Charity News from Tuesday, May. 27, 2003HIT'M: ALF Launches New Training Manual for Health ProfessionalsAmerican Liver Foundation | HIT'M is a comprehensive guide that provides hepatitis C education to health professionals in the areas of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted disease, harm reduction and/or drug treatment professionals. Alzheimer's Returns to "Crankshaft" Comic Strip Alzheimer's Association | Beginning on Monday, May 26, in more than 300 newspapers nationwide, the syndicated comic strip "Crankshaft"will revisit an engaging story line about Alzheimer's disease, entitled "The Long Goodbye". Alzheimer's Association Statement on Combination Hormone Therapy and Increased Risk for Dementia Alzheimer's Association | The Alzheimer's Association intends the following information to help clarify the recent research findings linking combination hormone replacement therapy to an increased risk of dementia including Alzheimer's disease. NMHA Honors Maryland Student's Efforts to Prevent College Suicides National Mental Health Association | The National Mental Health Association will honor Alison Malmon with its Tipper Gore "Remember the Children" Volunteer Award at its annual conference for her dedication to raising awareness about mental health and preventing college suicides. The ASPCA Celebrates June As Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Eartha Kitt joins the ASPCA as spokesperson for month-long campaign. The original catwoman, she joins the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and Petfinder.com to celebrate June as Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month. AICR Offers Extensive Online Resource "For Cancer Survivors" American Institute for Cancer Research | Sunday, June 1st is National Cancer Survivors Day, and experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) have devoted a section of their website to address the specific concerns of the survivor community.
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