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| December 29, 2006 |
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Molecular Aanatomy of Influenza Virus Detailed |
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| December 21, 2006 |
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Experience Sculpts Brain Cirucitry to Build Resiliency to Stress, Rats Develop "Illusion of Control" |
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| December 19, 2006 |
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Reduced Levels of Fat in The Diet May Decrease The Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence According to New Clinical Trial |
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Mental Exercise Helps Maintain Some Seniors' Thinking Skills |
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| December 18, 2006 |
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Herbal Supplement Fails to Relieve Hot Flashes in Large NIH Trial |
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| December 11, 2006 |
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New, Easy-To-Read Booklet Offers Cold-Weather Tips For Older Adults |
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| December 1, 2006 |
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Disability Among Older Americans Continues Significant Decline |
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| November 20, 2006 |
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Novel Program Enhances Dementia Caregivers' Quality of Life |
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| November 20, 2006 |
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NHLBI and CMS Launch Large Study Of Home Oxygen Therapy For COPD -- Clinical Trial Will Clarify if More Patients Could Benefit From Treatment |
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| November 17, 2006 |
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Falls Have Become the Leading Cause of Injury Deaths for Seniors
CDC report reveals that men more likely to experience fatality than women |
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Structured Exercise Program May Enhance Seniors' Physical Functionings |
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| November 16, 2006 |
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NIH-Funded Research On Taste, Smell Featured In Journal "Nature Insight" |
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| November 15, 2006 |
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New Family Health History Projects Focus On Alaska Native, Appalachian Communities Acting Surgeon General Urges Americans to Know Their Family Health Histories |
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| November 14, 2006 |
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Inexpensive Test Detects H5N1 Infections Quickly Aad Accurately |
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| November 3, 2006 |
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Fourth Annual ICAA Awards Honor Creativity And Excellence In Active Aging |
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| November 1, 2006 |
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Laser Treatment Does Not Prevent Vision Loss For People With Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
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| October 31, 2006 |
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European Union Ministers and experts share ideas to tackle Europe's ageing challenge  |
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| October 26, 2006 |
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HHS Secretary Announces Development of Physical Activity Guidelines At National Prevention Summit |
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| October 18, 2006 |
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NIEHS Allocates $74 Million to Study Environmental Causes of Disease |
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2007 Purpose Prize - Nominations Open Now |
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| October 12, 2006 |
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NIH Funds Largest Long-Term Study of Health and Disease In Hispanic/Latino Population |
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New Nationwide Study Will Evalutate Effect Of Antioxidants and Fish Oil on Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) |
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| October 11, 2006 |
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Plan Will Guide NIH Research in Type 1 Diabetes |
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| September 29, 2006 |
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New Campaign, Featuring Smokers' Personal Stories, Encourages Tobacco Users To "Be A Quitter" |
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| September 28, 2006 |
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HHS Announces More Than $13 Million For Community Prevention Programs For Older Americans |
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| September 27, 2006 |
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HHS Announces Efforts To Expand And Streamline Access To Long-Term Care In Communities Through Grants To States |
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| September 20, 2006 |
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High Blood Pressure Information Added To NIHSENIORHEALTH |
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| September 6, 2006 |
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Prevalence of Functional Limitations Among Adults 60 Years of Age and Over: United States, CDC Vital and Health Statistics Report, Number 375, August 23, 2006 (PDF) (8 pp, About PDF) |
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| September 1, 2006 |
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NIEHS Awards $3.6 Million To Outstanding New Environmental Scientists |
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August 30, 2006 |
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Study Links Medical Spending to Life Expectancy Gains |
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August 24, 2006 |
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A Little TLC Goes a Long Way Toward Reducing High Cholesterol |
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August 16, 2006 |
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Study Finds "Gradient Of Disability" Linked To Household Income Of Older Adults |
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Applicants Sought for $19 million in Watershed Grants |
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August 14, 2006 |
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Tumors Use "Hijacking" Trick To Evade Attack By Immune Cells |
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The Apple Bites Back: Claiming Old Orchards for Residential Development |
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Nested Case–Control Study of Autoimmune Disease in an Asbestos-Exposed Population |
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Environmental Health Perspectives - Hearing Loss in Workers Exposed to Toluene and Noise |
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August 13, 2006 |
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Mouse Study Finds That Mutant Enzyme is Able to Help Protect DNA From Damage |
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August 8, 2006 |
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NHLBI Offers Complete Guide To Physical Activity For A Healthy Heart |
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August 3, 2006 |
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Heat Waves Kill in Areas without Business to Draw Out Elderly |
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| August 1, 2006 |
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Osteoarthritis Initiative Releases First Data |
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Boomers Bear the Health Burden of Smog |
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| July 27, 2006 |
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Chemical in Many Air Fresheners May Reduce Lung Function |
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| July 24, 2006 |
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Keep It Cool With Hot Weather Advice For Older People |
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| July 11, 2006 |
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NIH-Funded Study Seekd Long-Lived Families to Help Discover Secrets of Long and Healty Life |
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| July 2006 |
