• Stopping heart disease before it starts: The MGH Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center
  More than 25 million Americans are considered at high risk for heart disease, the leading cause of death among U.S. adults. Some 1.1 million men and women will experience a heart attack this year, and for nearly half of them it won't be their first time. At the MGH, treating patients diagnosed with heart disease is just one piece of the cardiac care puzzle. Since July, the hospital has focused new efforts on the aggressive management of risk factors that can lead to heart disease through the MGH Heart Center's Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center.

• Battling ovarian cancer, supporting MGH research
  Anne Helman knows she has a purpose in her life, and that is the reason she and her husband, Jon, have established the Anne R. and Jonathan S. Helman Ovarian Cancer Fund at the MGH. After she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in February 2003, went through surgery, treatment and remission, Helman's cancer recurred in May 2004. Her humanitarian spirit kicked in, and Helman established the fund to provide support for a three-year, quality-of-life study for ovarian cancer patients.

• It takes all types to make a difference
  Carmen Alvarez from the Partners Finance Department in Materials Management is one of 106 MGH and Partners employees who have donated blood so far during the annual MGH vs. BWH Blood Donor Challenge. Alvarez and her colleagues Jasmine Daniel, Paul Riley and Jackie Mallard are among many employees from Partners Materials Management who have participated as a department to support the challenge.

• Long-term aspirin use reduces risk for colorectal cancer
  A new report from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) finds that regular, long-term aspirin use can significantly reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. However, the benefit appears to require more than a decade of use and is strongest at dose levels associated with a greater risk of side effects. The report from researchers at the MGH, BWH and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute appeared in the Aug. 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

• MGHers with heart
  A group of MGHers who want to make a difference for those who suffer from heart disease will be participating in the 2005 American Heart Association's (AHA) Boston Heart Walk, Sept. 17 at 10 am at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. Much of the cardiovascular research conducted at the MGH is supported by funds raised by the AHA.

• Senior HealthWISE answers questions about Medicare Part D
  MGH Senior HealthWISE will host an important seminar to address questions about the recent changes in Medicare that will affect every older adult. “Medicare Part D: Changes that will affect everyone” will be held Sept. 13, from 11 am to noon in the Walcott Conference Rooms.

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