October 19th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Mission
York Central Hospital Foundation is led by a team of dedicated volunteers committed to raising funds for equipment and facilities, not funded by the government, that are needed by our hospital to meet the health care requirements of our rapidly growing community.
About York Central Hospital Foundation
York Central Hospital Foundation was established [...]
October 19th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Doing Everything to Help the Best Canadian Researchers Defeat Cancer
Founded in 1945, The Cancer Research Society (The CRS) is a national not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to fund cancer research exclusively and to offer seed money for the most promising original ideas, projects and researchers across Canada.
In concert with our funding [...]
October 19th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Huchens
For over 100 years, The Canadian Lung Association has been dedicated to its mission of promoting and improving lung health for all Canadians. A non-profit and volunteer-based health charity, The Lung Association depends on donations from the public to support lung health research, education, prevention and advocacy.
The Lung Association movement began in [...]
October 19th, 2009 Posted By Tanya Hutchens
Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) is a very real concern throughout various regions of Africa and Asia. Headlines scream with phrases such as “Wild herds of elephants kill…,” causing fear and outrage, with local villagers vowing to take matters into their own hands. And, so, the common story once again unfolds of man [...]
October 16th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Getting back into school can be difficult when you aren’t living at home anymore. It’s also hard to get back into it when school didn’t go well in the past.
We have teachers who can work with you one-on-one at your pace.
You can get regular Grade 9-12 high school credits in math, English [...]
October 16th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Dr Shoukat Dedhar, BC Cancer Agency, UBC, $682,500 over five years, is focusing on how a group of receptors, integrins, and a protein that he identified, ILK, react to their microenvironment to regulate cell growth, movement and death. This work may lead to the development of more effective therapies for cancer.
Dr Grant [...]
October 16th, 2009 The Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is located in Midland, Ontario, and provides care and treatment each year to nearly 1,500 animals – including more than 100 species of mammals, birds and reptiles – with the goal to rehabilitate these animals for release back into their wild habitat. The Centre includes an admissions area, treatment [...]
October 16th, 2009 More than 80 years ago four courageous women had a vision: to open a facility where newcomers from all cultures could work and be cared for by medical professionals who understood their language and needs.
This visionary spirit translated into philanthropy as they raised $12,000, much of it in nickels and dimes, and funded the opening [...]
October 16th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Cerebral palsy results from a brain injury at the time of birth, or during infancy. Premature birth, lack of obstetric care, and rampant malaria combine to produce a [...]
October 16th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Scientists are making great strides in identifying potential new interventions to diagnose, slow, prevent, treat, and someday cure Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, more than 90 drugs are in clinical trials for AD, and more are in the pipeline awaiting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to enter human testing.
AD research can move forward [...]