Charity News from Tuesday, May. 25, 2004St. Jude helps South American community improve survival rates for children with leukemiaSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | The city of Recife, Brazil, experienced a significant improvement in outcome among children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during the past decade, even though the community is resource-poor and most patient families are impoverished. Genome Sciences Research Building Named in Snyderman's Honor Duke University Medical Center | Duke University has named a major genome sciences research building in honor of Ralph Snyderman, M.D. Peter M. Nicholas, chairman of the university board of trustees, announced the naming at a dinner May 6 honoring Snyderman. Younger Girls Show Warning Signs for Eating Disorders Duke University Medical Center | Disordered eating behavior, including such conditions as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, affects as many as one in every 10 adolescents. The vast majority of those diagnosed with these psychological disorders are teen-age girls and young women. Gene at Root of Urban Air Pollution's Lung Effects Duke University Medical Center | Duke University Medical Center pulmonologists have linked a gene to the lung irritation commonly suffered following chronic exposure to ozone, a major component of urban air pollution. HBO Movie Tells Story Of Two Hopkins Breakthroughs: One Medical, One Interracial Johns Hopkins Medicine | Based on the true story of two unlikely partners – a black lab technician and a prominent white surgeon – who together in one famous operation at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in the racially segregated 1940s ushered in the era of heart surgery. CRS Provides Assistance After Deadly Floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti Catholic Relief Services | Catholic Relief Services (CRS) today announced the immediate provision of $20,000 in emergency funds to assist flooded communities in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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