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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. www.stjude.org   (299 words)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Jude Children's Research Hospital saves the lives of children in every community. Your donation will be used to support the hospital's costs of treatment and research. www.stjude.org   (359 words)

Discovery Of Key Protein's Shape Could Lead To Improved Bacterial Pneumonia Vaccine Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. This story has been adapted from a news release issued by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that the shape of a protein on the surface of pneumonia bacteria helps these germs invade the human bloodstream. www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/01/050111182645.htm   (359 words)

Saudi Aramco World : Keeping a Promise Danny Thomas and Indianapolis businessman Michael Tamer, who in the late 1950's was president of the Midwest Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs, formed ALSAC in 1957 specifically to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Indeed, the children of St. Jude, thousands of whom are now "alumni" living around the world, are the bearers of a hope that did not exist four decades ago, a fiercely courageous hope that inspires, unifies and endures to bring out the best in whomever it touches. While St. Jude's researchers, physicians and fund-raisers are justifiably proud of their work, it is the young people there—the patients—whose work each day is truly the hardest. www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/199902/keeping.a.promise.htm   (3491 words)

ALSAC/St. Jude National Convention Comes to Memphis Jude Children's Research Hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee, was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas. Held in conjunction with a full board meeting, the ALSAC/St. Jude National Convention has historically served as a vehicle for the Board of Directors and Governors to mobilize local communities around the country to support the hospital's mission. All St. Jude patients are treated regardless of their ability to pay. www.charitywire.com /charity2/02158.html   (431 words)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Jude Children's Research Hospital saves the lives of children in every community. Meet a St. Jude patient from your community www.stjude.org   (353 words)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Jude Children's Research Hospital has achieved another milestone in its fight against childhood cancer--a 5-year survival rate of over 90 percent for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of childhood cancer. Jude Children's Research Hospital has a unique combination of forces in their fight against retinoblastoma. www.stjude.org   (294 words)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Jude Children's Research Hospital's emergency treatment of pediatric cancer patients displaced by Hurricane Katrina was featured in a segment on The Oprah Winfrey Show® on Tuesday, November 8. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. www.stjude.org   (333 words)

Up 'til Dawn raises more than $40,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Jude Children's Research Hospital, located in Memphis, Tenn., is a world-renowned institution for research and treatment of children with catastrophic diseases. About 4,300 patients visit the hospital yearly, and St. Jude has treated more than 19,000 children from all over the world. The St. Thomas Up 'til Dawn organization raised the most money in its region, which includes the University of Minnesota, St. Olaf College, Winona State University and DePaul University, among others. www.stthomas.edu /bulletin/news/200312/Friday/UpTilDawn3_21_03.cfm   (373 words)

St Jude eBay Store About My Store Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. • St. Jude is the leader in pediatric AIDS research. Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. cgi3.ebay.com /ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=alsacstjude   (373 words)

The Thomas Family Legacy Terre Thomas is the second daughter of St. Jude founder, Danny Thomas. Actress, producer and social activist, Marlo Thomas has for three decades been a role model for women and children. Thomas and his partners were responsible for many top television series, including "Soap," "Benson," "The Golden Girls," "Empty Nest," "The John Larroquette Show" and "Brotherly Love." Thomas and Witt also produced the feature film "Dead Poet's Society," a Touchstone Pictures release that met with resounding critical success and captured an Oscar for Best Screenplay. www.stjude.tv /thomas_family_legacy.cfm   (578 words)

KSDK NewsChannel 5 - Where The News Comes First Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis is the largest center in the U.S. for research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other childhood diseases. St. Jude is also known for it's research. One doctor led to another, which led to a retina specialist who referred them to St. Jude. www.ksdk.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=72242   (573 words)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Taking care of teeth is all work and no play--except at St. Jude, where laughter and compassion merge with research and clinical care. This holiday season, a number of well-known retailers and corporations are offering great gift ideas that can help children everywhere in the fight against cancer. Wall Street a bull market for St. Jude www.stjude.org   (573 words)

