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Many blacks are unaware of a skin cancer that primarily affects dark-skinned people
By Marlene Cimons Betty Jordan always regarded melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, as a white person’s disease. “Whenever I heard the word, my mind would automatically think: ‘Caucasian,’ ’’ she says. “It was something I never worried about.’’ Dark-skinned people produce more melanin — the pigment that gives skin its color — than Caucasians. Melanin…
Read MoreChildhood Cancer Survivor Uses Research & Writing Experience to Advocate for Children With Cancer
Childhood cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. Every day, 42 children are diagnosed with cancer and the average age of diagnosis is 6. From funding groundbreaking research to find cures for childhood cancer, to financially supporting clicnical trials, to providing educational resources so no child faces…
Read MoreDirections & Information for Member Rally, Thursday, August 21, 2014
In just a couple of weeks, the Combined Federal Campaign and private sector workplace giving programs will be kicking-off for a new year of employee giving. And after you attend America’s Charities Member Rally this Thursday, August 21, you’ll be ready! If you registered online for Member Rally 2014, you should have received an email confirmation…
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5 Questions With Steve Delfin From America’s Charities
Where is philanthropy going and how are nonprofits and companies responding? How can nonprofits engage with the next generation of donors and volunteers? How does technology fit into all of this? Here’s My Chance caught up with America’s Charities President and CEO, Steve Delfin, at the recent MCON14 conference and asked for his insights on…
Read MoreJoin Mats Wilander & debra of America for the 2nd Annual Mats Wilander Foundation Tennis Pro-Am
Join Mats Wilander and debra of America on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 for the 2nd Annual Mats Wilander Foundation Tennis Pro-Am. Play with former #1 player in the world, Mats Wilander, Cameron Lickle of Wilander on Wheels, and other current and former tennis pros on the grass courts of the historic West Side Tennis Club.…
Read MoreNo Child Should Suffer From Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Through their Care Van® Program, this week’s Featured Charity is dedicated to providing improved access to immunizations for medically uninsured and underserved children in Texas. What our organization does: Caring for Children Foundation of Texas exists because we believe no child should suffer from vaccine preventable diseases. We operate one signature program – the Care…
Read MoreAmerican Bar Association honors SPLC board chair
The American Bar Association is presenting Alan Howard, who chairs the SPLC’s board of directors, with its 2014 Pro Bono Publico Award to honor his commitment to serving the vulnerable and disadvantaged. “Alan has not only demonstrated an unswerving dedication to human rights and dignity, but great legal acumen, wisdom and ingenuity,” said SPLC President…
Read MoreCompound Restores Memory Function in Mouse Alzheimer’s Model
Researchers from Yale School of Medicine have discovered a promising new drug compound that reverses some Alzheimer’s effects on memory in mice. The work directly stems from a 2008-11 BrightFocus grant to Paul Lombroso, MD, who’s on the Yale neurobiology and psychiatry faculty and directs its Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology. He is senior author of a report…
Read MoreVeteran with Criminal History Gets Help from Goodwill & Now Helps Reintegrate Homeless Veterans
When I came to the Goodwill, I had just been released from prison. I had just served 9 years of a 12-year sentence, a federal sentence for crack cocaine distribution. I was actually in the United States Marine Corps. I was in the Marine Corps from 1990 to 1994. When I got out of the…
Read MoreThe Shadow Economy of Lethal Injection Drug Deals
By Tanya Greene For all we know, the “pharmacy” might be a high school science class. That’s how a federal appeals court judge described Missouri’s secretive death penalty system back in the spring. Shady medical experiments masquerading as legal executions have gone horrifically wrong in four states already this year. During the most recent, Arizona officials shot 15…
Read MoreSummer Fun at The Children’s Inn at NIH
From Camp INNcredible to Sibling Day, and everything in between, Children’s Inn residents have been busy with many fun and therapeutic programs this summer. Drawing “blood” from a fake arm, simulating brain surgery with a 3D monitor, using a surgical stapler, and viewing X-rays of everything from a human face to a fish were just…
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