Latest St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Stories
St. Jude patient to help announce first round pick during NFL Draft MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NFL PLAY 60, the National Football League's youth health and fitness campaign, is the new "Official Champion of Play" at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(®), the global leader in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other deadly diseases. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
The Saint Jude Retreats Program is proud to announce a new review by Dr Joy Browne, America's Favorite Radio Psychologist. NEW YORK, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Dr. Joy Browne author of "Dating for Dummies" and host of the radio talk show, "The Dr Joy Browne Show" has completed a new Saint Jude Retreats Review on her website. The Saint Jude Program is a true alternative to rehab, and focuses on helping people overcome drugs and alcohol through self change methods and...
The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project advances understanding of genetic defects underlying childhood low-grade gliomas and identifies promising new drug therapies MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified mutations responsible for more than half of a subtype of childhood brain tumor that takes a...
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(® )channels support of Radio One, Inc., Yolanda Adams, Hezekiah Walker and James Fortune MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With efforts led by Radio One, Inc., the largest radio company primarily targeting African-American and urban listeners, nationally syndicated inspiration shows across the country helped raise $1,126,000 so St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(®) can continue its research discoveries to save the...
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital plays key role in research showing that drug shortages erode the quality and increase the cost of cancer care; experts warn that shortages persist despite efforts to fix the problem A national survey of health professionals showed that drug shortages are taking a heavy toll on cancer patients, forcing treatment changes and delays that for some patients meant worse outcomes, more therapy-related complications and higher costs. St. Jude Children's...
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital plays key role in research showing that drug shortages erode the quality and increase the cost of cancer care; experts warn that shortages persist despite efforts to fix the problem MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A national survey of health professionals showed that drug shortages are taking a heavy toll on cancer patients, forcing treatment changes and delays that for some patients meant worse outcomes, more...
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-led study links inherited variations in a few genes to a substantially increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and helps to explain ethnic differences in the cancer's incidence MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Humans have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes that carry instructions for assembling the proteins that do the work of cells. Work led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that children who inherit...
MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Patent and Trademark Office today awarded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital U.S. patent number 8,399,645 for St. Jude's invention of compositions for genetically modifying human immune cells so they can destroy some of the most common forms of cancer in children and adults. "This groundbreaking invention enables human immune cells to recognize and attack certain cells that cause leukemia and lymphoma,...
More than 90 Hospitals and Medical Organizations Selected as 2013 Participants DALLAS, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that more than 90 nonprofit hospitals and medical organizations from across the nation were selected for Southwest's 2013 Medical Transportation Grant Program. By connecting the airline's service with the hospital's care, this program alleviates the financial burden of air travel for families who are facing serious...
Sulmasy Stands Behind Research to Eradicate Childhood Cancers and Diseases NAPLES, Fla., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Having experienced a death of a child in his family due to leukemia, Warren Sulmasy made a donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in February 2013. "A child should never have to battle for their life when they haven't yet begun to live," said Sulmasy. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital was founded by Danny Thomas to ensure that no child is...
