Charity News from Thursday, Jul. 17, 2003Researcher Documents Growth of US Portions - and US WaistlinesAmerican Institute for Cancer Research | A recent flurry of scientific research on US portion sizes has transformed two previously unconfirmed beliefs into hard scientific facts: US portion sizes have never been bigger, and bigger portions encourage overeating - by as much as 56 percent. Amid Obesity Epidemic, More Americans Than Ever Are Cleaning Their Plates, New Surveys Find American Institute for Cancer Research | A new report released today by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) shows that more Americans than ever are eagerly polishing off whatever amount of food is in front of them. AICR Calls on Americans to End 20-Year Eating Binge American Institute for Cancer Research | We now have enough complementary research results to tell an amazing story: how a whole society lost its sense of appropriate portion size, ate too much and slid passively into overweight and obesity. National survey again names UCH as one of the best U.S. hospitals The University of Chicago Medical Center | For the seventh year in a row, the University of Chicago Hospitals have been selected as one of the best hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report in its annual survey of America's 6,003 hospitals. Congressional Funding For Enforcement of Wildlife Trade Grossly Inadequate World Wildlife Fund | The recent outbreak of monkey pox in the United States, traced to an African rat imported for the pet trade, should serve as a warning that we need to do a better job of stopping infected wildlife from entering our borders. The HSUS Offers Reward in Ulster County, New York Animal Cruelty Case The Humane Society of the United States | The HSUS, jointly with the New York State Humane Association, is offering a $1500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for starving and abusing a male dog near Waterfalls Road in Kerhonkson. HSUS Offers Reward in the Case of Apparent Dog Poisonings at Portland Park The Humane Society of the United States | The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the killing of eight dogs allegedly poisoned at Laurelhurst Park in Portland, Oregon. House of Representatives Resources Committee Passes Captive Wildlife Safety Act The Humane Society of the United States | The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) expressed thanks to the House Committee on Resources for approving The Captive Wildlife Safety Act, H.R. 1006, which bans interstate commerce of exotic cats for the pet trade. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Releases Summer Tips to Keep Kids Safer National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children calls on parents to be more engaged in their children's lives. Recent news reports of children being exploited in retail stores and through the Internet underscores the seriousness of this problem. AmeriCares Delivering Emergency Relief to Famine-Stricken Ethiopia AmeriCares Foundation | AmeriCares is preparing two air shipments of emergency aid for August delivery to southern Ethiopia in response to crop failures that have left 12.5 million people vulnerable to starvation.
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