Charity News from Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000American Humane Association Joins Lawsuit Against Federal Government on Dolphin-Safe TunaAmerican Humane Association | This ultimately led to changes in the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other important dolphin protection legislation, which required only tuna caught without purse seine nets could carry the dolphin-safe label." The law's provisions include ... AJC Official Testifies on Holocaust-era Compensation American Jewish Committee | Delays in distributing compensation payments "have increased frustrations" among Holocaust survivors, an American Jewish Committee official told a Congressional Committee yesterday. Rabbi Baker expressed concern that the issues that comprise the ... AJC President Calls on Congress to Reject Secret Evidence Repeal Act American Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee today urged Congress to reject the Secret Evidence Repeal Act because "its categorical ban on the use of classified information in immigration proceedings fails to draw the appropriate balance between due process ... A Program to End Hunger: Hunger 2000 Bread for the World | The data shows that people in 3.6 percent of all American households were hungry and 10.2 percent of households were at risk of hunger. The U.S. government would have to contribute just $1 billion more yearly to lead the international effort to ... What do Americans Really Know About Cancer? American Cancer Society | 1 health concern of Americans, according to results of a nationwide poll released today by Discovery Health Channel and the American Cancer Society. Yet despite their concern for cancer, Americans remain either ignorant of cancer risk factors or ... Primary Care Physicians Need More Education About Stroke Diagnosis and Treatment Duke University Medical Center | The closest emergency room, and not a primary care practice, may be the best place to go for patients experiencing the possible symptoms of a stroke, according to the results of a Duke University Medical Center study. Training Overseas Has Long-Lasting Effect On Yale Physicians-in-Training Yale School of Medicine | Doctors who train for a time in underdeveloped areas are more likely, as they pursue their careers, to care for underserved patients, a Yale study shows.
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