Charity News from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001President of Disneyland to be Honored at JNF Tree of Life™ GalaJewish National Fund | January 10, 2001 ¤ Anaheim, CA ¤ Cynthia Harriss, president of The Disneyland Resort, has been selected as the Jewish National Fund (JNF) Orange County/Long Beach Region Tree of Life recipient for 2001. Harriss will receive the award at the Tree ... Penny Power projects planned for 2001 Mennonite Central Committee | Children donate their Penny Power coins at church and watch in anticipation at the nearest MCC relief sale as the coins are counted. Relief sales in other regions and provinces are also planning Penny Power projects for 2001. The ASPCA Warns of Increased Antidepressant Overdoses in Dogs American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | With the rising use of antidepressants nationwide among people and their pets, it's not surprising that accidental ingestion of these drugs have increased. Since 1998, the ASPCA's Animal Poison Control Center has received more than 1,075 such calls. Yale To Help U.S. Department of Defense Improve Health Care Quality Yale School of Medicine | Yale researchers have received a $1.2 million contract to assist the U.S. Department of Defense in evaluating and assessing information technology that the government is developing to improve quality in medical care. Salmonella in Combination with Radiation Effective Against Cancer Tumors, Study by Yale Researchers Finds Yale School of Medicine | A study of melanoma tumors by Yale researchers shows that Salmonella injections in combination with radiation therapy could provide a promising new cancer therapy.
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