Invitation: Gala Reception. Arab American Tribute to the Democratic National Convention.

Gala Reception on Wednesday, August 28, 1996. 11:00pm-1:00am. Hyatt Regency Hotel. Contains The Second City comedy club advertisement inside

Invitation: From Arab American Institute to Dr. Edna Louise Saffy.

Gala reception, Arab American tribute to the Democratic National Convention. With envelope. August 28,1996

Press Release: Arab American Democrats in the “Mainstream of the Party.”

Arab American Leadership Council. Dr. James Zogby. August 23, 1996

Press Release: “Arab Americans Host Tribute to Democratic National Convention.”

Arab American Tribute Reception. Wednesday, August 28, 1996, 10:00 pm to 1:00 am. The Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt regency Hotel, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago. Contact James Zogby or Claudette Shwiry August 20, 1996

Fax: Decision ’96: The Arab American Vote, GOVT Forum, September 18, 1996

A fax sent to AAI leaders to inform and rally the Arab American community. A leadership program to focus on the political races and issues that the Arab American community cares about and the voter impact that can be made by the community. Meet with the campaigns, the parties and pundits in Dearborn, Michigan October 12, 1996

Program: Arab American Tribute to the Democratic National Convention

Invitation from the Arab American Institute Foundation for the gala reception “Meet is at the Casbah”, An Arab American Tribute to the Democratic National Convention. Held at the Figueroa Hotel, Los Angeles, California. Date: August 15, 2000

Invitation: Meet Us at The Casbah.

An Arab American tribute to the Democratic National Convention featuring the Adam Basma Middle Eastern Dance Company and George Hamad and the Golden String Band. Los Angeles, California. August 15, 2000

Invitation: Flyer, Meet Us at The Casbah.

An Arab American tribute to the Democratic National Convention featuring the Adam Basma Middle Eastern Dance Company and George Hamad and the Golden String Band. Los Angeles, California. August 15, 2000

Pre- and post-initiation modulating effects of green tea ingestion on rat hepatocarcinogenesis

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of green tea ingestion on hepatocarcinogenesis before and after its initiation. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed an AIN76A diet with or without green tea. Initiation was induced by a single dose (200 mg/kg) of diethylnitrosamine at week 4 and 0.02% (w/w) 2-acetylaminofluorene was supplied in the diets. The control group had free access to water for 13 weeks (CTR13). Tea infusion was provided from the beginning of the experiment for 13 weeks (PRE13) or from the post-initiation stage until week 13 (POST13). Three other groups (CTR24, PRE24 and POST24) were added to examine the longer-term effects (24 weeks) with the same experimental design. The percentage area of liver sections that were positive for hepatic placental glutathione S-transferase (GST-P), which was used as a marker of preneoplastic lesions, was smaller in PRE13 (20.2 ± 5.0%, mean ± SD) and POST13 (26.0 ± 4.8%) than in CTR13 (33.2 ± 5.8%, p<0.05). Over the longer period, the GST-P lesions were significantly smaller for both PRE24 and POST24 (21.6 ± 8.5% and 22.2 ± 4.0%, respectively) than for CTR24 (28.6 ± 5.1%, p<0.05), but there was no significant difference between PRE24 and POST24. The liver content of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances was significantly lower in the tea groups than in the controls (p<0.05). However, no significant differences were observed among groups of GST activity. The results show that tea consumption exhibits a stronger short-term initiation-inhibiting ability in liver carcinogenesis, but over a longer period, the preventive effects of green tea ingestion do not differ in post- and pre-initiation

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the 2007 WCRF/AICR score in relation to cancer-related health outcomes

Background: We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of observational studies investigating adherence to the 2007 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) lifestyle recommendations for cancer prevention and health outcomes. Patients and methods: We searched PubMed and the in-house database of the WCRF Continuous Update Project for publications up to June 2019. Cross-sectional studies were only narratively reviewed given their heterogeneity while findings of cohort/case-control studies were synthesized in umbrella reviews and meta-analyses. Summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using a random-effects model when at least two studies reported results on a specific outcome. Results: Thirty-eight articles (17 prospective, 8 case-control, and 13 cross-sectional studies) were included. The summary RR per each point increment in the 2007 WCRF/AICR score was 0.90 (95% CI: 0.87e0.93, n 1⁄4 11) for breast cancer, regardless of hormone receptor and menopausal status, 0.86 (95% CI: 0.82e0.89, n 1⁄4 10) for colorectal cancer, and 0.93 (95% CI: 0.89e0.96, n 1⁄4 2) for lung cancer risk. No statistically significant associations were reported for prostate (n 1⁄4 6) and pancreatic cancers (n 1⁄4 2). Adherence to the recommendations was associated with lower overall mortality (RR 1⁄4 0.90, 95% CI 0.84e0.96, n 1⁄4 3) and cancer-specific mortality (RR 1⁄4 0.91, 95% CI 0.89e0.92; n 1⁄4 3) in healthy populations, as well as with higher survival in cancer patients (n 1⁄4 2). In cross-sectional studies, a healthier plasma marker profile and lower cancer risk factors in the general population and a better health status and quality of life in cancer patients/survivors were reported. Conclusions: Adhering to the 2007 WCRF/AICR recommendations is associated with lower risks of cancer incidence, namely breast and colorectal cancers, and mortality. Primary prevention of cancer should emphasize modification of multiple lifestyle factors. Upcoming studies examining the recently updated 2018 guidelines will further clarify such associations