ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 1 -- The American Cancer Society issued the following news release: The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for 75 research and training grants totaling $38,422,250 in the second of two grant cycles for 2019. The grants will fund investigators at 57 institutions across the United States; 60 are new grants while 15 are renewals of previous grants. All the grants go   more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 1 -- The Independent Institute issued the following news release: * * * - New Book Shows Redistributionist Policies Hurt the Poor * * * Equality sounds great, but is the coercive pursuit of equality routinely leading to inequality--or worse things, like systematic injustice and abuse? Could the modern romance with egalitarianism be a destructive flirtation? The authors of a timely and compelling, new Independent Institute book say, "Yes!" In All Fairness: Equality,  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: An international research consortium led by investigators at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has made significant progress in understanding amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related diseases since its founding in 2014. Now the Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development (CReATe) Consortium is aiming for new breakthro  more

GREENSBORO, N.C., Oct. 3 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: A team from Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency took top honors in the 29th Annual Paramedic Competition, held Sunday in Greensboro during the North Carolina EMS Expo, a conference that brings together North Carolina paramedics, emergency medical technicians and county emergency services directors. The Mecklenburg team's performance was judged the best among six t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions across the state. "State boards and commissions make critical decisions about the lives of North Carolinians every day," Gov. Cooper said. "I appreciate these appointees for their service and helping our state move forward." Gov. Cooper's following appointees to the North Carolina State Board of Education have been con  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 1 -- RWJBarnabas Health issued the following news: Manish J. Dave, MD, board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist, has recently joined The Cancer Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Dave completed his residency in internal medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL and went on to do his fellowship in hematology and medical oncology   more