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10-03-07
UTICA, NEW YORK - October 3, 2007 - Nearly half (42%) of Americans would be willing to pay higher taxes for everyone to have health insurance, a new Aspen Institute/Zogby Poll shows. When asked if they would be willing to pay higher taxes so that all children could have heal...
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09-17-07
WASHINGTON, DC - September 17, 2007 - Organized by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic magazine, the Aspen Health Forum will convene more than 125 world-class medical scientists, including Nobel Prize laureates and prominent NIH officials, as well as thought leaders in heal...
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09-10-07
CAMBRIDGE, MA. - September 10, 2007 - Genzyme Corporation today announced that it awarded more than $85,000 in community grants and sponsorships in the third quarter of this year to support 11 non-profit organizations located in areas throughout the United States where Genzy...
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09-06-07
WASHINGTON - September 6, 2007 - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) today named Safeway Inc., headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, as a finalist for a Corporate Citizenship Award in the category of U.S. Community Service.
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09-04-07
PLEASANTON, CA - September 4, 2007 - Safeway Inc. announced today that it raised a record $7 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) during a month-long campaign at the company’s more than 1,600 U.S. stores.
The annual Safeway fund...
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07-31-07
SAN FRANCISCO- July 31, 2007 - CARE, the global poverty-fighting organization, has partnered with CBS fitness expert, professional triathlete and best-selling author Eric Harr to launch the I Am Powerful Workout with Eric Harr, a campaign to help Americans achieve th...
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07-11-07
WHITE PLAINS, NY, - July 11, 2007 - The prestigious 120,000 Euro (approximately $163,000) Danone International Prize for Nutrition was awarded today in Paris to Jeffrey Friedman, M.D., Marilyn M. Simpson Professor at Rockefeller University and an investigator at the Howard H...
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07-09-07
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2007--Dole Food Company, Inc., today announced the Company is collaborating with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation (AHG), a joint initiative of the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation.
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06-28-07
NEW YORK, NY - June 28, 2007 - First Lady Laura Bush underscored the private sector's vital role in the fight against malaria during her visit to Zambia today, the latest stop in her four-nation tour of Africa.
Earlier this year, member companie...
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06-13-07
NEW YORK CITY, NY. - June 13, 2007 - Eight leading businesses will receive awards tonight recognizing their outstanding contributions in the fight against AIDS, TB and malaria at the 6th Annual GBC Awards for Business Excellence Gala at the American Museum of Natural History...