Charity News from Tuesday, May. 30, 2000

Israel's Admission to UN Regional Group Heralds New Era
American Jewish Committee | Israel's temporary admission to a UN regional group marks "the start of a new era for Israel's status in the international arena," said David A. Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee. "We now look forward to early action to ...

St. Jude Research Study Shows Advances in Gene Therapy Transfer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | (Memphis, Tennessee, May 30, 2000) Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have developed new methods that appear to remove certain gene transfer barriers in blood diseases, showing gene transfer rates 10 to 20 times greater than ...

Early Escalation of Cocaine Intake Is a Predictor of Addiction
Yale School of Medicine | New users of cocaine who quickly escalate the amount they are taking is a good predictor of who is likely to become addicted. "While many people try drugs, only some actually become addicted," said David Self, assoc. professor of psychiatry at Yale.

 

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