Charity News from Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2002Vitamilk Qualifies for the American Humane Association Free Farmed™ LogoAmerican Humane Association | Washington, D.C. ¤ The American Humane Association (AHA) and Farm Animal Services (FAS) today announced at a press conference in Seattle that Vitamilk is the first dairy in the Pacific Northwest to qualify for the Free Farmed program logo. The ... Catalyst Study Finds Women Hold 9.8 Per Cent of Corporate Board Seats Among Canada's Financial Post 500 Companies Catalyst for Women | In the 2001 Catalyst Census: Women Board Directors in Canada released today, Catalyst found that women now hold 9.8 per cent of all board seats among the Financial Post 500 (FP500) companies, up from 6.2 per cent in 1998 when Catalyst began ... Concert Benefits Hospitalized Children Children's Miracle Network | Academy of Country Music Award winner Jessica Andrews and six-time Vocal Group of the Year winners Diamond Rio will headline the Children's Miracle Network Concert for Kids tonight at Disney's Coronado Springs Convention Center. Among those ... Arsenic in well water related to atherosclerosis American Heart Association | For the first time, researchers report a strong dose-dependent relationship between arsenic exposure and accelerated development of atherosclerosis in the arteries leading to the brain. Our results indicate that long-term arsenic exposure may ... Aspirin resistance increases risk of death American Heart Association | The American Heart Association recommends aspirin for all patients with artery disease and a second antiplatelet medicine for those with uncontrolled chest pain called unstable angina. High levels of 11-dehydro thromboxane B2 in urine can identify... New study says people take mental stress to heart American Heart Association | Mental stress can trigger a lack of blood flow to the heart and increase the risk of death in people with coronary artery disease, researchers report in today's rapid access Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Previous studies ... American Lung Association® Praises Court of Appeals Decision Upholding Clean Air Standards American Lung Association | The American Lung Association hailed today's D.C. Court of Appeals decision upholding the Environmental Protection Agency's National Ambient Air Quality Standards for fine soot particles (PM2.5) and ozone (smog). Industry sued EPA to challenge ... American Red Cross Sends Aid to Afghan Earthquake Survivors American Red Cross | Since October with the support of hundreds of thousands of American school children sending financial contributions to America's Fund for Afghan Children, the American Red Cross has provided more than $3 million in essential relief items to the ... CARE's Last Child Documentary Highlights World on the Brink of Polio Eradication CARE | A story of heroes working against great odds, The Last Child reveals the daunting obstacles to achieving global polio eradication -- from civil wars, to virus mutations, to competing health priorities. Viewers will learn why experts are saying ... CARE Is Ready with Resources To Help Earthquake Survivors in Northern Afghanistan CARE | CARE is at the ready with resources to help the survivors of an earthquake in northern Afghanistan. "We have 10,000 blankets and shawls, 400 tents, as well as other supplies ready to go," says Sally Austin, assistant country director for CARE in ... Tens of Thousands of Afghans Need Shelter, Blankets Following Earthquakes Catholic Relief Services | Shelter and blankets are among the most urgent needs for thousands left homeless by a series of earthquakes in Afghanistan's remote northern province of Baghlan, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) staff in the country are reporting. Catholic Relief ... Top Rated Yankee Minor League Pitcher Visits Hospitalized Veterans Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | Top rated New York Yankees pitcher Jason Arnold will be going to bat for veterans Thursday, March 28, 2002, when he visits sick and disabled veterans at the Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa, Fla., as part of the Disabled American Veterans ... Court Affirms Historic Clean Air Standards Environmental Defense | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the clean air standards at issue in 1997 to protect public health by limiting nationwide pollution levels of smog (ground-level ozone) and fine, sooty particles. Environmental Defense led... Samaritan's Purse Aids Kentucky Flood Victims Samaritan's Purse | A tractor-trailer rig loaded with emergency supplies from international relief organization Samaritan's Purse is bringing help to the flood-ravaged communities of Kentucky.
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