Charity News from Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2001Share a Smile With a Friend -- And Help Protect a Dog's LifeAmerican Humane Association | Come 'N Get It dry dog food kicks off a word-of-mouth campaign to raise up to $25,000 for AHA's animal protection programs. Other top brands include Fancy Feast® canned cat food, Friskies® canned and dry cat food, ALPO® canned and dry dog food ... Catholic Campaign for Human Development Names Winners in First Multi-media Youth Arts Contest Catholic Campaign for Human Development | WASHINGTON (April 25, 2001) -- Winners have been announced for the first Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) Multi-Media Youth Arts contest. The students produced a computer slide show to explain the work of the Catholic Campaign for ... U.S. Ambassador Honored by Jewish National Fund for His Work on Behalf of Israel Jewish National Fund | April, 2001 - The Honorable Martin S. Indyk, United States Ambassador to Israel, recently toured JNF sites in the Negev Desert as part of a communications and fundraising effort for the organization. JNF-KKL Director General Itzhak Elyashive ... Clothing, Blankets Still Urgently Needed World Concern | We only send items which are requested by our staff and partners working in these areas," stated Kelly Miller, Director of World Concern Supply Services. If you are interested in volunteering to process the clothing for shipment or more ... Synapse Formation Triggered By Muscle, Salk Scientists Show Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Sometimes nerve is all you need. But nerves have needs, too, including the use of synapses — tiny junctions that coordinate communication between nerves and the muscles they control. Medication Effective in Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents Duke University Medical Center | Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and four other U.S. institutions have determined that fluvoxamine (trade name Luvox) is more than twice as effective as a placebo in the treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Why Mothers in Underserved Populations Stop Breastfeeding Yale School of Medicine | Most women in underserved populations do not continue breastfeeding after four months because they lack the confidence they will do so, and they think their infants prefer formula, a study by Yale researchers shows.
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