Charity News from Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2002Vitamin D gets an A+ for treating heart diseaseAmerican Heart Association | Women over age 65 who took vitamin D had nearly one-third less risk of dying from heart disease as women who did not take the supplements, according to research presented today at the American Heart Association's Asia Pacific Scientific Forum ... Swift switch from CPR to AED may save lives American Heart Association | A speedier "hands-off" transition from chest compressions to shocking with an automated external defibrillator (AED) may mean more people survive cardiac arrest, according to a report in today's rapid access Circulation: Journal of the American ... Sharing America's Food Bounty is One Key to World Security Catholic Relief Services | "America's food aid program is a critical resource to achieving global food security, and it has never been so necessary." In his address, Hackett recognized the unique partnership among U.S. government, farmers, scientists, food processors, ... Disabled Veterans Seek Guaranteed Health Care Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | Changing veterans health care from a discretionary to a mandatory program, as proposed by the DAV, would correct the existing problem where annual funding of veterans health programs falls far short of what is required to serve all eligible ... Racial Disparity in Cancer Survival: Are Other Factors at Work? Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | If you are a white American with cancer, you have a greater chance of achieving the milestone 5-year survival than if you are black. While the numbers - 63% versus 52% - appear to speak for themselves, they mask potential causes for this disparity.
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