Charity News from Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003US Mayors' New Report Consistent with Increased Hunger Seen by America’s Second HarvestAmerica's Second Harvest | The U.S. Conference of Mayors today released their annual survey of hunger and homelessness in America's cities. As the overall economy remained weak, requests for emergency food assistance increased by an average of 17 percent over the past year. Waves of Nerve Cell Activity Create Sharp Vision in the Brain Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Nerve cells firing in spontaneous waves create the brain's first sharp visual images during a short but critical phase of development, researchers have found. The study may lead to ways to better treat nerve cell injury and diseases like Parkinson's. Pandemic Influenza: Addressing an Unrelenting Threat Emory University | National experts in the prevention, control, and treatment of influenza from public health, medicine, and government will address the continuing threat of a flu pandemic at a day-long symposium hosted by Emory University and SECEBT.
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