Charity News from Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000American Jewish Committee Survey Shows Wide Acceptance of Interfaith MarriageAmerican Jewish Committee | A new American Jewish Committee survey reveals that American Jews in the main are undisturbed by mixed marriage, viewing it as an inevitable reality in American society. Notwithstanding these views, 69 percent of American Jews believe the Jewish ... Shocking Exposé of the Cruel Trade in African Baboons for Research Animal Protection Institute | Yet, there is a hidden side to Tanzania - the secret but lucrative trade in wild-caught Olive baboons captured for research. BUAV investigators filmed wild caught adult baboons held at the site of one of the main Tanzanian dealers, Zainab Wild ... Marin County Votes to Phase out Lethal Predator Control Animal Protection Institute | "By this vote, Marin County has taken a bold step toward protecting wildlife and ensuring that agriculture and the environment can peacefully co-exist," said Camilla Fox, Wildlife Program Coordinator for the Animal Protection Institute, a member ... Alternative Gifts Speak from the Heart and Help the Less Fortunate Heifer Project International | The gift catalog from Heifer International enables a shopper to purchase an animal (or share of an animal) for an impoverished family in honor of friends or family members. Through its "living loan" of livestock, Heifer promotes self-reliance, ... NARSAD Awards Prizes for Outstanding Research National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression | In addition to presenting awards for research achievement in schizophrenia and affective disorders, it was the first time NARSAD presented a prize for outstanding research in childhood and adolescent psychiatry. The prestigious Lieber Prize for ... Researchers Discover Important Structure for Drug Development St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | Parainfluenza (both hPIV-1 and hPIV-3) is the second most common viral infection in children under five years of age. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee, was founded by the late Danny Thomas. Function of Nicotine Receptors in the Brain Key to Maintaining Cognitive Capability in Aging Yale School of Medicine | A new study by Yale researchers shows that loss of nicotine receptors in the brain in the late stages of Alzheimer's Disease may contribute to the cognitive impairments associated with the disease.
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