Charity News from Monday, Oct. 2, 2000AJC Deplores Palestinian Violence, Appeals for Renewed TalksAmerican Jewish Committee | "The American Jewish Committee deplores the violence that has erupted in Gaza, the West Bank and within Israel itself in recent days, taking more than 30 lives and injuring hundreds. The Israeli-Arab conflict cannot be resolved without the ... AmeriCares Partners with The U.S. Department of State, Eli Lilly & BD to Address Diabetes Needs in Uzbekistan AmeriCares Foundation | AmeriCares is able to provide this comprehensive donation through generous donations from Eli Lilly of Indianapolis, Indiana, and BD (Becton Dickinson) of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. Once in Uzbekistan, Aimee Gilbert, Project Director for ... AmeriCares to Deliver Disaster Aid to Flood-Ravaged Cambodia AmeriCares Foundation | AmeriCares, the international and national disaster relief organization, announced today it is organizing an emergency response plan to assist the flood victims of Cambodia. Parts of Cambodia normally experience flooding during August and ... Don't Use Debt Relief for the Poorest Countries As a Bargaining Chip Bread for the World | Senator Gramm is wrong to now use debt relief for the world's poorest countries as a bargaining chip to get his way on other matters. Millions of people and churches around the world are praying for and urging debt relief in this Jubilee Year ... NCI Announces SPORE Grants for Breast and Prostate Cancer Research National Cancer Institute | The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded $12.7 million in first-year funding to five specialized groups for research on breast and prostate cancer. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, led by Marc A. Shuman, M.D., ... Silicone Breast Implants Are Not Linked to Breast Cancer Risk National Cancer Institute | In one of the largest studies on the long-term health effects of silicone breast implants, researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, Md., found no association between breast implants and the subsequent risk of breast cancer... Questions and Answers for Silicone Breast Implant Study and Breast Cancer Risk National Cancer Institute | The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is conducting a study to determine the long-term health effects associated with silicone breast implants, including any changes in breast cancer risk. The current study, evaluating breast cancer risk and breast... Pig Cells Lead the Way of Artificial Blood Vessel Engineering Duke University Medical Center | Once only a dream, artificial blood vessels are on the way to becoming reality. But it is going to take possibly 10 to 20 years, and several hurdles must be overcome before patients reap the benefits, according to Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.
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