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CARES Foundation press releases, letters to the editor and news stories from 2008

CARES Foundation Celebrates Universal Newborn Screening for CAH in All 50 States with Rolex Watch Raffle
(UNION, NJ, September 16, 2008) -- When CARES Foundation began its campaign for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) newborn screening in 2001, only 27 states required testing for this potentially devastating disease...In recognition of this victory for families throughout the United States and to help raise needed funds to further the mission of CARES Foundation, Rolex USA generously donated a beautiful ladies watch that was raffled off during today's video-taped event... Drawing Video/Full Text

Celebrating Saving Our Babies
(UNION, NJ, September 5, 2008) -- No one ever imagines their pregnancy or unborn child to be anything but normal and healthy, especially if there is no family history of illness...This month we join Save Babies Through Screening Foundation to celebrate the fact that infants across our nation are being protected from silent killers through expanded, universal newborn screening and that as of 2008 every baby born in the United States is tested for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) at birth...Full Text

British Columbia Announces Plans to Expand Newborn Screening
(UNION, NJ, USA, July 3, 2008) -- British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell announced this morning plans for the expansion of newborn screening in his province including testing for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH).  Every week the life of a British Columbian baby will be saved by this expansion... Full Text 

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