Supporting cancer control for Indigenous Australians: initiatives and challenges for cancer councils.
Abstract As in other developed countries, the Australian population is ageing, and cancer rates increase with age. Despite their substantially lower life expectancy, Indigenous Australians are also experiencing concerning cancer statistics, characterised by increasing rates, later diagnosis, higher mortality, and lower participation in screening than the non-Indigenous...

ART Appoints Dr. Daniel B. Kopans, Director of Breast Imaging at MGH and Professor at Harvard Medical School to its Scientific Advisory Committee.
Logos and photos are available on the web at shc.ca/rp/art/ SAINT-LAURENT, Quebec, May 3 /PRNewswire/ - ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (ART) (TSE: "ARA") is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel B. Kopans, M.D., Fellow of the American College of Radiology, to its Scientific...

Antidepressant use has no effect on breast ca risk.
SAN ANTONIO -- Current or prior use of antidepressant medication doesn't appear to be associated with increased risk of breast cancer, Dr. Michelle Jackman reported at a breast cancer symposium sponsored by the Cancer Therapy and Research Center. Some investigators have postulated that the sharp rise in...

Fourth Annual Revlon Run/Walk for Women to Raise Awareness And Funds for Women's Cancer Research and Prevention.
Kristin Davis to Host the Event, Presented by the Entertainment Industry Foundation & The New York Times on May 5th, With Revlon Spokespersons Halle Berry and Karen Duffy and Special Guest Queen Latifah NEW YORK, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- One of...

Random lottery.
People rightly spend a lot of time calling for higher quality both in original research and in systematic reviews. The issue of quality is not just academic babbling--it can really affect our decision-making. The furore over breast cancer screening came down to whether the trials were properly...

ART APPOINTS DR.
ART APPOINTS DR. DANIEL B. KOPANS, DIRECTOR OF BREAST IMAGING AT MGH AND PROFESSOR AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL TO ITS SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE PR Newswire, London, May 3. This press release is transmitted on behalf of ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. Logos and photos are...

National Imaging Associates Announces Appointment Of Howard B. Kessler, M.D. to Key Advisory Position.
HACKENSACK, N.J., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- National Imaging Associates, Inc. (NIA), the leading provider of diagnostic radiology medical management services to healthcare payers in the United States, today announced that Howard B. Kessler, M.D. will be working with the company to provide critical strategic consultation in both...

Lear Corporation Employees Unite to Support 10th Annual Komen Detroit Race for the Cure(R).
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 20 /PRNewswire Interactive News Release/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) today announced that nearly 100 employees have signed up to participate in the 10th annual Komen Detroit Race for the Cure(R) on Saturday, April 21, 2001, at Comerica Park to help raise funds for...

Reckoning with Risk.
Reckoning with Risk. Gerd Gigerenzer. Penguin Books Ltd, London, 2002. 250pp, plus glossary notes etc, 14.95 [pounds sterling]. This is a great book, and you should read it. Yes, it does give a bit of a puff to Bandolier, but that's on page 239 out of 250...

Mind Over Menopause: The Complete Mind/Body Approach to Coping with Menopause.
MIND OVER MENOPAUSE: THE COMPLETE MIND/BODY APPROACH TO COPING WITH MENOPAUSE Leslee Kagan, Bruce Kessel and Herbert Benson 2004; Free Press 368 pages; $12 This book will be a breath of fresh air for many women coping with some of the more problematic changes that can accompany...