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At the end of each year, the National Cancer Institute updates its Cancer Trends Progress Report, which summarizes our nation’s progress in fighting this disease. Since the publication of the Healthy People 2010 targets at the beginning of the millennium by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we’ve engaged tens of thousands of researchers, spent billions of dollars, and mobilized the political will to regulate many cancer-causing substances—and we have begun to see the benefits.

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If you have friends and family members on your gift list who spend a good part of their days in front of their computers (and who doesn’t?), you might consider getting them an accessory that will make their everyday computing tasks easier or more enjoyable. And because utility rather than taste is an issue, the chances that they will actually use your gift are high.

Here are some possibilities for different budgets:

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You’ve probably seen It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) scores of times already, and while it is certainly a great movie, it’s just one of a dozen memorable films made in the 1940s that celebrate the holiday season. The quality of acting during those years was sensational, and the sentiments straightforward and sincere. Here are some lesser-known chestnuts from the 1940s (and one from the early 1950s) that are worth seeking out this holiday season:

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Parkinson’s disease affects two out of every 1,000 people, but since it most often develops after age 50, it is disproportionately represented among seniors. In essence, the older you are, the more likely you are to know someone who has Parkinson’s or to have the disease yourself. Although there is no cure for Parkinson’s, there are a number of treatments, from medication to deep brain stimulation, that have been effective in controlling its symptoms.