Charity News from Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003Cell infusions boost heart function, revive damaged heart muscleAmerican Heart Association | Infusing a patient's own cells into a heart artery several days after a heart attack speeds the healing process and strengthens the heart's pumping power, researchers report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the AHA. CRS Rallies U.S. Catholics Behind $200 Million Senate Amendment for Liberia's Reconstruction Catholic Relief Services | Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is mobilizing U.S. Catholics in a final push to convince Congress to designate at least $200 million to help Liberians rebuild their war-ravaged nation and provide badly needed food, medical supplies, and water. Acceptance of Sentinel Node Biopsy Is Growing City of Hope | Surgeons are routinely performing on women with early stage breast cancer an investigational procedure called sentinel node biopsy (SNB)—used to check one or more lymph nodes at greatest risk for breast cancer metastases.
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