Max Cure Foundation and Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation Form Collaboration and Fund a New Grant
The Max Cure Foundation/Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation Collaborative Grant in Pediatric Cancer Research will fund novel research to develop minimally toxic therapies to improve the quality of life for children with cancer, with the ultimate goal of finding cures for pediatric cancers.New York, NY (PRWEB) January 26, 2011 The , a non-profit organization whose…
SE Asia seen beset by chronic, costly diseases
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chronic illnesses including cancer, heart disease and stroke caused 2.6 million deaths, or 60 percent of all deaths, in Southeast Asia in 2005, and that will balloon to 4.2 million by 2030, researchers warned.Apart from draining personal and household incomes, national incomes would be sapped in the form of lost lablaborour…
FAO warns against food export curbs
MILAN (Reuters) – The United Nations' food agency warned food producing countries on Wednesday against introducing export curbs to protect local markets as world food prices rose close to levels that triggered food riots in 2007/2008.Global food prices rose above 2008 highs in December with the Food Price Index of the U.N. Food and Agriculture…
Is MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell a socialist?
Lawrence O’Donnell is a socialist.At least, that’s what the MSNBC commentator himself told Glenn Greenwald when they duked it out on the air Friday on “Morning Joe.”“I am a socialist,” O’Donnell said. “I live to the extreme left.”Glenn Greenwald, a columnist for Salon.com, ran a column on Wednesday that attacked the election coverage by the…
Q.bel Reduces Packaging To Minimize Waste
All-Natural Chocolate Wafer Maker Moves Ahead With Mission to Reduce Carbon FootprintNyack, NY (PRWEB) December 4, 2010 Nyack, New York-based Q.bel Foods, LLC, makers of Q.bel™ all-natural chocolate candy wafer rolls and wafer bars, today announced that they are reducing the size of the display trays in their line of chocolate covered wafer rolls.The slight…
NJIT holds off St. Joseph's (N.Y.) 65-57
NEWARK, N.J. – P.J. Miller scored 12 points and New Jersey Institute of Technology defeated St. Joseph's (N.Y.) 65-57 on Saturday.The win snapped a three-game losing streak for NJIT (2-4).The Highlanders led 36-19 at halftime, then built its largest lead of the game at 19 points early in the second half. St. Joseph's rallied by…
Jardine has 23, Syracuse beats NC State 65-59
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Scoop Jardine scored 23 points, Rick Jackson added 16, and No. 8 Syracuse shut down North Carolina State late and beat the Wolfpack 65-59 Saturday night.North Carolina State (4-3) seemed poised for an upset after taking a six-point lead, but Syracuse clamped down in the final eight minutes, forcing two shot-clock violations…
(x)tree: Build Awareness. Become a Branch in a Global Virtual Tree
At a time of year when trees are being cut down for the holiday season and tree cutting practices are endangering our ecological and cultural diversity, the (x)tree symbolizes how each of us can build awareness and make a small difference by contributing a “virtual seedling” and watching it grow, reminding us of the simplicity…
Lawyer: Ga. soldier in shooting was on strict diet
FORT McPHERSON, Ga. – A soldier was fasting to meet strict military weight guidelines and nearly catatonic when he shot and killed a supervisor who denied his vacation request, his attorney said Monday.Attorney William Cassara said Army Reserve Sgt. Rashad Valmont was dehydrated, exhausted and delirious when he burst into Master Sgt. Pedro Mercado's office…
Troops fire on protesters in Kashmir, 3 killed
SRINAGAR, India – Government forces fired on protesters hurling stones at them in Indian Kashmir on Monday, killing three people and wounding at least 17 other demonstrators, police said.For the last three months, the mostly Muslim Kashmir region has been roiled by demonstrations and clashes between protesters opposed to Indian rule and government forces. The…