Charity News from Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003Unusual fatigue may be warning symptom of heart attack in womenAmerican Heart Association | In a study of women who had heart attacks, symptoms such as unexplained fatigue or trouble sleeping were experienced as much as a month before the heart attack, indicating the possibility that acting on these advance symptoms could prevent an attack. Alaska Game Board Approves Aerial Killing of Wolves Defenders of Wildlife | Today the Alaska Board of Game approved permits that will allow the shooting of large numbers of wolves either directly from airplanes or after chasing the animals to the point of exhaustion and then landing the aircraft to kill the them on foot. Discovery Health Channel Series Offers Glimpse Behind the Walls of Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic | Mayo Clinic will be featured as part of a series of national television broadcasts that will begin later this month. "Lifeline: Mayo Clinic," a four-part series on the Discovery Health Channel, will premiere on Friday, Nov. 14, at 9 p.m. CST. Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover Genetic Syndrome Linked to Inherited Birth Disorder Mayo Clinic | Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a genetic syndrome -- an inherited birth disorder characterized by learning disabilities, facial malformations, impaired organs and mental retardation. It has been previously misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. AmeriCares to Meet Needs of Fire Victims in San Diego AmeriCares Foundation | With the help of corporate America, AmeriCares relief materials continue to arrive in San Diego in response to the 17 fires that have devastated the region, destroying 3,452 homes, 800,000 acres and forcing the evacuation of 100,000.
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