Charity News from Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2000

Animal Dealers in Wisconsin Surrender 198 Dogs
American Humane Association | The American Humane Association (AHA) and Animal Planet Rescue in cooperation with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Polk County Department of Health, and the Polk County Sheriff's Department yesterday assisted with the surrender of 198...

In Partnership With Farm Aid, USA Harvest To Collect Food For Needy Families At Farm Aid 2000 Presented By Best Buy
Farm Aid | USA Harvest, a national organization that collects and distributes donated food, will collect canned and boxed food donations at Farm Aid 2000 and will distribute the food to Washington, DC-area community action agencies. The Farm Aid-USA Harvest...

Tipper Gore To Show Commitment To America's Family Farmers By Accompanying Willie Nelson At Farm Aid's 15th Anniversary Concert
Farm Aid | In her second major live performance Mrs. Gore, a lifelong music fan, will accompany Farm Aid founder Willie Nelson on the drums. "Struggling farm families will be inspired to see Mrs. Gore join Farm Aid's efforts in support of rural America," ...

Yale Researchers Discover Why a Common Antibiotic Causes Deadly Heart Condition in Some
Yale School of Medicine | A gene present in about 1.6 percent of the general population places these persons at risk for a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder when they take the common antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or Bactrim(tm), Yale researchers have found.

City of Hope Cancer Center Receives Major Grant to Spread Knowledge of Inherited Cancers
City of Hope | City of Hope Cancer Center has been awarded a $960,000 grant from the California Department of Health Services for a proposal to develop a technology transfer program and provide professional medical education in cancer genetics.

 

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