Charity News from Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003

Study Finds Promising New Treatment for Prematurity
March of Dimes | Researchers speaking today at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine reported on a clinical trial of a new treatment for prematurity, using a derivative of the hormone progesterone.

New Chairman of Pathology Appointed
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Marc Rosenblum, MD, has been named Chairman of the Department of Pathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). An internationally recognized neuropathologist, Dr. Rosenblum has been with Sloan-Kettering since 1983.

Victory For Endangered Elephants As Court Rules Against Ringling Bros. Circus
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | The U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision that dismissed a case on procedural grounds charging Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus with violating the Endangered Species Act.

 

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