Jewelry store proceeds to benefit children’s
hospital
JR’s Diamonds and Jewelry store will host a “Jewel
Night” to benefit the Mattel Children’s Hospital at
UCLA today from 6 to 8 p.m.
Ten percent of all jewelry purchases made at this event and of
all sales through Mother’s Day, May 11, will be donated to
the hospital.
JR’s Diamonds and Jewelry is located at 14522 Ventura
Blvd. in Sherman Oaks. For more information, call (310)
267-1836.
Tribute to 50 years of cardiac surgery
A tribute to the first 50 years of cardiac surgery will be
presented by the Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Center and the Office of Continuing Medical Education on
Saturday.
Several medical guest speakers will explore the key advances in
the treatment of congenital heart disease since the first heart
operation using cardiopulmonary bypass in 1953.
A tribute will be paid to the doctors and patients who
contributed to developments, the diagnosis and management of
congenital heart disease.
The program will take place at the Marina Beach Marriott in
Marina del Ray. Enrollment in the program includes a registration
fee of $80. For more information and an enrollment form, visit
www.medsch.ucla.edu/cme or www.ucla.edu.cardiology/achdc.
Chinese mayor dismissed after SARS outbreak
Beijing’s mayor, Meng Xueong, was dismissed for the
city’s handling of the severe acute respiratory syndrome
outbreak.
Meng failed to provide timely and accurate reports on the
progress of SARS which contributed to the rapid spreading of the
disease throughout Asia.
The first known SARS case occurred in China’s Guangdong
province in November 2002 but was not disclosed until February.
Meng was also dismissed from his top position in the Communist
Party after China announced an increase in total SARS cases from 37
to 346, with 79 fatalities.
Worldwide, there have been over 3,800 cases of SARS reported,
resulting in 217 deaths, according to the World Health
Organization.
Briefs compiled from Daily Bruin wire reports and staff.