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Chicago, Illinois - Precisely targeted radiation therapy can eradicate all evidence of disease in selected patients with cancer that has spread to only a few sites, suggests the first published report from an ongoing clinical trial.

Washington, DC - Despite considerable progress in research to understand the health effects of vitamin D, experts convened by the NIH to review the available data found major gaps in the evidence. The data are strongest in the area of bone health among elderly men and post-menopausal women, suggesting that increased vitamin D intake can improve bone health and prevent falls.

Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt and a high-level delegation will visit the African nations of Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Mali next week to review cooperative efforts to reduce the spread of diseases including HIV/AIDS, malaria and highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Los Angeles, California - Courtney Lyder, 42, (Westwood), a respected researcher in patient safety and geriatric nursing and a leading advocate for healthcare diversity, has been appointed professor and dean of the UCLA School of Nursing, announced Chancellor Gene D. Block.

Washington, DC - The Health Resources and Services Administration ( HRSA) announced $12 million in grants to 36 academic institutions and three hospital organizations to further the education and training of the nation’s nurses and nursing educators, and increase diversity in the nursing workforce.