Charity News from Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2002Alzheimer's a Serious Problem, Say 95% of AmericansAlzheimer's Association | The Peter D. Hart Research Associates nationwide poll of 805 likely voters shows Americans express strong support for increasing the amount of government funding dedicated to medical research for Alzheimer's disease. "The growing concern among ... American Heart Association 'Citizen Advocates' Ask Congress for More Money to Fight Heart Disease and Stroke American Heart Association | More than 350 American Heart Association volunteer "citizen advocates" from virtually every state in the Union are converging on Capitol Hill today to ask their congressional delegations to significantly increase research and prevention funding ... American Heart Association 'Citizen Advocates' Ask Congress for More Money to Fight Heart Disease and Stroke American Heart Association | More than 350 American Heart Association volunteer "citizen advocates" from virtually every state in the Union are converging on Capitol Hill today to ask their congressional delegations to significantly increase research and prevention funding ... New drug holds promise to block clots in people with artery disease American Heart Association | The compound, DX-9065a, inhibits the action of factor Xa, one of the thirteen known factors involved in forming blood clots in coronary arteries. Blood clots lodged in the coronary arteries block blood flow to the heart and cause most heart ... CARE Brings Education Expertise from the Field To Landmark United Nations Special Session on Children CARE | CARE education experts are spreading knowledge from the field at the United Nations Special Session on Children in New York City on May 8-10, 2002. Jane Benbow, director of CARE's education unit, is joining Bell. Potent New Weapon In Fight Against HIV: Cell Manipulation Can Block And Destroy The Virus City of Hope | "This could be the smart bomb in our arsenal," said John Rossi, Ph.D., who chairs the Division of Molecular Biology at City of Hope Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute. The current method uses technology developed from the previous ... Potential Link Found Between Breast Cancer Drug and Cardiac Failure Salk Institute for Biological Studies | A team led by Salk scientists has identified the probable link between the breast cancer drug Herceptin and cardiac failure, one of its common side effects. The results may also explain why a common combination drug regimen is particularly toxic.
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