Charity News from Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2004Discovery of Two New Classes of Compounds Targeting Cystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Foundation | Vertex Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has discovered two new classes of compounds that, in laboratory studies, partially restore the function of the defective cell membrane protein that is responsible for the progression of cystic fibrosis. What's A Parent To Do? National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | For children and teenagers with mental illnesses, the greatest risk may be to do nothing, NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) warned today, in releasing a report on "Children and Psychotropic Medications." Obesity During Pregnancy Threatens Health of Both Mother and Fetus, March of Dimes Says March of Dimes | The rising obesity rate in the United States is a risk to the health of pregnant women and their babies, the March of Dimes said today. MDA To Plan North American Clinical Trials Network For Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy Association | Some 35 neuromuscular disease experts, along with biotechnology and government representatives, will meet Friday and Saturday at the Westin La Paloma here to develop a large-scale network to test potential treatments in muscular dystrophy. Tour of Hope™ to Go the Distance for Cancer Research Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation | Twenty cyclists have been selected by Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation and other cancer community leaders to join cancer survivor and five-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong in the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hopetm this fall. City of Hope Graduate School Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Graduation Ceremony on Friday, June 11 City of Hope | The City of Hope Graduate School of Biological Sciences will celebrate its 10th anniversary during commencement ceremonies on Friday, June 11 at 4 p.m. in City of Hope's Platt Conference Center. RNS Device Implanted in Epilepsy Patient at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Columbia University Health Sciences | A surgeon-scientist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center has successfully implanted the Responsive Neurostimulator System (RNS) electrical stimulation device in a 27-year-old woman with epilepsy.
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