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 Miscellanea for the Informed Reader Prostrate Cancer gets a vaccine and other current affairs... Men experiencing prostate cancer must also endure the side effects of treatment. These can often cause more mental anguish than the disease itself. But now a new treatment could stop prostate cancer without the side effects. Now a new vaccine could eliminate those draining side effects. To create the new vaccine, researchers from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., removed immune cells from cancer patients. Then they sensitized them to the cancer and re-injected them into the patients' bloodstream. There, the immune cells activated other immune cells to attack. Duke researcher Johannes Vieweg,says "The miracle is that these cells only attack cancer cells, but not normal cells, so I think we have a very specific and targeted therapy which has no side effects whatsoever."He says the vaccine may not eliminate prostate cancer altogether, but may keep it from spreading."In the next decade I think we will find improvements to these strategies and completely tackle the cancer puzzle and hopefully can cure patients in the future," says Dr. Vieweg. Though Duke researchers have found the vaccine to be safe, more testing is needed to determine just how effective it is in fighting prostate and other forms of cancer. If you would like more information, please contact: Amy Austell Duke University Medical Center News Office 382 Hanes House DUMC 3354 Durham, NC 27710 (919) 684-4148 amy.austell@duke.edu Andy Rooney says: "As I grow in age, I value older women most of all. Here are just a few reasons why: An older woman will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think. An older woman knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of 50 give a damn what you might think about her. An older single woman usually has had her fill of "meaningful relationships" and "commitment." The last thing she needs in her life is another dopey, clingy, whiny, dependent lover! Older women are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it. Most older women cook well. They care about cleanliness and are generous with praise, often undeserved. An older woman has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women. Older women couldn't care less. Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to an older woman. They always know. An older woman looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women or drag queens. Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off you are a jerk if you are acting like one. Yes, we praise older women for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coifed babe of 70 there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22 year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize for all of us. That men are genetically inferior is no secret. Count your blessings that we die off at a far younger age, leaving you the best part of your lives to appreciate the exquisite woman you've become, without the distraction of some demanding old man clinging and whining his way into your serenity." Transparency International, the global anti-corruption organization, released its Bribe Payers Index (BPI) 2002. According to the new report's findings, several disturbing trends have emerged: Companies in nations - both rich and poor - continue to pay bribes in exchange for contracts. Many countries are not enforcing laws against corruption. Only one in five business experts in the world's emerging markets is aware of the OECD. Anti-Bribery Convention, a landmark piece of legislation passed by the United Nations to fight corruption - a figure unchanged from 1999 The propensity of U.S. firms to pay bribes overseas has increased since 1999. Transparency International's BPI is based on surveys conducted in 15 emerging market economies by Gallup International Association. A ranking of nations' perceived corruption follows (with the least-corrupt country listed first): Rank by country Least to most corrupt: 1. Australia 2. Sweden 3. Switzerland 4. Austria 5. Canada 6. Netherlands 7. Belgium 8. United Kingdom 9. Singapore 10. Germany 11. Spain 12. France 13. United States of America 14. Japan 15. Malaysia 16. Hong Kong 17. Italy 18. South Korea 19. Taiwan 20. People's Republic of China 21. Russia 1. Only in America......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2. Only in America......are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 3. Only in America......do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. 4. Only in America......do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. 5. Only in America......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. 6. Only in America......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. 7. Only in America......do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place. 8. Only in America......do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight! . 9. Only in America......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'. 10. Only in America......do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering. There was a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, Class is over, I would like to share with all of you, a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the powers way of telling us that we must make the most out of every single day. Her eyes, beginning to water, she went on, "So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see, it could be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground. Please look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may sound trite to some, these things are the "stuff" of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for granted. We must make it important to notice them, for at anytime...it can all be taken away. The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook. Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Subscribe to our newsletter - click link below. Madrina Newsletter Tell Your Friends About Madrina.com: Most members came to Madrina because a friend told them, someone of like-mind who they trusted. Please spread the word. Tell your friends about our growing community. |
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