Charity News from Tuesday, Sep. 2, 2003Cholesterol drug increases pain-free walking distanceAmerican Heart Association | A cholesterol-lowering drug has the added benefit of improving walking ability in people with peripheral artery disease, which causes frequent leg pain, according to a report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the AHA. Aid Agencies Call For Full Global HIV/AIDS Funding In 2004 CARE | As President Bush and lawmakers return to Washington, many of the nation's leading humanitarian and faith-based organizations are stepping up their efforts to win Congressional approval of $3 billion for global HIV/AIDS funding in 2004. New Oxfam Report Running into the Sand: How Failure at Cancun Threatens the World's Poorest People Oxfam-America | Members of the World Trade Organization are staring failure in the face on the eve of their biennial ministerial, says Oxfam in a report released today. From Sept. 10th-14th trade ministers from over 100 countries will meet in Cancun, Mexico. Gov. Davis Signs Bill Strengthening Animal Fighting Penalties The Humane Society of the United States | The HSUS is applauding California Governor Gray Davis for signing legislation that significantly strengthens California's anti-cockfighting law. Gov. Davis signed the bill, which takes effect January 1, today. Progress Shown in Death Rates from Four Leading Cancers American Cancer Society | Death rates from the four most common cancers – lung, breast, prostate, and colorectal – continued to decline in the late 1990s according to new data from the "Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2000." Questions and Answers: Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer 1975-2000, Featuring the Uses of Surveillance Data for Cancer Prevention and Control National Cancer Institute | This report provides an update of cancer death rates, incidence rates (new cases), and trends in the United States. It also includes information on surveillance data and describes how these data can be used to develop cancer control plans. Progress Shown in Death Rates From Four Leading Cancers - Decline in Overall Mortality Has Slowed National Cancer Institute | Death rates from the four most common cancers - lung, breast, prostate, and colorectal - continued to decline in the late 1990s according to new data from the "Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2000."
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