Charity News from Tuesday, Jul. 6, 2004City of Hope Researchers Identify the Mechanism Used By Cancer-causing Acrylamide to Damage DNACity of Hope | The ability of acrylamide to cause cancer tumor-forming mutations in human and laboratory animal cells is based on the capacity of its primary metabolite, called glycidamide, to bind to DNA, City of Hope Cancer Center researchers report. Newer Form of Heparin Drug Of Choice Duke University Medical Center | Three studies led by Duke Clinical Research Institute cardiologists have shown that the ease and convenience of a newer formulation of the blood-thinner heparin, called enoxaparin, appear to make it the drug of choice for suspected heart attacks. Children See Televised Violence Despite Parent Monitoring Johns Hopkins Medicine | More than half of all parents say they always limit what their children see on TV, but almost three-quarters admit their children still see televised violence at least once a week, a Johns Hopkins Children's Center researcher reports.
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