Charity News from Wednesday, Jul. 12, 2000Alzheimer's Association Applauds Senate Committee For Action on Caregiver SupportAlzheimer's Association | The Alzheimer's Association congratulates Senator Jeffords and the committee for their efforts to reach consensus on a bipartisan Older Americans Act bill that includes authorization for a national Family Caregiver Support program. The World ... High-Fat Diet in Early Adulthood May Be Associated With Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Alzheimer's Association | A high-fat diet during early and mid-adulthood may be associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, especially in people with a marker called the ApoE-e 4 allele, say researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School... Experimental Therapeutic Shows Promise for People with Moderately Severe to Severe Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Association | New findings reported today at World Alzheimer Congress 2000 suggest that memantine, a drug that acts on a key central nervous system receptor, may help slow the progression of moderately severe to severe Alzheimer's disease. In this study, more ... Animal Protection Institute Intervenes in Farm Bureau Freedom of Information Act Legal Case Animal Protection Institute | Waco, TX -- Today, the Animal Protection Institute (API), a nonprofit animal advocacy organization, filed a motion to intervene in the suit filed in Texas by the American Farm Bureau Federation and the Texas Farm Bureau to prevent the release of ... Rose Marie Thomas, wife of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas, passes away in Beverly Hills St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | (Memphis, Tennessee, July 12, 2000) Rose Marie Thomas, the widow of Danny Thomas, founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital© in Memphis, Tennessee, passed away in her Beverly Hills home Wednesday morning. Rose Marie Thomas was named St. ... New Insight for Antibacterial Drug Development St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | "Before now, FabI was thought to be ubiquitous and drugs that inhibit FabI would attack all bacteria," Rock said. Rock reported in September 1998 that it was possible for E. coli bacteria to develop some resistance to triclosan by acquiring ...
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