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Charitable Organizations Wire

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Results 1 - 20 of 100,120 in Charitable Organizations

  1. Survivors remain linked by drunken driving tragedyRead the original story

    5 min ago | Chicago Tribune

    One earned a football scholarship years after burns and lung damage kept him in the hospital for two months.

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    Related Topix: Sports, University of Kentucky NCAA, NCAA Sports, Kentucky Wildcats NCAA Football, NCAA Football

  2. Effect of quake on panda preserve still unknownRead the original story

    11 min ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    The fate of the world's most famous panda preserve remained unknown Tuesday, more than a day after a devastating earthquake isolated the remote, mountainous area from the rest of the world.

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Chengdu, China, Sichuan, China

  3. Report: Death toll in China quake exceeds 12,000Read the original story

    12 min ago | The Columbian

    Rescue workers look at a body half buried among rubble at a collapsed school is carried away in Juyuan, southwestern China's Sichuan province,Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

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    Related Topix: Mianyang, China, Sichuan, China, World News, China, Asia

  4. China's crucible: Quake death toll hits 12,000; 18,000 still missingRead the original story

    14 min ago | Salt Lake Tribune

    DUJIANGYAN, China - The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthquake in three ...

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    Related Topix: Mianyang, China, Sichuan, China, World News, China, Asia

  5. Five historic N.O. sites to recieve grants todayRead the original story

    14 min ago | NOLA.com

    The National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express will award $400,000 in grants today to five historic New Orleans sites.

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA

  6. Study Says New Radiation Therapy Technology for Breast Cancer Helps...Read the original story

    19 min ago | Business Wire

    New research conducted at Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego shows that the SAVI breast brachytherapy applicator, a new approach for delivering accelerated partial breast irradiation , ...

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    Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Breast Cancer, Health

  7. Myanmar Cyclone Fundraising SluggishRead the original story

    20 min ago | The Hartford Courant

    ... help has been a fraction of what was raised in the first week following the Indian Ocean disaster. Charitable organizations tracking donations for the Myanmar disaster blame a lack of media coverage, which has been tightly controlled by the ... 5 comments

    Related Topix: Asian Tsunami Disaster, Marketing, Social Software

  8. Small Town Guys Plan to Make Big Comedy Impact With Nationwide Road Trip for CharityRead the original story

    23 min ago | Yahoo

    What would you do to make your dreams come true? In this day and age, people's dreams are often so big and vast that sometimes they seem too far away to reach.

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    Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  9. Survival Better for HPV Cancers of MouthRead the original story

    26 min ago | WIAT-TV Birmingham

    The type of tongue and tonsil cancers that responds best to treatment are those linked to human papillomavirus , while tumors that express a certain growth factor are the least responsive and most deadly, a new ...

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    Related Topix: Cervical Cancer, Health, Oncology, Medicine, Human Sexuality

  10. Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filingRead the original story

    27 min ago | Business Wire

    GE Healthcare, a global leader in imaging and in dose reduction technologies, has announced U.S. Food & Drug Administration clearance of the LightSpeed - CONCORD, Ontario-- --Omnivex Corporation, the premier ...

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Food and Drug Administration, The Planet the, Pop/Rock, Business Wire, Startups

  11. Scientists create 3-D image of Alzheimer's amyloidsRead the original story

    37 min ago | Daily India

    Washington, May 13: American and German researchers have created a stunning three-dimensional picture showing how protein clumps found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients appear.

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    Related Topix: Waltham, MA, World News, Jena, Germany, Thuringen, Germany, Germany

  12. Older Persons With More Schooling Spend Fewer Years With Cognitive LossRead the original story

    40 min ago | MediLexicon

    Main Category: Seniors / Aging Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 13 May 2008 Those with at least a high school education spend more of their older years without cognitive loss - including ...

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    Related Topix: Health

  13. Increased Research, Determination Needed In HIV/AIDS Vaccine Efforts, ...Read the original story

    41 min ago | MediLexicon

    Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 13 May 2008 The disappointment that followed the cancellation of a Merck vaccine trial in September 2007 has been replaced by a ...

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    Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health

  14. CQ's Carey Looks At New Medicare Marketing Guidelines, Health Care...Read the original story

    41 min ago | MediLexicon

    " According to Carey, the Bush administration has proposed new marketing guidelines for private insurers offering MA plans that would ban aggressive sales tactics and regulate sales commissions.

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    Related Topix: Marketing, Healthcare Law, Law

  15. The Day AheadClick here to find out more about today's events in Birmingham and surrounding areas.Read the original story

    43 min ago | WVTM-TV Birmingham

    Members of the Alabama chapter of the Lance Armstrong Foundation will staff a table at The Kirklin Clinic at UAB to answer questions, pass out yellow arm bands and play a video 'loop' on the foundation project.

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    Related Topix: Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro, Jefferson County, AL

  16. Muskegon getting year-round luge trackRead the original story

    44 min ago | WWMT-TV Kalamazoo

    Muskegon is getting one of the first year-round luge tracks in North America. The 328-foot-long wheeled-luge track is part of a large package of improvements planned for the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex at ...

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    Related Topix: Luge, Winter Sports

  17. Police Investigating MurderRead the original story

    51 min ago | WLNS-TV Lansing

    Lansing police are investigating a murder. Police say, around 8pm Monday, witnesses found a body behind the Volunteers of America homeless shelter.

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    Related Topix: Lansing, MI

  18. It's Time For Relay For LifeRead the original story

    54 min ago | KTHV-TV Little Rock

    Relay for Life is the largest fundraiser in the United States, and plenty are taking place in Central Arkansas.

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    Related Topix: Little Rock, AR

  19. Death Penalty-Us: Catch-Up Wave of Executions FearedRead the original story

    55 min ago | Inter Press Service

    Anti-death penalty activists are bracing themselves for a wave of executions across the U.S. after the state of Georgia moved swiftly to end the life of William E. Lynd following the Supreme Court's ruling that ...

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  20. Fight to stop deportation of community worker CAMPAIGNERS are bidding ...Read the original story

    56 min ago | Doncaster Today

    CAMPAIGNERS are bidding to halt the deportation of a Kurdish community worker who has lived in Doncaster for seven years amid fears his life would be in danger if he returns to his homeland.

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    Related Topix: Irbil, Iraq, Arbil, Iraq, Iraq, World News