Charity News from Monday, Dec. 22, 2003St. Jude ranked among top 500 supercomputer centersSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has joined the ranks of world-class supercomputer users around the world with the installation of an IBM computer system that can perform more than 600 billion operations per second. Laparoscopic Appendectomy Has Clear Advantages Over Conventional Procedure Duke University Medical Center | After analyzing a nationwide database of more than 43,000 patients, Duke University Medical Center researchers have determined that the minimally invasive laparoscopic approach to removing infected appendices has significant advantages. Emory Performs Linear Left Atrial Ablation For First Time In Georgia Emory University | Donald Burkett of Blue Ridge, Georgia, says symptoms he experienced due to the irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib) made him feel miserable. "I had such extreme fatigue that I didn't want to do anything." The ASPCA Selects Winners of Second Annual ASPCA/Chase Pet Protectors Award Honoring Animal Welfare Organizations & Shelters American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has chosen the winners of the second annual 2003 ASPCA/Chase Pet Protectors Award. This year's grand prize went to Georgia Legal Professionals for Animals, a volunteer group from Atlanta.
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