Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

“You can’t be brave, if you’ve only ever had wonderful things happen to you”, - Mary Tyler Moore This wonderful quote was from the amazing actress Mary Tyler Moore. Mary Tyler Moore was an actress who was known for her witty comedy in the 1960’s and 1970’s. She is known for her work on The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She is also involved in charity work leading us to the conclusion, Mary Tyler Moore is a fantastic actress and a even better person. Moore was born on the…

Diabetes Mellitus in general is a chronic disease characterized by high glucose levels in the blood (hyperglycemia). There are at least three different types of diabetes mellitus, however; I would be talking about type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes can also be known as late-onset diabetes, or non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) which is a disease caused by the production of too little or no insulin by the pancreas. Other causes include body cells having too few insulin receptors,…

restaurants and junk food from stores are much cheaper than organic vegetables or healthy foods in general. Childhood obesity has immediate and long-term detrimental ramifications on the health of the juvenile population such as heart disease, asthma, sleep apnea, early puberty, risk of stroke at an early age, diabetes, and high cholesterol leading to blood clots. Society allows…

The BMHS Alumni Association again invites you to apply to receive funds for your organization. We like to help support the work you do for the current students of McMahon. We work throughout the year to raise funds for the clubs as well as to provide scholarships for the students going on for higher educations. Please provide the following information about your clubs and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Name of club: HOSA (Health Occupations for Students of America) Name of Advisor:…

In 2004, when Nancy Reagan, speaking at a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation event, she brought up the issue stem cell research. Former First lady Reagan said “Science has presented us with a hope called stem-cell research, which may provide our scientists with many answers that have for so long been beyond our grasp,” she said. “I don’t see how we can turn our backs on this. There are so many diseases that can be cured or at least helped. We’ve lost so much time already. I can’t bear to…

we did it together. Like I said earlier, I was a huge activist for animal rights and juvenile diabetes research. I started my own non-profit organization with Bernadette Peters, Broadway Barks. This organization funds finding homes for homeless dogs and cats. This has always been a big deal for me. Knowing that I was funding something so special made me hopeful for animals’ safety. I was diagnosed with diabetes in my thirties, and it was a very tough experience. From injecting insulin into…

Every year there are 30,000 new cases of type 1 diabetes. Almost all of these new cases are in the children category. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease (Rubin, 2009) caused by the pancreas creating little to no insulin, a hormone needed to convert sugar, starches, and other foods into energy(http://www.diabetes.org, 2014). Most people that are diagnosed with this are either children or young adults(http://www.diabetes.org, 2014). Type 1 diabetes doesn’t occur overnight. It takes months…

neighborhood in hands with Habitat for Humanity, once more. I plan to help out more in the future, and is excited in joining hands with Habitat for Humanity. Nonetheless, I have also part-taken in fundraising activities for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) with the Multicultural Club. Throughout this fundraising experience, I have learned a lot about the intense work it takes in achieving something greater than life. The help it takes to achieving something is vigorous doing it…

Many people are opposed to embryonic stem cell research as it is necessary to terminate a living human embryo, which individuals like Pro life advocates think of as murder. There are two different types of stem cells we can encounter, embryonic stem cells and somatic stem cells also known as body cells. These cells are very important for living organisms as the embryo forms the structure for the foundation of the organism like muscle cells. Stem cells render a possibility for…

Background American Express was among the first few organizations to launch a successful cause related marketing campaign and raise funds about $1.7 million for the Statute of Liberty restoration project. In a competitive market, where every organization is working hard towards winning their customer’s loyalty and employee’s morale, Cause-related marketing (CRM) help organizations gear up towards building a differentiating image. According to a study (Varadarajan & Menon) published, CRM is a…