Charity News from Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000American Jewish Committee Report: Halberstam Murder Was Terrorist ActAmerican Jewish Committee | The murder of Aaron Halberstam on the Brooklyn Bridge six years ago was unquestionably an act of terrorism inspired by Islamic extremists in the Middle East, concludes an American Jewish Committee report issued today. Despite the evidence ... Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Raises Largest Sum To Date - More Than Two Million Dollars For Spinal Cord Research Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation | (SPRINGFIELD, NJ, November 15) -A Magical Evening, Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation's (CRPF) annual black tie gala held at the Waldorf Astoria last night, raised more than two million dollars, the highest amount ever raised by CRPF in one ... Jewish National Fund's Lay Leaders Commit $5.5 Million to Help Alleviate Water Crisis in Israel Jewish National Fund | November 15, 2000 - New York, NY - Jewish National Fund's (JNF) lay leaders kicked-off the organization's "Just Add Water" campaign at JNF's annual National Leadership Conference, by committing an unprecedented $5.5 million towards alleviating the... Midwives in Bangladesh learn safe procedures Mennonite Central Committee | Bangladesh -Giving birth is now safer for some rural Bangladeshi women. Over the past three years, MCC workers in Noakhali District have invited local midwives to participate in 10-day training courses that teach sanitary techniques. First Ever Independent Mesothelioma Research Grants Awarded Today Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation | A bold and new beginning for individuals and families burdened with the orphan disease mesothelioma was announced today. Mesothelioma is a usually fatal cancer of the linings of the chest and abdomen. Potential Benefits Outweigh Small Time Delay in Enrolling Patients With Chest Pain in Clinical Trial Duke University Medical Center | Enrolling patients with chest pain in a cardiology clinical trial takes time, but not enough to offset the benefits of clinical research, researchers at Duke University Medical Center say. Monkeys Control Robot Arm Via Brain Signals Duke University Medical Center | Duke University Medical Center researchers and their colleagues have tested a neural system on monkeys that enabled the animals to use their brain signals, as detected by implanted electrodes, to control a robot arm to reach for a piece of food. Duke Researchers Trying to Extinguish Teen Smoking Duke University Medical Center | It is hard to reduce cigarette smoking rates when a new smoker is born for each smoker who quits or passes away, but researchers at Duke University Medical Center are doing their best to snuff the trend. New Antipsychotic Drugs Combined with Nicotine Patch Help Schizophrenics Quit Smoking Yale School of Medicine | Schizophrenics who took the newer antipsychotic drugs along with the nicotine patch had nearly triple the success rate quitting smoking as schizophrenics taking more traditional antipsychotic medications and the nicotine patch, a Yale study shows.
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