Charity News from Thursday, Jun. 3, 2004Cancer Incidence and Death Rates on the DeclineAmerican Cancer Society | The nation's leading cancer organizations report that Americans' risk of getting and dying from cancer continues to decline and survival rates for many cancers continue to improve. On Hunger Awareness Day, New Blueprint to End Hunger Details Policies and Actions to Solve Problem Affecting 34 Million People America's Second Harvest | On this annual National Hunger Awareness Day, 13 organizations that comprise the National Anti-Hunger Organizations (NAHO) unveiled a new "Blueprint to End Hunger in America." Fighting in Eastern Congo Pushes Refugees Into Rwanda Catholic Relief Services | More than 3,000 Congolese refugees have fled into the Rwandan border town of Cyangugu to escape the eruption of violence in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Protein Engineered to Detect Nerve Gas Duke University Medical Center | Duke University Medical Center biochemists have used computational design to engineer and construct a protein that could sense the nerve agent soman. Vitamin C Worsens Knee Osteoarthritis in Animal Study Duke University Medical Center | High doses of vitamin C increase the severity of spontaneous knee osteoarthritis in an animal model of the disease, according to a new study by Duke University Medical Center researchers. Former Smokers Can Regain Health and Improve Quality of Life Duke University Medical Center | A new analysis of data on smoking and health finds that smokers who quit before the age of 35 have a reasonable chance to regain their health over time and to live as long and as well as people who have never smoked. Builders and Developers Recognized in Building With Trees Award Program National Arbor Day Foundation | Conservation-minded builders and developers around the country have been named to receive 2004 Awards of Excellence in the Building With Trees recognition program. The HSUS and Wisc. Dept. of Health & Family Services Release Resource to Help Seniors and Their Pets The Humane Society of the United States | The HSUS, in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS), has released a new training manual "Creating Safer Communities for Older Adults and Companion Animals." The HSUS Offers Reward for Information in Honokohau Cat Deaths The Humane Society of the United States | A $6,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the deaths of three feral cats found hanged in a grisly display last week at Hawaii's Honokohau Small Boat Harbor. House Budget Woefully Inadequate for Parks National Parks Conservation Association | The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) today said that the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee's budget shortchanges the national parks, despite extensive reports in the media about urgent park needs. State Department of Public Service Recommends that New York Adopt 25 Percent Renewable Energy Requirement Natural Resources Defense Council | New York could cut air pollution significantly if it adopts today's recommendation from the Department of Public Service that 25 percent of the state's electricity come from renewable resources by 2013, according to Natural Resources Defense Council. Hassayampa River Preserve to Close for Summer Months The Nature Conservancy | The Nature Conservancy in Arizona announced today that it will close its Hassayampa River Preserve to visitors for the summer beginning June 14, 2004 to minimize the risk of fire damage to habitat, historic facilities and drought-stressed birds. WWF Helps Set Up Amazon Trust Fund; Goal is Protection of Area Bigger than US Parks System Over Next 10 Years World Wildlife Fund | World Wildlife Fund announced the creation Thursday of a permanent, multi-million dollar endowment to fund conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon in partnership with the World Bank, the Global Environment Facility and the government of Brazil. 20-Year Anniversary Leaves Little Cause for Celebration World Wildlife Fund | On the eve of a pivotal meeting in Iceland, fisheries experts called Thursday for critical new measures to stem an alarming decline in wild Atlantic salmon stocks, which have plummeted 50 percent over the past two decades. Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon Starts Search For New Talent Muscular Dystrophy Association | In the spirit of the ever-popular talent search show "American Idol," the 2004 Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association is once again looking for new talent to present on its live national broadcast. Nonviral, Intravascular Approach To Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy Moves Ahead Muscular Dystrophy Association | Delivering genes for a key muscle protein via an intravascular route appears safe and effective in mice, the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced today at a meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy in Minneapolis. Artwork Honoring the IAFF-MDA 50th Anniversary Accepted By MDA Art Collection Muscular Dystrophy Association | Two paintings celebrating the 50-year partnership between the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and the Muscular Dystrophy Association have been added to MDA's Art Collection.
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