Charity News from Monday, May. 24, 2004"Sopranos®" Star Drea de Matteo Supports ASPCA at NYC's "Ani Mall" in Central ParkAmerican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Actress Drea de Matteo showed her support for pet adoption by attending the Mayor's Alliance Adoption event in New York City's Central Park yesterday. This year's open-air outdoor adopt-a-thon showcased hundreds of NYC's finest shelter cats and dogs. American Red Cross Remembers Role During WWII, Pays Tribute To A Great Generation Of Volunteers American Red Cross | As the nation prepares to dedicate the National World War II Memorial to honor the 16-million Americans who served in the U.S. armed forces during the war, it is important also to commemorate the sacrifice and heroism of millions more. Sea Turtles Worth More Alive Than Dead, Says WWF World Wildlife Fund | Marine turtle tourism brings in almost three times as much money as the sale of turtle products according to a new study by World Wildlife Fund, which shows that declines in sea turtle populations jeopardize jobs, tourism and coastal economies. Current Guidelines for Bone Fracture Prevention in Postmenopausal Women Evaluated in Study Columbia University Health Sciences | Current treatment thresholds for preventing osteoporosis-related bone fracture in postmenopausal women were evaluated in a study authored by a physician-scientist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. An Aspirin A Day May Keep Breast Cancer Away Columbia University Health Sciences | Women who regularly take aspirin seem to be at lower risk of the most common type of breast cancer than those who do not take aspirin, report researchers. Insight Into Transplant Rejection Might Lead to Novel Prevention Therapies Duke University Medical Center | A newly discovered means by which the body attacks transplanted organs might lead to novel methods of preventing the rejection response, research by Duke University Medical Center pulmonologists and transplant surgeons suggests. Emory Transplant Center Director Receives Top Science Award Emory University | The American Society of Transplantation has awarded Christian P. Larsen, MD, PhD, Carlos and Marguerite Mason Professor of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine and director of the Emory Transplant Center, the 2004 Roche Basic Science Award. Yerkes Researchers First to Discover Combination of Drug Therapies Reduces Cocaine Use Emory University | Researchers at Emory's Yerkes National Primate Research Center are the first to demonstrate a combination of drug therapies targeting the region of the brain that controls drug abuse and addiction significantly reduces cocaine use in primates. David B. March Joins Communications Staff At Johns Hopkins Medicine Johns Hopkins Medicine | David B. March, a science writer and former public relations agency consultant, has joined the media relations staff at Johns Hopkins Medicine's Office of Corporate Communications. Researchers Identify Basis for Irreversible Damage in Multiple Sclerosis Yale School of Medicine | Yale researchers and collaborators have identified molecules that underlie nerve fiber degeneration in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that cripples nearly three million people worldwide. ASPCA Announces Five Million Dollar Commitment to Mayor's Alliance for NYC'S Animals Inc. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Bloomberg issues proclamation in support of initiative to reduce euthanasia and increase pet adoption.
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