Charity News from Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000In Appropriations Testimony -- NCI Director Announces Cancer Deaths Plateau, Cites Success from Cancer Genome Anatomy ProjectNational Cancer Institute | National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director Richard Klausner, M.D., today testified before the House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations that "For the first time, between 1996 and 1997, the total number of cancer deaths in the United ... NPT Applauds Senator Byrd's Call for West Virginia National Park National Park Trust | - The National Park Trust, the only private land conservancy dedicated exclusively to saving America's parklands, today applauded Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia for his call for a study to assess the potential of a national park in West ... Exercise, Even Without Weight Loss, is Good for the Heart Duke University Medical Center | A preliminary study by Duke University Medical Center researchers indicates that moderate exercise alone can improve cholesterol levels and reduce the percentage of body fat in moderately obese people, even if it does not lead to weight loss. 14th Annual Alzheimer's Conference, Feb. 17 and 18 Duke University Medical Center | A two-day conference, open to the public, will examine new approaches to Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, including research into potential cures, treatments and the development of the controversial Alzheimer's vaccine.
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