African American women share 'real talk' stories about fatigue related to breast cancer treatment.

Fatigue is the most common side effect experienced by women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. The fatigue experience of African American (AA) women who undergo breast cancer treatment has been understudied. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory study is to share stories of 10 AA women who experienced fatigue related to breast cancer treatment.

Culturally targeted educational intervention to increase colorectal health awareness among African Americans.

Background/objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third cause of cancer deaths for African Americans.

Objectives: 1) increase CRC knowledge, 2) decrease cancer fatalism, and 3) increase colonoscopy screening for CRC among African Americans in North Carolina.

Methods: Churches and community-based organizations were randomized into intervention and control groups.

Fatalism revisited.

Objectives: To review the concept of fatalism among African Americans by discussing how religiosity/spirituality may guide them in seeking cancer care in a positive rather than a fatalistic way.

Data Sources: Nursing, social science, and medical journals.

Conclusion: Using culturally targeted faith-based interventions to educate African Americans about cancer can serve as a strategy to increase cancer knowledge, decrease cancer fatalism, and ultimately increase cancer screening and treatment resulting in cancer activism.

Spirituality in the natural sciences and nursing: an interdisciplinary perspective.

The Big Bang theory, a widely accepted theory of the origin of the universe, states that the universe was created between ten to twenty billion years ago from a cosmic explosion. Charles Darwin, a 19th century English naturalist, convinced the scientific community through his work that life evolved by natural selection over three and a half million years ago rather than through the influence of a Supreme Being or creator. Although there has been scientific data to support the claims of natural selection, there still remain many unanswered questions suggesting that other mechanisms contributed to the evolution of life.

Strategic enhancement of nursing students information literacy skills: interdisciplinary perspectives.

Nursing students are required to keep abreast of evolving new health care information. It is important for nursing students to develop the skills and knowledge to access nursing and medical databases for their professional growth and development to perform evidence-based practice. A collaborative approach between faculty and librarians is one way to ensure the success of students in acquiring the skills on how to access and use new health care information.

Herpes Simplex Type 2 Virus: a new horizon.

Genital herpes or Herpes Simplex Type 2 Virus (HSC-2) is an incurable, venerable disease. Genital herpes infects more than 1 of 5 adolescents and adults according to the Center for Disease Control. Many people do not know that they have it and are not aware that they may be spreading it to others.

A true picture of eating disorders among African American women: a review of literature.

A review of published studies reveals a serious deficit in scope of eating disorders among African American women. While the "Prevalence of Eating Disorders Among African American Women" (Mulholland & Mintz, 2001), and "A Comparison of Black and White Women With Binge Eating Disorder" (Pike, Dohm, Stiegel-Moore, Wilfley, & Fairburn, 2001) offer substantial findings in an area of under representation, the findings of these studies leave many vacancies in the true picture of eating disorders among African American women. Sufficient examination of the relationship of familial roles, cultural influences, and unique stressors to African American women are not prevalent in the available studies and are not evaluated as substantial influences on maladaptive eating regulation responses.