Charity News from Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2001Federal Government Sued Over Aerial Gunning of WildlifeAnimal Protection Institute | Washington, DC -- A lawsuit filed in federal court today seeks to stop the aerial gunning of wildlife until the US Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services program (WS) and the US Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ... Window on the World to be Installed at Direct Relief International Direct Relief International | Nadya Penoff, a world-renowned stained glass artist, has spent the past six months guiding her local Adult Education class through the creation of a magnificent new stained glass window to be installed at the headquarters of Direct Relief ... Justice alternative lets community deal with offenders Mennonite Central Committee | HAPPY VALLEY, Labrador -- The Newfoundland and Labrador justice system is finally taking steps towards accepting alternatives to the court system. The first Community Justice Forum took place last fall in Labrador. In Happy Valley, ministry of hospitality feeds body and soul Mennonite Central Committee | HAPPY VALLEY, Labrador -- It's a cold January night here, but inside Bill and Pam Stevenson's home the kitchen is warm and the food inviting. This is a typical scene for the Stevensons, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) representatives in Labrador... Statement By Samaritan's Purse On USAID Grant For Relief Work In El Salvador Samaritan's Purse | A recent New York Times article (March 5, 2001) featured work being done by Samaritan's Purse (an international Christian relief organization headed by Franklin Graham) in the country of El Salvador. Duke Researchers Reverse Damage of Heart Failure with Gene Therapy Duke University Medical Center | After previously demonstrating that they could use gene therapy to prevent heart damage in rabbits with congestive heart failure, researchers have now gone one step further to use gene therapy to actually reverse the damage already done. JAMA Article Calls for Overhaul of Clinical Trials to Improve Patient Safety Duke University Medical Center | The current system for protecting people participating in clinical drug trials is outdated and needs to be overhauled, according to an article in Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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