Charity News from Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2003Organizations Announce New Online Enrollment For 9/11 Mental Health And Substance Abuse ProgramAmerican Red Cross | The American Red Cross, The September 11th Fund and the Mental Health Association of New York City have announced the launch of a Web site to encourage people affected by the attacks to enroll in the 9/11 Mental Health and Substance Abuse program. Disease of the Wind Documentary Premieres at the Motion Picture Association of America American Red Cross | Disease of the Wind takes viewers to the heart of Africa with Jane Seymour and eight Los Angeles-area middle school students to chronicle the tragedy of measles and the race to eliminate the disease. Two years after 9/11, CARE Says Afghanistan Is Getting Short-Changed CARE | Two years after 9/11, Afghanistan is being short-changed by insufficient funds, the humanitarian organization CARE said, after reviewing the breakdown on U.S. funding for reconstruction. Stronger Link Found Between ATM Gene and Breast Cancer City of Hope | Scientists at City of Hope and Georgetown, in identifying mutations in the gene that can cause a rare but deadly neurological childhood disease, ataxia-telangiectasia, have found new evidence that the gene also can predispose women to breast cancer.
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