Charity News from Thursday, May. 2, 2002Rabbit Liver Protein Provides Clues to Improving Cancer TherapySt. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | (Memphis, Tennessee, May 2, 2002) A rabbit liver protein can effectively activate the promising anti-cancer drug CPT-11, according to scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Rabbit proteins and human proteins are similar, so the ... Important Change in Reporting of Cancer Statistics American Cancer Society | The new approach will result in some dramatic changes in the rates of cancer incidence and mortality, rates at different ages, magnitude of improvement in cancer, and racial and ethnic differences. The age difference makes the overall cancer ... Thousands Hear the Gospel as Brazos Valley Festival 2002 with Franklin Graham Begins Billy Graham Evangelistic Assn | Brazos Valley Festival 2002 with Franklin Graham began this evening at Reed Arena on the campus of Texas A&M University. "Uncle" Melvin Graham, Billy Graham's only brother and Franklin Graham's uncle, told about growing up on a dairy farm in the ... Stroke - America's No. 3 killer - is the least of Americans' health worries American Heart Association | The survey's results have prompted the American Stroke Association to increase its efforts in May - American Stroke Month - to encourage Americans to become more aware of their risk and how to prevent stroke. Consumers can learn their risk of ... Nurses Turn to the American Red Cross for Disaster Response Training American Red Cross | Since September 11, the American Red Cross has experienced an increase in the number of nurses requesting disaster response training. Nurses interested in taking American Red Cross disaster training should contact their local Red Cross chapter or... DAV Charitable Service Trust Aids Homeless Veterans Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | The Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust is helping build better lives for homeless veterans in Florida, Indiana, and Wisconsin by providing much-needed financial support for programs offering vital assistance to these needy ...
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