Charity News from Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002Focus on the Family Partners with Ronald McDonald House CharitiesFocus on the Family | This Wednesday, November 20, thousands of McDonald's locations worldwide will highlight their local children's charities. Starting in New Zealand, World Children's Day will be ushered in around the globe. Wanted: 50,000 Former and Current Smokers for Major Lung Screening Trial American Cancer Society | Since the first Great American Smokeout® 26 years ago, the percentage of Americans who smoke has dropped off dramatically. But one other statistic remains unchanged. A diagnosis of lung cancer is as deadly today as it was in 1977. Studies Show American Cancer Society's Quitline Nearly Doubles Smokers' Quit Rates American Cancer Society | Preliminary studies find the American Cancer Society's new telephone-based cessation counseling capability, QuitlineSM, nearly doubles a smoker's chances of quitting successfully compared to the use of self-help materials alone. Dr. Robert G. Webster to receive the Bristol-Myers Squibb infectious diseases award for work in understanding and controlling epidemic influenza virus St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | Robert G. Webster, Ph.D., F.R.S., has been selected to receive the Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Infectious Diseases Research for his pivotal role in our understanding of the epidemic influenza virus.
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