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A STUDY launched yesterday will lift the lid on ageing in persons with an intellectual disability in Ireland for the first time. The research, led by Trinity College, Dublin, will chart the health, social, economic and environmental status of around 800 persons aged 40 and older…

Generous Gen-Xers are putting their own spin on charitable giving, combining their desire to achieve with their desire to do good. Original Source By SUZANNE MCGEE THE STORY IN PHILANTHROPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON is becoming all too familiar. Individuals, foundations and corporations are all scaling…

Original Source This year’s historic presidential campaign has evoked feelings of change and new possibilities, as our country explores the roles of gender and race not only in politics, but in society. Communities In Schools, long familiar with racial disparities in education, participated in a dialogue…

Original Source by Tamar KahnScience and Health Editor CAPE TOWN — In a clear break with the traditions of her predecessor, Health Minister Barbara Hogan has employed prominent AIDS activist Fatima Hassan as an adviser. Unlike Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, who had a frosty relationship with SA’s…

by Gadi Dechter and Laura Smitherman A state commission reviewing capital punishment recommended last night an end to executions in Maryland, prompting hope among death penalty opponents that the General Assembly could soon abolish the 30-year practice. The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted 13-7…

  by LORNA SIGGINS ANY GOVERNMENT keen to save money will ensure that continued support is given to preventative and early intervention services for children in potential difficulty and there is an "overwhelming economic argument" for such an approach, according to Prof Pat Dolan, who…

  Arthritis Ireland is funding three new academic chairs in rheumatology in Irish universities, costing €7 million, in a drive to boost research, education and clinical services for patients. WHEN IT comes to providing services for people with arthritis, Ireland finds itself sorely lacking, according…

by ALIZA MARCUS More than a fourth of uninsured children in the United States have a parent with health coverage, according to a study whose authors said it shows private insurance is too expensive for many working families. The insured parents of kids without coverage…

Keynote speech by Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, given at the Annual Conference of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.  This is an extraordinary moment to gather and reflect, as we have planned to do…

Original Source By Edward M. Kennedy and Orrin Hatch Imagine the enormous difference it would make to our communities and nation if every American served for a year with a community-service group, nonprofit enterprise or faith-based organization. This month we're introducing in the Senate the…