Charity News from Monday, Jul. 7, 2003Suzy Whaley Tees Off to Support Healthy BabiesMarch of Dimes | Suzy Whaley, the first woman to qualify for a PGA tour event since 1945, is joining the fight to ensure every baby is born healthy. For all remaining 2003 tournaments in which she plays Whaley will demonstrate her commitment to the March of Dimes. Genetic Cause of Heart Defects Identified by March of Dimes Grantee March of Dimes | Genetic mutations of a single gene cause some common and serious birth defects of the heart, according to a researcher supported in part by the March of Dimes. The study was published today in the journal Nature. Brother's Brother Foundation And Liberian Community Association Of Greater Pittsburgh Make Joint Appeal For War Torn Liberia Brother's Brother Foundation | Brother's Brother Foundation and the Liberian Community Association of Pittsburgh, PA are requesting funds to send requested medical and educational supplies to war torn Liberia in West Africa. St. Jude kicks off new PSA campaign St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | The nationally distributed, multimedia Public Service Announcement campaign, titled "A World Without Children," will draw new attention to the ongoing mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Finding cures. Saving children. FOF Expresses Sadness on the Passing of Larry Burkett Focus on the Family | The leadership and staff of Focus on the Family would like to add our voices to the hundreds of thousands of others in the evangelical community who are mourning the loss of our dear Christian brother, Larry Burkett. HIV Inactivates the Body's Cellular Smart Bomb Salk Institute for Biological Studies | HIV eludes one of the body's key smart bomb defenses against infection, and this finding may lay the groundwork for new drugs to treat AIDS, according to a new Salk Institute study.
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