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Finding Hope Together: In Celebration of World Autism Day

April 30, 2014

How many of us are raising or know a child with autism? Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a brain disorder that is characterized by difficulties…

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Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Earns Top Honors for Best-in-Class Cause Marketing

April 30, 2014

>> Watch This Video The Cause Marketing Golden Halo Award (Nonprofit), the highest honor for companies and causes that collaborate to produce business and social…

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The Faces of Diabetes: Chris Fraker, Ph.D.’s Personal Connection to T1D

April 30, 2014

Curing diabetes is not just a job for the DRI’s Dr. Chris Fraker…it’s personal! Dr. Fraker was recently featured on The Faces of Diabetes — where he…

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John Wayne Cancer Institute Led Melanoma Research Published in the New England Journal of Medicine

April 29, 2014

In the largest study of its kind, researchers have confirmed that a strategy to assess the spread of melanoma—pioneered by scientists at the John Wayne…

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SPLC Files Federal Safety Complaint Against Alabama Poultry Plant for Dangerous Conditions

April 29, 2014

Beatriz Navedo began to feel dizzy as she worked a processing line at the Wayne Farms poultry plant. As the line zipped by, her chest…

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Today is World Wish Day! Support Make-A-Wish®

April 29, 2014

Today, April 29th is World Wish Day, marking the day that Chris Greicius received his wish to be a police officer, inspiring the creation of…

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AYA Fertility Results: Knowledge Leads to Action

April 29, 2014

Did you know, based on a 2012 study by The LIVESTRONG Foundation, 76% of survivors do not preserve their fertility before they are treated for…

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Jaime’s Horse Gives Her Hope

April 29, 2014

A girl in love with horses, Jaime wished for a horse of her own. A strong, beautiful companion to stand by her side during and…

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Lynn and Dutch: Courageous Friends, Precious Souls

April 29, 2014

Dutch’s selfless service when caring for Lynn Hertel is inspiring. He knows when she needs to take her medicine, when she will fall ill and…

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Highlights from the John Wayne Cancer Institute 29th Annual Odyssey Ball

April 28, 2014
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Odyssey Ball has John Wayne and J.R. Martinez in the spotlight

April 25, 2014

By Margie Barron John Wayne said, “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” So when Dancing With the Starschamp, actor, author, motivational speaker,…

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Anton Bilchik, MD Receives “The Duke” Special Service Award from John Wayne Cancer Institute

April 25, 2014

(PRLEAP.COM) April 24, 2014 – Santa Monica, CA – Granddaughters of Nelson Mandela, Princess Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway and Princess Zamaswazi Dlamini, and Dr. Anton Bilchik, Professor…

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