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Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 114, Number 7, July 2006:
Diabetes, Obesity, and Hypertension May Enhance Associaitons between Air Pollution and Markers of System Inflammation |
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Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 114, Number 7, July 2006: The Effects of Air Pollution on Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly People in Australian and New Zealand Cities |
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June 19, 2006 |
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Cadmium-Induced Effects on Bone in a Population-Based Study of Women |
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NIH, University of Michigan Renew Major Survey on Older Adults' Health, Retirement |
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May 26, 2006 |
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One-Third of Adults with Diabetes Still Don't
Know They Have It |
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May 22, 2006 |
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NIAID Study Finds Higher Dose Of Flu Vaccine
Improves Immune Response In The Elderly |
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May 11, 2006 |
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NIEHS Researchers Link Gene Variation To
Coronary Heart Disease |
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May 9, 2006 |
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Study Finds Most Americans Have Good Vision,
But 14 Million Are Visually Impaired. |
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May 2, 2006 |
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Study Finds Middle-Aged Americans Not
As Healthy As English Counterparts |
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May 1, 2006 |
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Healthy Vision Month Observed In May |
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April 19, 2006 |
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Interregional
Spread Of Influenza Through United States Described By Virus Type,
Size Of Population And Commuting Rates And Distance |
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April 18, 2006 |
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Lifestyle Changes Can Help Older Hispanics
Manage Diabetes |
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April
12, 2006 |
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National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute Adds New Resources On Heart Health |
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April 7, 2006 |
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Workshop on Disability in America - A New Look. Institute of Medicine |
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April 3, 2006 |
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Making Multiple Lifestyle Changes is Beneficial, Achievable in Lowering High Blood Pressure |
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March
30, 2006 |
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H5N1 Avian Flu Virus Vaccine Induces Immune
Responses In Healthy Adults |
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March
28, 2006 | • |
Intergenerational
Environmental Health Project |
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March
24, 2006 |
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New Federally Funded Research Programs Aims
To Improve Survival From Cardiac Arrest And Severe Trauma |
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March
21, 2006 |
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Older Hispanics Can Prevent High Blood
Pressure |
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March
20, 2006 |
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Five New Members Named To NIH Advisory
Committee On Research On Women's Health |
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March
13, 2006 |
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Antibiotic Effective Against Leading Cause
Of Blindness Throughout The World
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Death
Rates Declined With Reduction In Fine Particle Levels, Harvard Study
Says |
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March
9, 2006 |
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A
New Vision of Aging: Helping Older Adults Make Healthier Choices.
Developed in collaboration with the National Council on Aging and with
funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the report
summarizes the evidence on the benefits of health promotion in older
adults. |
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Dramatic
Changes In U.S. Aging Highlighted In New Census, NIH Report, Impact
of Baby Boomers Anticipated |
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March
7, 2006 |
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ScienceNOW
Daily News, "Getting the
Lead In" By Erik Stokstad |
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March
8, 2006 |
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Elderly Have Higher Risk For Cardiovascular,
Respiratory Disease From Fine Particle Pollution |
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March
5, 2006 |
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Variations In Genes Can Influence The
Risk Of Developing Age-Related Macular Degeneration
And Other Disease Such As Cancer |
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March
3, 2006 |
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New Checklist Helps Home Health Care Providers
Prepare
For An Influenza Pandemic |
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NIHSENIORHEALTH Adds Information on Heart Failure |
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February 28,
2006 |
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U.S. Surgeon General Urges Spanish-Speaking
Americans To Know Their Family Health History |
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February
27, 2006 |
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HHS And VA To Target Diabetes, Obesity
Among American Verterans |
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February
15, 2006 |
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New Compound May Protect Against Liver
Cancer |
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Hypothermia: A Cold Weather Hazard For Seniors |
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February
13, 2006 |
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NCI Launches New Initiative To Identify Genetic Risk Factors For Breast and Prostate Cancer |
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February
9, 2006 |
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Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Study
Launched Nationwide By The National Institutes
Of Health |
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February
8, 2006 | • |
Two
NIH Initiatives Launch Intensive Efforts To Determine Genetic
And Environmental Roots Of Common Diseases |
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A
patient advocacy group, the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
released a report "The State of Depression in America" (PDF About PDF) |
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January 31, 2006 |
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Wise
Study Of Women And Heart Disease Yields Important Findings On Frequently
Undiagnosed Coronary Syndrome |
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January 30, 2006 |
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Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Information New On NIHSENIORHEALTH |
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January 17, 2006 |
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Mutation
That Protects Against HIV Infection May Raise Risk Of West Nile
Virus Illness |
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January 12, 2006 |
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Statement
On NIH Research On Obesity And Type 2 Diabetes By Allen M. Spiegel,
M.D., Director, National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And
Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) And Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director,
National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
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January 11, 2006 |
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Civic
Ventures Announces The Purpose Prize, $100,000 for 5 persons over
60 whose talent and experience is transforming how our nation addresses
social problems. |
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