Charity News from Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000AICR Comments On Recent Findings of Nurses and Health Professionals Study on Fruits, Vegetables and Colon CancerAmerican Institute for Cancer Research | AICR recommends consuming five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day for optimum protection against cancer and a host of chronic diseases. Those few study subjects who ate more fruits and vegetables consumed more calories overall. Cancer Researchers to Harvard Nurses Study: Not So Fast! American Institute for Cancer Research | The Institute reminded the public of the "convincing and continually growing" scientific evidence that diets high in fruits and vegetables lower the risk for colon cancer. The surveys of 136,092 men and women reported no link between consumption ... AmeriCares Airlifts Medical Relief to the Middle East AmeriCares Foundation | WHO: AmeriCares, the international and domestic disaster relief organization, is airlifting vital medical supplies, such as essential medicines, drugs, food and nutritional supplements to Beirut, Lebanon. WHEN: The AmeriCares Cargo jet will depart... Bill Bright Diagnosed With Lung Condition Campus Crusade for Christ | This past summer at Campus Crusade for Christ's annual international directors meeting, after nearly five decades of leading one of the world's largest international ministries, Dr. Bill Bright announced to his worldwide staff that Douglass would ... CWLA Responds to Release of Youth Crime/Adult Time, Is Justice Served? Child Welfare League of America | CWLA Responds to Release of Youth Crime/Adult Time, Is Justice Served? October 31, 2000, Washington, DC -- The Child Welfare League of America, in response to the new report Youth Crime/Adult Time, Is Justice Served? CWLA Applauds New Measure to Help Foster Teens with Housing Child Welfare League of America | October 31, 2000, Washington, DC -- The Child Welfare League of America hailed a measure passed today by both the House and Senate that will extend housing assistance to young adults ages 18-21 who have lived in foster care. The provision was ... St. Jude Researchers Determine Expensive Preventive Treatment Is Not Necessary St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | (Memphis, Tennessee, October 31, 2000) Pediatric patients diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) who have low platelet counts and require an important diagnostic test or treatment procedure do not need a platelet transfusion according ... Duke University Hospital Receives Consumer Choice Award Duke University Medical Center | Duke University Hospital has been rated by consumers as No. 1 in the Research Triangle and one of the highest quality hospitals in the nation, according to the National Research Corp.
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