Charity Wire: Recent News

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First-Year P&S Student Wins National Scientific Scholarship From J. Edgar Hoover Foundation - June 21, 2004

Joseph F. D'Angelo, VP and director of the J. Edgar Hoover Foundation, announced that Gina Badalato, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (P&S), receives the prestigious 2004 J. Edgar Hoover Foundation Scientific Scholarship.
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Univision Television and March of Dimes Unite to Focus on Healthy Babies Throughout June - June 11, 2004

As part of a multi-year partnership between Univision and the March of Dimes, Univision Television Network will feature news segments and public service announcements on important maternal and infant health issues throughout the month of June.
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Potential Improvements For Breast Cancer Screening And Detection - June 10, 2004

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Comments on Report Issued by Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.
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NMHA Honors Four Young Adults for Work in Mental Health - June 10, 2004

The National Mental Health Association will recognize four young individuals for their efforts to educate their communities about mental illness and advocate for better policies and services.
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Obesity During Pregnancy Threatens Health of Both Mother and Fetus, March of Dimes Says - June 9, 2004

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.
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Discovery of Two New Classes of Compounds Targeting Cystic Fibrosis - June 9, 2004

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.
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What's A Parent To Do - June 9, 2004

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."
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MDA To Plan North American Clinical Trials Network For Muscular Dystrophy - June 9, 2004

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.
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