SmartMoney 2002 - Shriners Hospitals for Children Several of the other charitable health organizations surveyed were the National Mental Health Association, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, National Easter Seal Society, ALSAC-St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. In the article titled "Make Your Donations Count," Shriners Hospitals received the highest total score in the "health" category, garnering an 82.9 and, thus, edged out the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute by a tenth of a point. The December 2000 issue of SmartMoney also had Shriners Hospitals outdistancing all of the other health organizations with a total score of 83.1. www.mastermason.com /mtzion/ShrinersHospitals2002.htm   (573 words)

1961-1970 Finally, on February 13 he presents the yacht to Danny Thomas as a gift to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis for them to use to raise funds as they see fit. Its characteristics of a non-cerebral plot, lavish scenery, lots of songs by Elvis, and lots of pretty girls become the basis for the "Presley formula" movies of the sixties, though most of them will not be nearly so well done. But, Elvis looks magnificent, and gives a natural, easy, understated performance that is a refreshing pleasure to see after the silliness he endured in his films through most of the sixties. theelvispresleyfile.freeservers.com /1961-1970.htm   (573 words)

news.htm In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Judes Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church at Brunswick; Ladies Auxiliary of Steadman-Kennan Post 96 of the American Legion and Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1582, both of Brunswick; Frederick VFW Auxiliary; and Frederick Elks Club and president of Brunswick Historical Society and director of the Brunswick Railroad Museum. He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Petersville as well as the Frederick County Farm Bureau, Brunswick Co-Op, Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers, past president of the Frederick County Board of Election Supervisors, Ruritan Club in Petersville, Sons of the American Legion in Brunswick, the Brunswick Eagles and the United Democrats of Frederick County. www.alumnibhs.com /news.htm   (10646 words)

The Memphis Guide - Danny Thomas - ALSAC Pavillion Library St. Jude Children's Research Hospital -main - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Biomedical Library Homepage The Biomedical Library supports the faculty and staff of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Memphis Guide - Danny Thomas - ALSAC Pavillion YOU ARE HERE: Home : Travel & Tourism : Attractions : Danny Thomas - ALSAC Pavillion : www.memphisguide.com /directory/dir00147.htm   (143 words)

Geometry.Net - Nobel: Doherty Peter C Doherty is chairman of the immunology department at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis and Dr. Zinkernagel is professor and director of the Institute of Experimental Immunology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Doherty holds the Michael F. Tamer Chair of Biomedical Research and serves as chairman of the Department of Immunology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He is also professor of pediatrics and pathology at the University of Tennessee. After teaching at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pa. (1975-82), Doherty headed the department of pathology at the Curtin School in Canberra (1982-88) and became chairman of the department of immunology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., in 1988. www.geometry.net /detail/nobel/doherty_peter_c.html   (2491 words)

U.S. Hospitals - Oregon - Tennessee > Hospitals > Healthcare > Open Directory > 1800miti.Com Jude Children's Research Hospital - St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is one of the world’s premier centers for research and treatment of catastrophic diseases in children, primarily pediatric cancers. It is an acute care general hospital with units for medical, surgical, obstetrical, intensive care, coronary care, telemetry, and palliative care services. Magee-Womens Hospital - Founded in 1911, it is one of the nation’s leading hospitals devoted exclusively to the care of women and infants. www.1800miti.com /links/healthcare/hospital/us-41.html   (3741 words)

Fund Raising When Danny Thomas opened the doors to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 1962, it was the result of many individuals who were so inspired by his dream that it became their own dream. City leaders were appointed to organize a variety of fund raisers, including dinners, golf tournaments, and the hallmark “Danny Thomas Teenage March.” In this event, teenagers in cities across America marched door to door to raise funds for St. Jude. More than a million volunteers in communities all over the country support some 30,000 events that raise funds on behalf of St. Jude—from Math-a-Thons and Captured for Kids events sponsored in small communities to galas that are held in major cities. www.stjude.org /media/0,2561,453_3420,00.html   (1313 words)

Subtypes of Ependymomas Arise From Rare Stem Cells in the Nervous System St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-17-2005/0004170915&EDATE=   (410 words)

A Very Special Christmas Gift If you would like to give Trisha a holiday gift and help the kids of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at the same time, make a donation to St. Jude in honor of Trisha. St Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. If your donation is received prior to December 15, your name will be included on a certificate that will be delivered to the artist (in care of the management company or record label that represents your favorite artist.) The certificate will be tucked inside a holiday stocking and delivered for Christmas. www.trishayearwood.com /news/pops/stjude_04.htm   (410 words)

