Charity News from Wednesday, Mar. 15, 2000AJC - CICAD Survey Examines Swiss Attitudes Toward Jews and the HolocaustAmerican Jewish Committee | These are some of the principal findings of a new American Jewish Committee-CICAD survey, "Swiss Attitudes Toward Jews and the Holocaust," released in Berne today. "Swiss Attitudes toward Jews and the Holocaust" is the fourth in a new series of ... "Milk Sucks" Campaign Sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence | The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) is not amused by the "Milk Sucks! Drink Beer" campaign sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Hospital Stays of Three Days for Uncomplicated Heart Attack Economical, but may be Hard for Hospitals to Achieve Duke University Medical Center | Hospitals could safely discharge patients with low-risk heart attacks within three days, but most keep them five days or more, Duke University researchers report in the March 16 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. Comprehensive Heart Failure Teams Reduce Health Care Costs Duke University Medical Center | When a team of specialists cares for patients with congestive heart failure, the costs of treating these patients can be reduced by more than one-third, according to a new cost analysis conducted by Duke University Medical Center. March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month Duke University Medical Center | Together, cancers of the colon and rectum are the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., with an estimated 56,000 lives claimed by the diseases in 1999, according to the American Cancer Society. It is the fourth most common cancer.
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