Charity News from Tuesday, Jun. 10, 2003Joe Hale Named Chairman, National Office of Volunteers, for March of DimesMarch of Dimes | J. Joseph Hale, Jr., president of the Cinergy Foundation and vice president of corporate communications at Cinergy Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, has been elected chairman of the National Office of Volunteers of the March of Dimes, it was announced today. Average Drug Costs for Dementia Patients Triple Those of General Medicare Population, Says New Report Alzheimer's Association | Those with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias use more prescription drugs than other Medicare beneficiaries, costing them three times more money then other beneficiaries, according to new data released today by the Alzheimer's Association. ASPCA Presents Awards at American Library Association Conference to Winners of 2002 Henry Bergh Children's Book Awards American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) will present awards to the winners of the 2002 Henry Bergh Children's Book Awards & Honors at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 23rd at the American Library Association conference. Gene Linking Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Identified City of Hope | Researchers at City of Hope Cancer Center have identified a gene specifically involved in the progression of hepatitis B infection to liver cancer.
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