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MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- An international team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators today released data detailing the effectiveness of nearly 310,000 chemicals against a malaria parasite that remains one of the world's leading killers of young children. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/stjude/44038/ The research, which appears in the May 20 edition of the scientific journal Nature,...
Hicks becomes the third social worker from St. Jude to receive the honor from the Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Social worker Judy Hicks of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been named the 2010 Social Worker of the Year by the Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers (APOSW). The award recognizes Hicks' contributions to children and families affected by life-threatening illnesses. She accepted the award,...
MIAMI, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The 8th annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala will be honoring Latin Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Juanes with the 2010 "Al-Rashid Hope Award" for his international humanitarian efforts to help bring awareness to children's causes and world peace. This year's gala will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the InterContinental Miami Hotel and will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, one of the world's premier...
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital staff helps investigators gauge the lingering impact of the 1976 vaccine MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New evidence shows immunization against "swine flu" in 1976 might provide individuals with some protection against the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, according to new research from St. Jude investigators. Researchers found that individuals who reported receiving the 1976 vaccine mounted an enhanced immune response against...
LOS ANGELES, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® celebrated its inaugural Estrellas por la Vida (Stars for Life) Gala on Tuesday, April 6 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles by honoring Hollywood stars Daisy Fuentes, Kenny Ortega and Zoe Saldana for their philanthropic endeavors. Award presenters such as "High School Musical" stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, actor Wilmer Valderrama, and actress Kellee Stewart from the show "My Boys" presented each honoree with...
MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As physicians nationwide are acknowledged for their talent, sacrifice and courage on National Doctors' Day, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital honors its more than 230 staff and consulting physicians who strive to fulfill the hospital's mission each day. The hospital's first physician and medical director, Donald Pinkel, M.D., laid the foundation for St. Jude's reputation as a world-class treatment and research institution. Today, the...
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Univision Radio and its radio stations around the country will join the fight against childhood cancer during the Promesa y Esperanza (Promise and Hope) radiothon, to be held on March 4-5, 2010, benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, one of the world's premier pediatric cancer research centers. Radio listeners interested in joining the fight against childhood cancer by making a pledge to become an Angel de Esperanza (Partner in Hope)...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, raised $2 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(® )during the 2009 Thanks and Giving(®) campaign. This marks the largest single charitable donation in the history of Domino's Pizza. "Domino's Pizza stores across the country, along with our millions of customers, rallied to support this amazing cause and brought in double what was collected in...
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- F&H Acquisition Corp., through its Fox and Hound®, Bailey's and Champps® brands, raised more than $890,000 for the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® in 2009, with most of those donations coming in October during the 18th annual St. Jude Halloween Promotion. Through the national pinup fundraiser, participating restaurants and retail outlets helped collect money for St. Jude, one of the world's premier centers for the...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. and ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, today announced an unprecedented effort to identify the genetic changes that give rise to some of the world's deadliest childhood cancers. The team has joined forces to decode the genomes of more than 600 childhood cancer patients who have contributed tumor samples for this historic effort. To view the multimedia assets associated...
