Charity News from Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2004Cox-2 Inhibitors Reduce Complications After Laparoscopic SurgeryDuke University Medical Center | Patients given a class of anti-inflammatory drugs before and after minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery experienced less pain with fewer postoperative complications and an earlier return to normal activities, according to Duke researchers. Taking kids with special needs to new heights University of Michigan Health System | It's a kid's summer dream to climb and swing from trees, and to build a special tree house in their backyard where lasting childhood memories will be made. When blood can't get to the brain, special CT scan helps guide treatment University of Michigan Health System | It's a no-brainer that the brain needs a constant supply of blood to keep it going. But some medical conditions can block or reduce that life-giving flow. Patients and Caregivers Can Now Interact with Leading Experts in Myeloma Research Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Leading researchers will present the latest information about the treatment of multiple myeloma as part of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's free educational program, Myeloma: The Latest Treatment Options. Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic Forge New Ties In Research and Education Mayo Clinic | Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Ariz., are joining forces on several new and exciting collaborations in medical research and education. Easter Seals Working to Boost Access to Transportation for Seniors Easter Seals (National Easter Seal Society) | Access to transportation is essential for older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers as public and para transit options, while increasingly available, are often scarce, cost-prohibitive or difficult to access. America's Second Harvest's 'One Big Table' Reaches Across the Nation for Hunger Awareness Day America's Second Harvest | Communities across the nation will join together as the America's Second Harvest network recognizes National Hunger Awareness Day June 3, 2004, by hosting One Big Table events. Del Monte Foods Partners with America's Second Harvest to Fight Child Hunger in Recognition of National Hunger Day America's Second Harvest | Del Monte Foods joins forces with America's Second Harvest, the largest domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States, in recognition of National Hunger Awareness Day on June 3, 2004. Farm Bureau, America's Second Harvest: Don't Blame Obesity on Ag America's Second Harvest | Leaders from the nation's leading agriculture and hunger-relief organizations joined today to counter recent attacks accusing U.S. agriculture of being one of the culprits behind obesity in the United States. 5 Million Pounds of Food Donated Through National Employee Volunteer Project America's Second Harvest | In conjunction with National Hunger Awareness Day, June 3, Federated announces its seventh annual Partners in Time "Bag Hunger" national food drive, benefiting many affiliates of America's Second Harvest, the largest domestic hunger-relief charity. Study Clarifies The Neurological Process That Makes Walking Possible, Makes Strides Toward Better Paralysis Treatments Columbia University Health Sciences | A Columbia-led team of investigators, working in collaboration with researchers at the Salk Institute, have come up with a method to distinguish between the neurons in the spinal cord that control coordination of ambulatory movements. Vaginal Hysterectomies Decrease Costs, Complications and Recovery Time Emory University | Despite well-documented evidence that vaginal hysterectomies are more advantageous in a majority of cases, physicians continue to use abdominal hysterectomies. Lowance Human Immunology Center Works to Unlock Immune System Secrets Emory University | There is growing evidence that the immune system, and in particular its relationship to inflammation, plays a critical role in many more human diseases than was previously realized, including cancer, diabetes, atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. Sequoia Riverlands Trust and The Nature Conservancy Preserve 1,837-Acre Cattle Ranch In Tulare County The Nature Conservancy | The Nature Conservancy and Sequoia Riverlands Trust today announced the permanent protection of the 1,837-acre Homer Ranch, a working cattle ranch east of Visalia, near Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Alpena Township and The Nature Conservancy Complete Shoreline Protection Project The Nature Conservancy | Once staked for a small subdivision, 143 acres along Lake Huron, including nearly 10,000 feet of shoreline on Misery and El Cajon Bays, are now forever protected thanks to Alpena Township, The Nature Conservancy and the former property owners. Atlas provides new views of the Adirondack park Wildlife Conservation Society | A unique new atlas of the Adirondack Park features everything from the area's geology and wildlife to the history of human settlements and activities, showing the landscape in its full scope for the first time in such a format. NAMI Establishes New Multicultural Action Center National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | National Alliance for the Mentally Ill today announced creation of a Multicultural Action Center (MAC) in conjunction with a national forum offering multicultural perspectives on President Bush's New Freedom Commission Report. Muscle Biologist Elected To National Academy of Sciences Muscular Dystrophy Association | Kevin P. Campbell, a longtime Muscular Dystrophy Association research grantee at the University of Iowa in Iowa City was recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). MDA, IAFF Celebrate 50 Years of Partnership Muscular Dystrophy Association | This year marks 50 years of partnership between the International Association of Fire Fighters and the Muscular Dystrophy Association in the fight against more than 40 neuromuscular diseases. Doctors Don't Agree On Diagnosis Of Uterine Cancer Johns Hopkins Medicine | A Gynecologic Oncology Group study, headed by Cornelia Trimble, M.D. of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, has revealed that pathologists who evaluate uterine biopsies disagree 60 percent of the time on whether the specimens contain cancer.
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