Charity News from Monday, Apr. 30, 2001AmeriCares and Harvard Medical Team Complete First Ever Hip Replacement Surgery in KosovoAmeriCares Foundation | AmeriCares, in partnership with doctors from Harvard University's Massachusetts General Hospital, have completed a five-day medical mission in which they helped revamp orthopedic surgery in Kosovo. AmeriCares donated state of the art surgical ... Rep. Shelley Berkley Offers Bill to Commemorate National Children's Memorial Flag Day Child Welfare League of America | -- The U.S. House of Representatives today voted unanimously to pass a bill offered by Rep. Shelley Berkley (NV-1) to raise awareness of violence against children. Berkley's bill encourages national, state, and local agencies, as well as private ... As one of the nation's leading community solutions providers, United Way is proud to serve as a Boost America! partner. United Way of America | In addition to the celebrities, federal and state governments and numerous safety groups are joining Ford Motor Company to increase the use of booster seats among four-to-eight year olds. Joined by supporters representing federal and state ... Higher Chicken Pox Vaccination Rates Decrease Disease Even in the Unvaccinated Duke University Medical Center | Substantial increases in the rate of varicella (chicken pox) vaccination during the past five years has dramatically reduced the number of cases of the disease, including among those who were not immunized, a new study by Duke researchers has shown. Common Changes in Body Composition in Breast Cancer Patients May Be Preventable With Exercise Duke University Medical Center | Increasing or maintaining activity levels may help premenopausal patients avoid the weight gain common with chemotherapy for breast cancer, researchers from Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center and elsewhere reported.
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