The U.S. troops which were in Iraq are now gone. More than 30 million Iraqis in Iraq, and many more across the world, celebrated "Iraq Day," or the "Day of Defeating the Occupier," Dec.
In medical school, one of the first lessons we are taught when learning to interview patients is how to be an active listener.
Last Friday, the world cried in shock as an earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit Japan, leaving thousands dead, hundreds of thousands displaced and cities destroyed.
The National Center for Disease Control (CDC) data on firearm fatalities in 2005 showed that greater than 39,000 deaths were caused by firearms.
All of us have been told what is 'good for us' and what is 'bad for us.' We all know that celery is healthier than donuts, that walking is better than driving to nearby locations, that taking the stairs is better than using the elevator and so forth.
