November 12th, 2009 Plan is a global movement for change, mobilizing millions of people around the world to support social justice for children in developing countries.
Founded in 1937 as Foster Parents Plan, we are one of the world’s oldest and largest international development agencies, working in partnership with millions of people around the world to end global poverty. [...]
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 13th, 2009 Researchers Dr. Marc Therrien at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal, and Dr. Frank Sicheri, at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, have discovered a new target that may be instrumental in the development of new, more effective cancer therapies.
A recent article [...]
September 14th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
March 30, 2009 – Mount Sinai Hospital’s Dr. Alexander Logan has discovered a new and easy way for physicians to check the overall quality of their patients’ diet, and help them improve their long-term health. In a study to be published in the April 2009 issue of The Journal of Nutrition, Dr. [...]