Charity News from Monday, Mar. 26, 2001Camping Program for Children Living with HIV/AIDS Seeks Volunteer Medical PersonnelAmeriCares Foundation | The Camp is sponsored by Camp AmeriKids, a program of the humanitarian relief agency AmeriCares. We are currently seeking New York State Licensed Doctors, Nurses, and Nurse Practitioners who can volunteer for one, eight-day camping session. Huntington's Disease Society of America Participates in Senate Caucus Huntington's Disease Society of America | A representative of the Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) will be present to testify on behalf of people affected by this deadly disease. The primary focus of this testimony will be family issues concerning Huntington's Disease (HD),... High Response Rate of Hairy Cell Leukemia Patients to Immunotoxin Treatment Raises Hopes National Cancer Institute | Because stem cells-the progenitors of normal B cells-do not have CD22, any B cells lost in the short-term treatment should be replaced by the patient's untouched stem cells. Kreitman added, "Malignant stem cells- the progenitors of the leukemic ... Duke Receives U.S. Patent on Heat-Triggered Drug Carriers Duke University Medical Center | Duke University has received a United States patent for a special formulation of drug-carrying microscopic fatty liposome spheres invented by Duke engineering professor David Needham.
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