Charity News from Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000CCF to Extend Aid in the Horn of AfricaChristian Children's Fund | Richmond, VA - Because of the partial failure of the December maize harvest, Christian Children's Fund (CCF) announced today it will extend its food aid program to Kenya through March 2001. It is anticipated that CCF will extend food and medical ... Questions and Answers about the Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project National Cancer Institute | The Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project (HSPP) was a 15-year randomized trial conducted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, and supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, Md. The purpose of ... Researchers Complete Extensive Youth Smoking Prevention Study National Cancer Institute | Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle have found that a curriculum-based approach to prevent youth smoking was ineffective when used alone in a school setting. The Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project (HSPP) was a ... Scientists Discover Gene Alteration That Hastens Onset of AIDS National Cancer Institute | Scientists report this week that people who inherit a single, relatively common alteration in a human gene tend to progress more rapidly to AIDS than those born without the alteration. According to Stephen J. O'Brien, Ph.D., a senior author on ... American Cancer Society Foundation Elects New Officers American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society Foundation Board of Trustees has elected new officers for the year 2001. The American Cancer Society Foundation was organized in 1992 as the capital gift and endowment arm of the American Cancer Society. Many Terminally ill Patients Not Referred for Hospice Services, Despite Meeting Eligibility Requirements Yale School of Medicine | About 45 percent of terminally ill patients are not receiving hospice services, even though many are eligible for the care, Yale researchers report in the December 22 issue of Journal of Palliative Care. Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms may be Caused by Abnormal Neuronal Activity, Yale Researchers Find Yale School of Medicine | For the first time, a team of Yale researchers has identified a previously unrecognized molecular change in the neurons of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, which may contribute to some of the debilitating symptoms that characterize the disease.
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