Charity News from Friday, Oct. 13, 2000

Jewish National Fund Commits Millions to Fight the Blazes in Israel
Jewish National Fund | October 13, 2000 - New York, NY - Jewish National Fund (JNF) has intervened to fight the massive number of fires set by arsonists that are destroying Israel's forests. JNF officials report that airborne fire fighting and the spraying of these ...

Congressman Bruce Vento’s Cause of Death Clarified
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation | Bruce Vento, a popular, 23 year Congressman from Minnesota, died from what the press widely reported as "lung cancer." Today, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation issued a statement clarifying that the cancer was malignant mesothelioma.

Price Announces that Duke, UNC Rural Clinics Receive Federal Funding to Expand Services for North Carolinians With HIV
Duke University Medical Center | Almost $3 million in funding from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration will allow rural clinics run by Duke University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to provide services for more patients with HIV.

Community-Based Infertility Program to Offer New Opportunities to Couples Trying to Conceive
Duke University Medical Center | A new clinic opened this week at the Center for Women of Durham Regional Hospital to provide men and women with a community-based infertility service. The clinic is staffed by physicians from Duke and will provide consultation and treatment services.

 

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