For the past ten years, Francine Robert has worked to help people with Huntington disease (HD).....her dedication was rewarded with a 1999 Community Action Award from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation.
The Huntington Society is pleased to announce, as part of its 1999-2000 research programme, the first post-doctoral awards granted under the auspices of the NAVIGATOR initiative and our partnerships with the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC) and the Canadian Genetic Diseases Network (CGDN).
Harvard Medical School in Boston announced a significant advance in research into Huntington disease........they have
succeeded in interfering with the sequence of events that ultimately destroy brain cells in HD.
Co-op stores from across the Atlantic provinces and the Magdalen Islands have joined forces with the Huntington Society of Canada to fight Huntington disease
Once the last few stitches are set, the Huntington�s quilt will be ready to tour Saskatchewan as part of Huntington Disease Awareness Month this May.
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