Charity News from Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001Medicare Takes Steps To Eliminate Discrimination for Alzheimer's PatientsAlzheimer's Association | Prior to the new policy, when a patient was given a primary diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or any other form of dementia, some Medicare carriers and intermediaries restricted or denied certain medical services immediately even though they were ... American Kidney Fund Warns Americans Not To Ignore Sore Throats American Kidney Fund | The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is warning Americans not to ignore a sore throat, because the bacteria that cause strep throat (streptococcus) can cause kidney damage. AKF Chairman of Medical Affairs, Paul W. Crawford, MD said, "For the most part,... Cancer activists applaud house passage of Native American cancer treatment bill American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society, the nation's leading voluntary health agency, today congratulated the United States House of Representatives for unanimously passing the "Native American Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Technical Amendment Act" (S... Congress passes important funding for cancer research American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society, the nation's leading voluntary health organization, commends Congress for the passage of the Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education Appropriations Bill (S. 1536), particularly given the strong bipartisan ... Billy Graham Accepts Invitation to Hold October 2002 Mission at Texas Stadium Billy Graham Evangelistic Assn | An "Announcement Celebration" for Metroplex Mission with Billy Graham will be held for church and community representatives from a 50-mile radius of Dallas and Fort Worth at Texas Stadium on Jan. 24. The last missions conducted by Mr. Graham in ... American Airlines donates 350,000 Prepared Meals To Hungry Americans America's Second Harvest | America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest hunger-relief charity, today announced it had received 350,000 frozen entrees and sandwiches from American Airlines' food service facilities in major hub cities across the country.
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