Charity News from Friday, Jul. 14, 2000End-Of-Life Issues: Personal Experiences, Cultural Considerations Key in Decision-makingAlzheimer's Association | A family's cultural background, as well as how they value life and suffering, also come into play in making end-of-life decisions. That doesn't mean that families are unwilling to consider end-of-life decisions, according to Dr. Mary Sano who ... Alzheimer's Association Awards $180,000 in Grants for Chapters Alzheimer's Association | Grant recipient chapters include those located in rural communities and states, as well as chapters serving metropolitan and rural communities. Funded programs range from telephone education programs for rural caregivers to rural health care ... U.S. Department of Education Honors AJC American Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee's support for Catholic schools 75 years ago was singled out this week by the U.S. Department of Education. AJC was the only Jewish organization to file an amicus brief on behalf of the Catholic society that brought ... AJC Hails Federal Religious Liberty Bill American Jewish Committee | The American Jewish Committee is hailing the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), introduced yesterday in both houses of Congress (S.2869 and H.R.4862). "It will protect religious groups from discriminatory land use laws ... AJC Urges NATO to Arrest Milosevic American Jewish Committee | "We firmly believe that Milosevic should be arrested promptly and delivered to The Hague to stand trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia," Mr. Rifkind said. We firmly believe that Milosevic should be arrested ... Thirty Controversial Anti-Circus Billboards Blanket Los Angeles Animal Protection Institute | Los Angeles, CA -- Ringling Bros. The billboards, sponsored by the Animal Protection Institute and the Performing Animal Welfare Society, also encourage people to "Say NO to Animal Circuses." American Cancer Society Applauds Engle Jury Decision for Record Punitive Damages Against Big Tobacco American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society, the nation's leading voluntary health organization, praised today's verdict by the Engle jury ordering the tobacco industry to pay $145 billion in punitive damages in the Florida class action suit. "The tobacco ... Report on the Use of Alternative Medicine for Mental Conditions Issued by Yale Researchers Yale School of Medicine | People with mental conditions are 25 percent more likely to use alternative or complementary treatments than those without such disorders, a Yale research team has found.
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