National Campaign Helps Americans Separate The Myths From Facts About Cancer Risk: February is Cancer Prevention Month

AUDIO: Alice Bender, MS, RDN, Director of Nutrition Programs, AICR
(Arlington, VA, Friday, February 1, 2019) – February is Cancer Prevention Month. The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is leading a national campaign to help Americans separate the myths from facts about cancer risk. Throughout...

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Comunidades Contra el Odio, una Iniciativa Nacional que Trabaja para Documentar y Abordar Incidentes de Odio, Recopila Historias Personales de Odio y Brinda Servicios de apoyo para Aquellos que lo Necesitan

Viernes 1 de Febrero de 2019 Estimado Director de Asuntos Públicos, Communities Against Hate (Comunidades Contra el Odio) es una iniciativa nacional que trabaja documentando e identificando actos de odio, colectando historias personales de odio...

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Communities Against Hate, a National Initiative Working to Document and Address Hate Incidents, is Collecting Personal Stories of Hate and Provides Support Services For Those in Need

Friday, February 1, 2019 Dear PSA Director, Communities Against Hate, a national initiative working to document and address hate incidents, collects personal stories of hate and provides support services for those in need. Hate incidents...

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American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Announces the Cancer Advance of the Year

AUDIO: Bruce E. Johnson, MD, FASCO, Co-Executive Editor of Clinical Cancer Advances 2019, and Immediate Past-President, ASCO
(Alexandria, VA, Thursday, January 31, 2019) -The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has released its annual report on progress against cancer, Clinical Cancer Advances 2019. In the report, ASCO names progress in treating rare...

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Movement and Exercise are Key in Reducing Risk of Heart Disease: February is American Heart Month

AUDIO: Dr. Charlotte Pratt, Program Director and Deputy Branch Chief, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(Bethesda, MD, Wednesday, January 30, 2019) – Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. One in four people in the U.S. dies of heart disease each year. A risk factor...

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New Report on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development Asserts That the U.S. is at a Turning Point

AUDIO: Timothy Shriver, National Commission Co-Chair, Chairman of the Special Olympics, and Co-Founder and Chair of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
(Washington, DC, Tuesday, January 29, 2019) – A new report being released by the Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development asserts that our nation is at a turning point. We now understand...

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Cutting Edge Study Aims to Treat Mild Memory Loss with Nicotine

AUDIO: Paul A. Newhouse, M.D., Director of the Center for Cognitive Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
(Nashville, TN, Thursday, January 17, 2019) – Mild memory loss or Mild Cognitive Impairment, also known as MCI, affects 15 to 20 percent of people age 65 and older and is a precursor to Alzheimer’s...

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New Study is Using Nicotine to Treat Mild Memory Loss

AUDIO: Dr. Paul A. Newhouse, Director of the Center for Cognitive Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
(Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, January 16, 2019) – Memory loss is not a normal part of aging. Mild memory loss or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is most common in seniors and is a precursor to Alzheimer’s...

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