Charity News from Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000

Circle K Stores Deck the Walls This Holiday Season to Benefit People with Disabilities
United Cerebral Palsy Associations | Circle K stores nationwide have begun the 16th Annual "Hang a Wreath for UCP" holiday fundraiser to benefit UCP -- a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the independence of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. "Hang a ...

Speech Production, Comprehension Subject of Duke Brain Lecture
Duke University Medical Center | How humans generate and comprehend speech will be the subject of a free, public lecture on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 5:15 p.m. in the Love Auditorium of the Levine Science Research Center on Duke University's West Campus.

Supportive Care and Quality of Life Take Center Stage for Lung Cancer Patients
Duke University Medical Center | While increased survival is the most important goal of lung cancer treatment, researchers at Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center also are focusing on ways to measure and improve quality of life for patients with the disease.

Yale Researcher Tests New Light Therapy for Treating Winter Seasonal Depression
Yale School of Medicine | A new therapy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) that delivers treatment through a light wrapped around a patient's knee is being tested by Yale researcher Dan Oren, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine.

 

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