GenomicsUpdate2003 May 8 (May 1) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reports, “Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that a gene called Prox1 turns on and off at two different times during the embryonic retina development.” (May 4) Columbus Children's Hospital via Newswise reports, “With the number of children developing primary hypertension increasing at a shocking rate, the need to determine the cause is becoming more important.” (May 5) University of Michigan reports, “Defects in a cargo receptor that shuttles proteins from one place to another within the cell lie at the root of a rare bleeding disorder, according to a study published in the June issue of the journal Nature Genetics.” www.cdc.gov /genomics/update/yr2003/may08.htm   (1440 words)

University to use distance education in health department "Cure4kids has blossomed into a global village where it is not just St. Jude helping other institutions, but it is people all over the world sharing knowledge with each other," he said. Once Africa University's computer structure can support the Cure4Kids network, a doctor from Mutare will be able to visit Africa University or log onto to the university's network or computer server, go online and speak directly to St. Jude doctors for analysis and information. Yuri Quintana, education director for the International Outreach Program at St. Jude, assists in developing culturally specific programs that share clinical knowledge and training at St. Jude with health professionals around the world. www.umc.org /interior.asp?ptid=2&mid=3675   (1440 words)

Feature Article She currently serves The MED as director of administration at the University Medical Center Alliance, a coalition of Medical Center hospitals (The MED, the VA, Methodist University Hospital, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, UT Bowld Hospital, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital), UT Health Science Center, and Memphis Business Group on Health. She retired in 1990 but is still active volunteering at Calvary Street Mission, working with public school teachers in Memphis on the subject of non-violence, and leading an outreach tutoring program for the children of the St. Augustine neighborhood. Parishioners, parish staff members and her BVM community affectionately call her "Sister Mac." She is retiring to Chicago the first week of June and will be greatly missed by parishioners, past students and teachers and residents of the St. Augustine neighborhood. cdom.org /wtc/wtc_archives/wtc052903/wtc_pages/feature_article2.html   (1440 words)

Hank Williams Appreciation Society International - Sympatico Officials at St.Jude's Hospital said the blues composer, twenty nine years of age and the late Father Harold Purcell, founder of the City of St.Jude, had discussed a Hank Williams personal appearance tour, with proceeds to be used for the crippled children. The lean, at times, sorrowful singer was the first donor towards the proposed 50 bed, spastic children's building, which Father Harold Purcell was pioneering here before his death last October, St.Jude officials said. The Southern singing idol, whose death was mourned here by a cortege of 20,000 admirers, would have been one of the biggest attractions since the Pied Piper. www3.sympatico.ca /tomlipscombe/hwasi.html   (1440 words)

All About Tony Thomas Tony Thomas is a member of the ALSAC/St. Jude Board of Governors and Directors and is actively involved in fund-raising efforts for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Thomas and his sisters are carrying on the tradition of supporting the facility and organizing major charity events to benefit St. Jude. Thomas plays a major role in organizing the St. Jude Hollywood Gala, which raises $1 million a year for St. Jude and attracts many of Hollywood’s brightest stars. www.stjude.org /celebrities/0,2883,646_3856,00.html   (1440 words)

Danny Thomas / ALSAC Pavilion The life of Danny Thomas and the history of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are commemorated in the Danny Thomas / ALSAC Pavilion, located on the campus of St. Jude. The architecturally unique building contains years of memorabilia of late entertainer Danny Thomas, founder of St. Jude. The funds to build the Pavilion were raised by the Thomas family and members of the ALSAC/St. Jude Boards of Directors and Governors, the governing body of St. Jude and ALSAC. www.stjude.org /about-st-jude/0,2569,460_3203,00.html   (531 words)

CRB KEEY uses its extensive resources to participate in and promote the fundraisers for organizations such as, but not limited to, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Arthritis Foundation, MN AIDS Awareness, Toys for Tots, and the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. For several years, KEEY/K102 has partnered with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to present the K102 Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon. www.crb.org /awards/hr_KEEY.html   (531 words)

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