Charity News from Friday, Nov. 14, 2003Spanish Government Urged to Address Ongoing Needs of Newly Arrived ImmigrantsDoctors Without Borders USA | Hundreds of men and women, most newly arrived asylum seekers from Sub-Saharan Africa, are still without shelter, sufficient food, and medical assistance on the beaches of Ceuta, Spain, and are being forced to spend nights in the open in poor weather. Duke Chancellor Receives Inaugural Bravewell Leadership Award Duke University Medical Center | Ralph Snyderman, M.D., chancellor for health affairs at Duke University Medical Center and CEO of Duke University Health System, is the inaugural recipient of the Bravewell Leadership Award. The award recognizes innovators of integrative medicine. Old-Fashioned American Inventiveness Updates Thanksgiving Desserts For Better Health American Institute for Cancer Research | Adapting traditional recipes to accommodate current needs is an American tradition as old as the first English settlers, and we should follow their example, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). Steps To Prevent And Manage Diabetes City of Hope | November is American Diabetes Month. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes is the fifth deadliest disease in the United States. A third of the 17 million Americans with diabetes are unaware that they have the disease. Emory Nursing School Joins National Effort to Increase Numbers of Qualified Emory University | The critical nationwide nursing shortage spurred administrators and faculty into creative efforts to draw prospective students into nursing. But as nursing student numbers increase, there has been a push to boost numbers of qualified nursing faculty. Emory Researches the Effects of Creatine Supplementation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Emory University | Researchers at Emory University are testing the effects of creatine supplementation in Parkinson's disease patients to determine whether the compound can improve certain disabilities associated with PD, and possibly protect against progression. Mayo receives CMS designation as a Destination Therapy Facility Mayo Clinic | Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville has been designated Florida's first Destination Therapy Facility. The designation means that Medicare will reimburse for the surgical implantation of HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist System as a permanent treatment. Pathology Chair Named AAAS Fellow St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | James Downing, M.D., chair of Pathology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow. Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. Southwestern Medical Foundation honors Jerry Farrington and Pete Goldman with community service award The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | Southwestern Medical Foundation honored civic leaders Jerry Farrington and F.B. Pete Goldman with the 2003 Charles Cameron Sprague Community Service Award at the foundation's annual dinner last night at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel. St. Paul nurse receives Guardian Angel Award named for UT Southwestern vice president The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | Two decades of caring for the sickest of newborns and their anguished families has taught Aziza Young quite a bit about joy and sorrow. Mrs. Young received the 2003 Cyndi Bassel Guardian Angel Award during ceremonies at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel. Shell and Africare Form Partnership to Launch $4.5 Million Health Care Program in Nigeria Africare | The Shell Petroleum Company of Nigeria Limited (Shell) and Africare today announced the signing of a partnership agreement to establish a $4.5 million health care program in Nigeria. Corporate Leaders Help American Red Cross Comfort Victims Of Southern California Wildfires American Red Cross | In response to the devastation caused by wildfires in southern California, the American Red Cross is continuing to assist residents and relief workers who have been affected by the deadly inferno.
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