Charity News from Thursday, Mar. 22, 2001NCADD Supports Treatment Parity LegislationNational Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence | Many studies show that substance abuse treatment reduces health care costs by 50% or more. A Harvard School of Public Health study assessing the cost/benefit ratio for various treatments of medical conditions found that substance abuse treatment ... Salk Scientists Find Genes That Control Limb Formation In Vertebrates Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Whether they're wings, fins or legs, those appendages generally known as limbs play a critical role for lifting, grasping, moving and other activities needed to sustain life. Until recently, little was known about limb formation in vertebrates. Isolated Heart Patients Have Twice the Risk of Dying, Present Challenges to Health Care Workers Duke University Medical Center | It has been known for some time that social isolation increases the risks of heart patients suffering further from their disease or even dying, but until now researchers didn't have a clear idea of which patient characteristics are responsible. Genetic Variant May Increase Risk of Stress-Induced Cardiovascular Damage Duke University Medical Center | Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered that people who have a common variant of a specific gene are at a much greater risk of suffering adverse cardiovascular responses to mental stress. $2 Million Deutsch Foundation Gift Supports Duke Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Duke University Medical Center | The Rory David Deutsch Foundation of Highland Park, Ill., has committed $2 million to the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center to establish an endowment for pediatric brain tumor research at Duke, President Nannerl O. Keohane announced Thursday.
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