talked about and shared stories during the last week in December 2011.  With nearly 50,000 shares on Facebook and a countless number of tweets on Twitter, let&#8217;s continue to lift this husband and family &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor It has many names: johnson, magic stick, etc, but it is important to know how to keep your &#8220;love from down under&#8221; healthy. Here are three tips to keep it up, literally. 3.) You Can Break Your “Package” There is &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thinking About End of Life Wishes? Having a Health Care Proxy is a Start…]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor The end of life is a topic that most people are unwilling to think about, and even less likely to discuss. While we would like our loved ones to live forever, this is obviously not possible.  Even though it is &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What Do All The Numbers Mean? (Part 3)]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Dear Virtual Patient: In this, the final installment of my ground-laying series, I will discuss some more common tests, specifically liver (hepatic), kidney (renal), and thyroid function tests. LIVER FUNCTION TESTS The liver is a large organ that sits just &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Year: Resolutions or Intentions?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Now that the holidays have passed and you&#8217;re able to take stock of how it went, what&#8217;s on your mind in terms of your health? Have you made resolutions? Did you make resolutions you can keep? Oftentimes, our best intentions &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Nurses We Trust]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor So, once again, nurses have been chosen as the number one trusted professionals in the United States. More than doctors, more than lawyers, more than bankers and police officers. The annual Gallup poll of the most trusted professionals has revealed &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Appreciating The Right Now Moments]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Have you ever had a period in time when you actually didn&#8217;t know what you were feeling? I mean, on the one level the circumstance says you should be sad, but on the other, you want to beat the darkness so you try &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Father Goes the EXTRA Mile for Healthy Food]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor See this heartwarming story about a father who literally goes the extra mile to feed his children fresh fruits and vegetables &#8211;>]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Father Goes the EXTRA Mile for Healthy Food]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor See this heartwarming story about a father who literally goes the extra mile to feed his children fresh fruits and vegetables &#8211;>]]></description>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.afronary.net/feed/redirector.php?url=http://community.blackdoctor.org/father-goes-the-extra-mile-for-healthy-food/p=226]]></link>
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        <title><![CDATA[Holiday Time! Are You Ready?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Well, the holidays are certainly here, and we are faced with so many choices, so many foods, and so many potential dietary indiscretions that it&#8217;s difficult to summon enough self-control to stay balanced and healthy! This is a typical scenario &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Well, the holidays are certainly here, and we are faced with so many choices, so many foods, and so many potential dietary indiscretions that it&#8217;s difficult to summon enough self-control to stay balanced and healthy! This is a typical scenario &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thinking About Eating]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Gaps in government regulation allowed us to be socialized by large food chain marketing campaigns. Indulgence sells. With so many advertising strategies and food cultures born of t.v., shows aimed directly at our wallets, we have lost our compass. Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thinking About Eating]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Gaps in government regulation allowed us to be socialized by large food chain marketing campaigns. Indulgence sells. With so many advertising strategies and food cultures born of t.v., shows aimed directly at our wallets, we have lost our compass. Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Too Much Holiday Fun? Party Skin Prevention & Recovery Tips]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor ‘Tis the season, what seems to be the reason?’  This is how many of my holiday season conversations start with patients. ‘What’s the reason for my redness, puffy eyes, overly dry skin?’  While I love this time of year, I &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor ‘Tis the season, what seems to be the reason?’  This is how many of my holiday season conversations start with patients. ‘What’s the reason for my redness, puffy eyes, overly dry skin?’  While I love this time of year, I &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why You Must Have End-Of-Life Discussions…]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor As a hospital-based physician for over 10 years, I have been privileged to care for a large number of patients.  Unfortunately, some of them have been terminally ill. I have been privy to hearing the patient’s side (often while they &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why You Must Have End-Of-Life Discussions…]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor As a hospital-based physician for over 10 years, I have been privileged to care for a large number of patients.  Unfortunately, some of them have been terminally ill. I have been privy to hearing the patient’s side (often while they &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Untreated Depression: The REAL Reason People Still Smoke?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor It is hard to imagine how anyone who lives in America today is unaware of the myriad of health problems associated with smoking cigarettes — from developing lung cancer to colon cancer to even breast cancer. You know the ol’ &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Untreated Depression: The REAL Reason People Still Smoke?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor It is hard to imagine how anyone who lives in America today is unaware of the myriad of health problems associated with smoking cigarettes — from developing lung cancer to colon cancer to even breast cancer. You know the ol’ &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why Are Mental Health Problems Treated Less In The Black Community?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Unfortunately, Blacks tend to receive less treatment for mental health. Why? There are a different reasons, but it’s partially due to a very strong, very pervasive stigma in the community about mental illness. Why such a strong stigma? One of &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why Are Mental Health Problems Treated Less In The Black Community?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Unfortunately, Blacks tend to receive less treatment for mental health. Why? There are a different reasons, but it’s partially due to a very strong, very pervasive stigma in the community about mental illness. Why such a strong stigma? One of &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Over 230,000 African Americans have died of AIDS &#8211; nearly 40 percent of total deaths &#8211; and of the more than 1 million people living with HIV in the United States of America today, almost half are black. And yet, &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is Getting HIV Inevitable?]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Over 230,000 African Americans have died of AIDS &#8211; nearly 40 percent of total deaths &#8211; and of the more than 1 million people living with HIV in the United States of America today, almost half are black. And yet, &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Well folks, it&#8217;s 12 days before Christmas. If you celebrate this holiday then there chances are that you&#8217;re pushing yourself too hard as you prepare for the days to come. The holidays can be fun, but they&#8217;re also stressful and &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor Well folks, it&#8217;s 12 days before Christmas. If you celebrate this holiday then there chances are that you&#8217;re pushing yourself too hard as you prepare for the days to come. The holidays can be fun, but they&#8217;re also stressful and &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[From: Blackdoctor &#8216;Healthy Things&#8216; blog? &#8220;Healthy Things&#8220;, explores practical approaches to health and identifies means toward good health in daily living. Each day is an opportunity to refine your approach to living well.]]></description>
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