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 ►V.A. Panel Votes to Add to Medical Center

            --Nursing Home, Short-term Facility Favored for Veterans’ Complex at Canandaigua

            A report is being prepared as proposed changes are considered.  Anyone wanting to comment on the options should write to Canandaigua Study, V.A. CARES Studies, PO Box 1427, Washington Grove, MD. 20880.

            For more information, see the Ithaca Journal, April 14, 2007 issue, or contact James Goodman at jgoodman@democratandchronicle.com.

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►Doing the Right Thing for Vets

An article by this name, found at timesunion.com out of Albany, NY, might be of interest to veterans and their families.   –Paul Pagliaro

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TO YOUR HEALTH

-Tomato/broccoli combo for men’s health

            “Can pizza protect your prostate?  If you top it with broccoli, it might, say researchers at the University of Illinois.  A recent study published in the journal Cancer Research found that together broccoli and tomato provide more protection against prostate cancer than either vegetable alone. The combination also worked better than a supplemental dose of lycopene (the pigment in tomatoes believed to be a cancer-fighter) and a drug for treating enlarged prostates.  To get the same benefits as the study, researchers suggest a daily intake of 1½ cups of broccoli and 1 cup of tomato sauce.”

      (Copied from Veterans’ Wellness, Spring 2007, p.10.)

QUOTES OF THE MONTH

            “Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”   

                                                --Mario Andretti                                                                                                

            “A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing but together can decide that nothing can be done.”                                                                                        

                                      --Fred Allen