Charity News from Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000$2.4 Million Grant To Aid Children Of East TimorChristian Children's Fund | A consortium of three charitable organizations including Christian Children's Fund, Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee has received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees and ... Mayo Lung Project: After 20 Years, No Benefit from Chest X-rays National Cancer Institute | After tracking smokers for 20 years, a large study indicates that screening for lung cancer with chest X-rays does not save lives. The new report reinforces original conclusions from the Mayo Lung Project, published in the mid-1980s, that X-rays ... Scientists Find Link Between Pre-1970s Diagnostic X-rays for Scoliosis and Breast Cancer Mortality National Cancer Institute | Researchers have found that women with scoliosis, or abnormal curvature of the spine, who were exposed to multiple diagnostic X-rays during childhood and adolescence may be at increased risk of dying of breast cancer. Similarly, the risk of dying... Tommy Hilfiger sponsors fashion show for St. Jude patients St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | With a minimum purchase of $50, patrons purchased a Tommy Hilfiger soccer ball for $1, and proceeds from the soccer ball sales were donated to St. Jude. Tommy Hilfiger also matched each dollar donated to St. Jude. The patients of St. Jude ... The American Cancer Society Has a New Book: The American Cancer Society's Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society's Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods, is a timely new book available in bookstores nationwide on August 21, 2000. - Current trends, safety and regulatory issues, insurance coverage, and American ...
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