Charity News from Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003ApoB: a better marker for heart disease risk than "bad" cholesterolAmerican Heart Association | A cholesterol component called apolipoprotein B may be more strongly linked to several heart disease risk factors than the LDL cholesterol for which millions of Americans are screened each year, researchers reported today. Artery wall stem cells can form tissues, including bone American Heart Association | Artery walls contain a type of stem cell that can form bone, smooth muscle, cartilage, or marrow – a discovery that may lead to new forms of cellular transplant and treatments, researchers report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation. New cookbook touts heart-healthy recipes over fad diets American Heart Association | With U.S. obesity rates on the rise, the abundance of best-selling books on the topic is focused more on taking off the pounds than on being healthy, and consumers can feel bombarded and confused by so many different 'get-thin-now' theories. New statement says people with kidney disease are at highest risk for heart disease American Heart Association | People with chronic kidney disease (CKD), even those in the early stages of the disorder, are in the highest-risk group for cardiovascular disease, the American Heart Association said in a statement in today's Circulation: Journal of the AHA. ASPCA Offers Halloween Safety Tips For Pets American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Halloween can be a festive and fun time of year for children and families, but for family pets, it can be a stressful and even dangerous time of year. The ASPCA offers pet owners some common-sense tips to help them keep their pets safe. Hunger-Relief Efforts Would Grow With New Tax-Relief Law America's Second Harvest | Congress can provide important hunger-relief assistance by enacting the CARE Act of 2003. If enacted, the law would create incentives to allow all farmers and ranchers to deduct the costs and value of food donated to hunger-relief charities.
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