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Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans: Saving Their Places of Health Care and Healing
by Jenny Buddenborg Next week, on November 11, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµns will celebrate Veterans Day, the federal holiday that honors the millions of heroic men and women…
Read ArticleNew Survey Finds One in Five Patients Had Surgery Before Diagnosis
One in five people with Marfan syndrome had some form of surgery before they were diagnosed with the potentially life-threatening condition, according to a survey…
Read ArticleLUNGevity Salutes Importance of Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Official Month Underscores Impact of Lung Cancer, Highlights Urgent Need to Fund Advanced Research as Hope Is on the Horizon WASHINGTON, DC (November 1, 2013)…
Read ArticleReport: Nearly Half of Teens Surveyed are Interested in Careers in the STEM and Medical Fields
Today’s teens want to pursue careers that will provide both financial rewards and job satisfaction. To gauge teens’ perspectives on their ideal careers and what…
Read ArticleHistoric ENDA Bill Passes in the Senate!
Ìý Today, the U.S. Senate voted 64 to 32 to pass theÌýEmployment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)Ìýfor the first time in the legislation’s two-decade history. All Senate…
Read ArticleShelter Dog Reveals Special Talent
When Bryce and Jennifer Henderson met a perky black dog named Arbor in a Las Vegas pet shelter in 2011, they both felt a connection…
Read ArticleGirl Traveled Over 7,000 Miles to Tell Her Story, Only 5 Members of Congress Showed Up
It was just after midnight on the East Coast when the first news story came out. I’d been sitting on another edge of another bed…
Read ArticleMcDonald’s to Give Away 20 Million Books in its Happy Meals Starting Friday
By KJ DELL’ANTONIA Starting on Friday, McDonald’s plans to give away 20 million books in its Happy Meals over a two-week period, while giving another…
Read ArticleHow AHC’s Affordable Housing & Education Programs are Strengthening our Community
Tweet AHC Inc. is a not-for-profit developer of affordable housing in the mid-Atlantic region. Along with quality housing, AHC celebrates 20 years providing educational programs…
Read ArticleBrightFocus Partners with ADDF to Accelerate Alzheimer’s Drug Research
NEW YORK, NY, November 6, 2013 – The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced yesterday the launch of its newly expanded ADDF ACCESS program to…
Read ArticleFeed The Children Introduces Its First-ever Gift Catalog
Ever thought about donating a goat to help a family fight poverty? How about a pig or cow? ÌýFeed The Children recently launched its first-ever…
Read ArticleTrumbull Students Take On Hunger in Connecticut
Over the last couple of months, Connecticut Food Bank has hadÌýthe privilege of working with a group of extremely bright and talented fifth graders enrolled…
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