Charity News from Friday, Dec. 12, 2003Revamped Savory Bread Puddings Offer Great Versatility at Holiday TimeAmerican Institute for Cancer Research | Eating healthfully during the holiday season doesn't have to mean giving up richly flavorful dishes, nor abandoning good intentions to eat wisely. By modernizing the classic savory bread pudding, AICR developed new dishes perfect for entertaining. Menopausal Hormone Use: Questions and Answers National Cancer Institute | Menopause is the time in a woman's life when menstruation ends. It is part of a biological process that begins, for most women, in their mid-thirties. The ovaries gradually produce lower levels of sex hormones; estrogen and progesterone. Chemical gradient steers nerve growth in spinal cord The University of Chicago Medical Center | A research team at the University of Chicago has discovered a crucial signaling pathway that controls the growth of nascent nerves within the spinal cord, guiding them toward the brain during development, solving a long-standing scientific mystery. Black and Needleman Appointed to Leadership Positions in Administration and Research Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has named Michael E. Black as associate dean and associate vice chancellor for administration and finance, and Philip Needleman, Ph.D., as associate dean for special research projects. Database Study Yields New Insights Into Arthritis Drug Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis | Researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Washington University School of Medicine have analyzed a national database of VA patients to investigate the effects of rheumatoid arthritis drug leflunomide in the first years after approval. New Members Join Africare Board of Directors Africare | Africare announces the appointment of five individuals to its Board of Directors. Two of the additions to the Board are new to Africare. African Coca-Cola executive and prominent African-American investment banker are among board appointments. American Heart Association applauds introduction of House bill to help treat stroke, the nation's No. 3 killer American Heart Association | A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week will help ensure that stroke, the nation's No. 3 killer, is more widely recognized by the public and is treated effectively by health care providers. International Conference Of The Red Cross And Red Crescent Affirms Commitment To Emblem Solution American Red Cross | The American Red Cross is heartened by this decision, which represents an important step towards increased protection of humanitarian workers around the world, as well as the long sought membership for Magen David Adom.
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