Charity News from Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004It's the Dosage: Salk Study Shows How Drugs of Abuse WorkSalk Institute for Biological Studies | Researchers at the Salk Institute and the University of Geneva have discovered a novel mechanism to explain how the drug of abuse GHB affects the human nervous system. GHB is also known as the "date rape" drug. Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease Announces New Senate Co-Chairs Alzheimer's Association | Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), co-chairs of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, announced two new senate co-chairs for the bipartisan task force today. American Humane Applauds First Felony Animal Cruelty Conviction in Colorado American Humane Association | A milestone was reached in Colorado this week with the first conviction under the state's felony animal cruelty legislation. U.S. Employs Flawed Scientific Method in Attempt to Quell W.H.O. Report American Institute for Cancer Research | The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) today sent a strongly worded letter to Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. CRS Commits $150,000 to Haiti; Calls for Humanitarian Corridor Catholic Relief Services | With more than half of Haiti now beyond government control and ongoing instability restricting the delivery of humanitarian aid, Catholic Relief Services today announced it has allocated just over $150,000 in emergency and humanitarian assistance. ASPCA To Honor Heroic Animals and People at Annual National Humane Awards Luncheon on March 2, 2004 American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Suffolk county K-9 police dog 'Boomer,' 92-year-old lifetime animal rescuer, heroic cat who alerted owner to fire & talk show host Ellen DeGeneres among awards recipients.
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