Charity News from Monday, Nov. 17, 2003Duke Search Committee Describes Qualifications Needed by Next Chancellor for Health Affairs and President of Health SystemDuke University Medical Center | Duke President Nannerl O. Keohane appointed a 14-member committee to identify a short list of candidates to recommend to her for the position, which also serves as the president and chief executive officer of the Duke University Health System. The Glycemic Index American Institute for Cancer Research | Proponents of the Glycemic Index argue that foods that raise blood sugar quickly – foods that have a "high GI" ranking – stimulate hunger, increase enzymes that promote the storage of fat and reduce the body's ability to burn fat. Health Experts: "Jury Still Out" on Theory Behind Many Popular Diets American Institute for Cancer Research | Health experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) today outlined several basic questions that are still unanswered by the Glycemic Index a theoretical ranking of carbohydrate-containing foods. MayoClinic.com Launches New Uterine Fibroids Health Decision Guide Mayo Clinic | A hysterectomy, surgical removal of the uterus, isn't the only treatment for uterine fibroids. Women actually may have many options including therapies to shrink or stop fibroid growth or surgical fibroid removal. Toy auction brings fun for St. Jude patients St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | Put kids and toys together and it's sure to light up little eyes and bring smiles to small faces. During the hour-long auction, children placed bids on the toys of their choice, using auction paddles and play money to join in the fun. Novel delivery system and new target show promise for toxoplasmosis treatment The University of Chicago Medical Center | A multi-center research team has discovered how to deliver antimicrobial medications directly to the infectious parasites that cause diseases such as toxoplasmosis, even when the parasites lay hidden and inactive within cysts. How can health care teams help kids prepare for heart surgery? University of Michigan Health System | A pediatric heart specialist from the University of Michigan's renowned Congenital Heart Center is the lead author of a new guide published today by the American Heart Association, on ways to help children prepare for heart surgery.
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