Charity News from Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002Acute myeloid leukemia 'model' may be important research tool for many cancer treatmentsSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | (Memphis, Tennessee, February 28, 2002) A method that enables scientists to study the development of an acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in mice should open new research paths for scientists studying cancer in humans. The findings were published in ... American Humane Association Joins Local Animal Welfare Groups in Providing Free Spay/Neuter Services American Humane Association | Englewood, CO (February 28, 2002) - American Humane Association's (AHA) Red Star Emergency Animal Services joined together with three different animal welfare groups to provide free spay and neuter services to Covelo, Calif., on Feb. 16-17. The ... American Cancer Society Supports Feinstein Cancer Bill American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society, the nation's leading voluntary health agency, today applauded the leadership of Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing the National Cancer Act of 2002, aimed at ... American Cancer Society Releases New Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society, the nation's largest voluntary health organization, announced today the release of its new Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Prevention. Physical activity affects cancer risk indirectly, through ... CRFA Issues Screening Challenge to Chicago Residents Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation | The Cancer Research Foundation of America (CRFA) is issuing the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Challenge to Chicago residents to mark the start of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. CRFA is challenging all Americans to discuss screening ... Raising the Bar in Boston: CRFA Encourages Colorectal Cancer Screening Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation | The Cancer Research Foundation of America (CRFA) is issuing the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Challenge to Boston residents to mark the start of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. CRFA is challenging all Americans to discuss screening for... Patients Listen to Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendations Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation | The Cancer Research Foundation of America (CRFA) is issuing the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Challenge to mark the start of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. CRFA is challenging all Americans to discuss screening for colorectal cancer ... American Heart Association healthcare quality improvement program recognized by US Health and Human Services American Heart Association | An American Heart Association program designed to improve hospital care of heart attack patients was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The American Heart ... Licensure of New Technology Enhances American Red Cross Blood Safety Efforts American Red Cross | The American Red Cross today learned of the Food and Drug Administration's announcement to license the Chiron Procleix assay for Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT). Today, the Red Cross tests every allogeneic blood donation using NAT, which is conducted ... Catholic Charities USA Names New Legislative Liaison for Housing Issues Catholic Charities USA | Lynette Engelhardt Stott, a former senior domestic policy analyst with Bread for the World, has joined Catholic Charities USA as its new legislative liaison for housing. Ninety-six percent of the housing local Catholic Charities provided was ... United Negro College Fund Surprises First Recipient of Keck Foundation Scholarship The College Fund (UNCF) | The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) surprised Kimberly Michelle Usher during a taping of the Ananda Lewis Show, when the President and CEO of UNCF, William H. Gray, III, presented her with a $7,500 check making her the first recipient of the UNCF... Report exposes 'Corporate America's Trojan Horse in the states' Defenders of Wildlife | "Influence peddling to shape government laws to suit corporate special interests is not just a Washington phenomenon," Defenders of Wildlife President Rodger Schlickeisen said. The report - titled "Corporate America's Trojan Horse in the States: ...
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