Charity News from Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002Africare, Other International Aid Organizations, Issue "Baltimore Declaration": "Massive Response" to African Famine UrgedAfricare | Africare joined 14 other U.S.-based international assistance organizations in calling attention to the current hunger crisis in Africa, at a news conference in Baltimore, Md., on Tuesday, December 3. Salk Institute and SUGEN Scientists Map 'Human Kinome’' Salk Institute for Biological Studies | A California research team has mapped an entire group of human enzymes, providing important information for the development of a new generation of drugs to treat cancer and other diseases. The findings will be published in the Dec 6 issue of Science. Americans Trust "Test Tube" Science Most, New Survey Finds American Institute for Cancer Research | When it comes to news about diet and cancer risk, Americans say they value test-tube research more highly than human research. This is one surprising finding from a new survey conducted by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). AmeriCares Sends Holiday Airlift of Medicine, Toys to Haiti AmeriCares Foundation | The annual AmeriCares holiday airlift leaves Miami this Saturday for Haiti carrying 40,000 pounds of medicine, supplies and toys for the sick and impoverished. The cargo is to be distributed through hospitals, orphanages and schools. AmeriCares Action For Africa: An Appeal For Funds AmeriCares Foundation | AmeriCares has issued an appeal for funds to support an initiative to alleviate a medical and food crisis that endangers huge segments of the population in Africa.
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