Charity News from Thursday, Jul. 6, 2000Mercy Corps Awarded Grant to Assist Albanian CommunitiesMercy Corps International | The program, funded by a grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will be administered by Mercy Corps International in Tirana. Mercy Corps will award grants and provide oversight and technical assistance to non-... Patch Adams Addresses NYLF/MED National Youth Leadership Forum | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Donning a clown suit and offering up quips normally associated with stand-up comedy, Patch Adams, founder of the Gesundheit! Institute and subject of the acclaimed movie bearing his name, welcomed nearly 400 students to the ... Dr. Matthew J. Ellis to Lead Duke Breast Cancer Program Duke University Medical Center | Dr. Matthew J. Ellis has been named the new director of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center's breast cancer program, effective July 1. Previously, Ellis was an assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology at Georgetown. Yale Scientists Identify Genetic Form of Hypertension in Pregnant Women Yale School of Medicine | A Yale research team led by Richard P. Lifton, M.D., professor of genetics, medicine, and molecular biophysics and biochemistry, has identified the molecular cause of an inherited form of hypertension in pregnant women. Smoking Enhances Cognitive Capability, A Study by a Yale Researcher Shows Yale School of Medicine | A study conducted by Yale researchers suggests that nicotine enhances the cognitive functions of the brain and may explain why many schizophrenics are heavy smokers.
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