Charity News from Tuesday, May. 28, 2002Cancer Fight Converges on Washington, DC, May 31 - June 4, 2002American Cancer Society | Former President George Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush are among the recipients of the medal, which is the American Cancer Society's highest award for outstanding contributions in fighting cancer. The conference will take place June 2-4,... High blood pressure drug eases vessel stiffness, lowers systolic pressures American Heart Association | Systolic pressure is the upper number in the blood pressure reading and indicates the blood pressure when the heart is contracting. Omapatrilat reduced such peripheral pulse pressures by 8.2 mm Hg, while the ACE inhibitor reduced pressures by 4 ... While-you-wait implantable heart assist device appears effective American Heart Association | A new implantable device that gives failing hearts a boost while patients await a heart transplant appears to be reliable and safe, researchers report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The ... Experts recommend increased funding, focus on resuscitation science American Heart Association | Increased research, education and funding will improve the treatment of people who experience cardiac arrest, according to a report by resuscitation experts published in the May 28 issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. -... Male cells in transplanted female hearts show regeneration possible American Heart Association | Heart muscle cells (myocytes) from male hearts were found in biopsied specimens from eight of 13 recipients of female hearts. "The female heart was able to recruit male cells and transform them into myocytes," explains senior author Michael B”hm, ... Animal Precinct Promises To Combat Cruelty In Second Stunning Season American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Animal Precinct, the show that takes viewers on duty with New York's Humane Law Enforcement (HLE) agents, is back for another record-breaking season. Animal Precinct returns to the ASPCA headquarters in New York, where the HLE agents investigate ... Laura Bush Accepts Honorary Chairmanship for National Kidsday Boys & Girls Club of America | Boys & Girls Clubs of America and KidsPeace©, with the support of other leading youth services organizations, have established the first Sunday in August as National KidsDay. "We are honored to have Mrs. Bush serve as Honorary Chairperson of ... Scientists Reject Moves to Remove Wolf Protections Defenders of Wildlife | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's draft rule also would end prospects for the species to return to vast areas of the wolf's former range in the Northeast, Northwest, northern California and the southern Rockies, according to the letter. However...
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