Charity News from Tuesday, May. 14, 2002Africare President C. Payne Lucas to RetireAfricare | , announced today that C. Payne Lucas, President of Africare for the past 31 years, will retire from the staff this summer -- to be succeeded as President by Julius E. Coles: a 28-year veteran of the U.S. Agency for International Development, ... Aspirin steps up as anti-inflammatory for arteries American Heart Association | Researchers found that aspirin can protect the blood vessels from dysfunction caused by even mild inflammation. Aspirin is often given to people with heart disease to help thin the blood, but other effects could make it useful to prevent heart ... Repeat stenting not always durable American Heart Association | The 34 patients who had irradiated lesions were divided into four groups: old stent not re-stented; old/new stent overlap, new stent only and lesions treated without re-stenting. In patients treated with radiation, the lumen volume was larger for ... Implantable device pumps up ailing heart American Heart Association | In one of the longest follow-up studies of an implantable left ventricular assist device, heart failure patients reported a substantially improved quality of life, according to a report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the ... The Breast Cancer Fund Praises Governor Davis for Standing Up for Women with Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Fund | The Breast Cancer Fund today praised Governor Davis for strengthening his commitment to breast cancer treatment and research, despite pressure to cut many deserving state-funded programs. 3. Restoration of $12.5 million for the Cancer Research ... Afghanistan's Reconstruction Undermined by UN Salary Increases CARE | In a statement released today, non-governmental organizations called on the international community to stop undermining Afghanistan's reconstruction efforts by raising their salaries. Instead they are robbing that capacity through salary increases... Afghanistan's Housing Prices are Spiraling Out of Control CARE | Humanitarian organizations call on the Interim Administration and the international community to address the housing needs of the Afghan poor. In a statement released today, the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR) expressed ... CO-OP Network Increases Their Financial Support Of Children's Miracle Network Children's Miracle Network | In 2001, CO-OP Network raised over $180,000 for the 17 million children treated annually at the 170 Children's Miracle Network hospitals throughout North America. "Children's Miracle Network is grateful for the generous support of CO-OP Network,"...
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