October 14th, 2009 In the developing world, there is no such thing as a disabled individual. When a mother or father is blind, the whole family bears the economic and emotional strain of the disability. Children are taken out of school to care for blind parents, to run households, and to put [...]
October 13th, 2009 Embedded by Tanya Hutchens
Clinical trials give people with cancer access to the newest types of treatment. By taking part in a clinical trial, you could be among the first to benefit from a new treatment. Although there is no guarantee of the outcome, the treatment being tested may prove to be as effective or more effective [...]
October 13th, 2009 What is blood cholesterol?
Cholesterol is one of the fats in your blood. Your body uses it to make cell membranes, vitamin D and hormones. There are two main types of cholesterol:
1. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol often called bad cholesterol because high levels of LDL-cholesterol in the blood promotes the build-up of plaque in the artery [...]
October 13th, 2009 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has partnered with Tickets-for-Charity® to offer fans a convenient way to purchase great seats to high-demand concerts – Coldplay, Billy Joel & Elton John, Kenny Chesney, Counting Crows and many more – while supporting the fight against blood cancers. Seats on Tickets-for-Charity’s website are available at face value plus [...]
September 24th, 2009 The mass dog cull in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province is over. Despite local and international pressure to end the killings, the cull ran as planned for one month from May 23 2009, meaning there’s no guarantee of safety for surviving dogs in the future.
Over 36,000 dogs died – pets as well as stray or roaming dogs. This [...]
September 14th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Covenant House was awarded for excellence in financial reporting transparency by the Chartered Accountants of Ontario, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Queen’s University School of Business.
The honour was presented at the first annual Voluntary Sector Reporting Awards on Nov. 24 to recognize best practices for financial reporting. The 2007 Annual Reports of Ontario charities [...]
September 14th, 2009 To the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation it means funding research with the support of our donors, corporate partners, volunteers and staff. It means using the generosity of individuals and companies across Canada to find ways to make a future without breast cancer a possibility.
What does the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation do?
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation [...]
September 14th, 2009 CHARLOTTETOWN
Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Adolescents and young people aged 15-29 years are a largely understudied group with regard to cancer. Because cancer occurs relatively infrequently in adolescents and young people, awareness of cancer in this age group is less than in older adults. As well, they often do not benefit from the specialized care to children [...]
September 8th, 2009 Helping to Prevent Child Abuse, Bullying, Harassment and Relationship Violence Throughout Ontario
The Canadian Red Cross is involved in helping vulnerable people in the ways that do the most good. Abuse, violence and their terrible legacies kill, injure and devastate people every day in Canada.
RespectED: Violence and Abuse Prevention builds capacity within individuals, families, and organizations [...]
May 19th, 2009 The Police Retirees of Ontario was founded in 1990 and Incorporated on August 1, 1990, by a group of retired police officers for the purpose of establishing an organization which would be dedicated to serving an exclusive membership restricted to retired law enforcement personnel of every rank and classification, their spouses, the widow and widowers [...]