Charity News from Friday, Mar. 1, 2002Florida Alzheimer's Disease Summit Sets Model for StatesAlzheimer's Association | Tallahassee - A coordinated mobilization of organizations seeking a cure for Alzheimer's disease and a restoration of state funding to programs that help families living with the disease is the focus of an Alzheimer's summit being held today in ... American Jewish Committee, Saint Leo University To Honor Military Chaplaincy at Catholic-Jewish Conference American Jewish Committee | The Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, a collaboration of the American Jewish Committee and Saint Leo University, will honor all U.S. military chaplains during the Center's fifth annual conference. The AJC-Saint Leo conference, "Divergence and ... Homocysteine gene implicated in spontaneous cervical artery tears American Heart Association | People in the study with elevated blood levels of homocysteine were significantly more represented in the group of patients with a form of stroke called spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCAD) than stroke-free control subjects - 64 percent ... Microbleeds may be risk for serious stroke complications American Heart Association | Cerebral bleeding (CB) can be a devastating complication of ischemic stroke (caused by a blood clot). The purpose of the study was to detect if previous microbleeds - microscopic bleeding in the brain - are associated with an increased risk of ... Boys & Girls Clubs of America Join Forces with Renown Experts to Host National Symposium on Youth Gangs Boys & Girls Club of America | Boys & Girls Club of America (B&GCA) teams up with the Youth Gang Consortium and National Youth Gang Center to host the 2002 National Youth Gang Symposium in Orlando, Fla., June 10-13, 2002. Boys & Girls Club professionals, along with local law ... Agencies in Sudan Call for a Unified Condemnation by the International Community in Response to Helicopter Gunship Attacks in Southern Sudan CARE | We the undersigned international non-governmental humanitarian agencies (NGOs) working in Sudan call upon all members of the international and humanitarian communities to speak with a consistent, clear and unequivocal voice in condemning the ... Growing Humanitarian Emergency in Colombia Follows Rupture in Peace Process Catholic Relief Services | Following the February 20 rupture in the peace process between the Colombian government and Colombia's largest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a humanitarian emergency has developed, Catholic Relief Services (... Government Reports Reveal Toxic Legacy of Alaska Wildlife Refuge Oil Drilling Defenders of Wildlife | These studies point to the need for further study of damage caused by oil production in Kenai and other National Wildlife Refuges, as well as the importance of keeping industrial development out of the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. "... Early Breast & Ovarian Cancers Detected in High-Risk Women Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | When the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes for breast and ovarian cancers were first identified and a screening blood test became available, the discoveries provoked a debate as to whether there was an advantage to learning one's risk.
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