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    Expressive Writing Is Good for Your Mental Health Image

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    02-26-20

    Expressive Writing Is Good for Your Mental Health

    We know that writing with pen and paper is good for your brain. But it’s also good for your heart and soul. Researchers have found that people who practice expressive writing — that is, writi...

    Novartis and DNDi to Collaborate on the Development of a New Oral Drug to Treat Visceral Leishmaniasis Image

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    02-26-20

    Novartis and DNDi to Collaborate on the Development of a New Oral Drug to Treat Visceral Leishmaniasis

    Novartis and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)a not-for-profit research and development (R&D) organization, have signed a collaboration and licence agreement to jointly develop LXE408, as a potential new oral treatment for visceral leishmaniasis, ...

    Study: Your Home’s Water Quality Could Vary by the Room — and the Season Image

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    02-24-20

    Study: Your Home’s Water Quality Could Vary by the Room — and the Season

    Is the water in your home actually safe, given that water utility companies in the U.S. aren’t required by law to monitor the water that specifically enters a building at its service line?

    A study has found that the water quality of a home can differ in each room and change between seasons...

    International Paper Addresses Period Poverty in Video Submitted to Corporate Citizenship Film Festival Image

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    02-12-20

    International Paper Addresses Period Poverty in Video Submitted to Corporate Citizenship Film Festival

     International Paper’s new video “Fighting Period Poverty in Our Own Backyards” has been entered in the 2020 Corporate Citizenship Film Festival, hosted by the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. The video can be viewed at 

    WELL Hits Major Global Milestone Supporting Healthier People and Better Buildings Image

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    02-06-20

    WELL Hits Major Global Milestone Supporting Healthier People and Better Buildings

    The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has announced that it has passed the 500-million-square-foot mark of buildings registered and certified under the WELL Building Standard (WELL). The milestone quickly follows this month’s earlier announcement that the number of WELL Accre...

    Novo Nordisk and Discovery Education Award $10,000 Grants to 2020 ‘Super Health, Super You’ Community Challenge Winners Image

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    02-04-20

    Novo Nordisk and Discovery Education Award $10,000 Grants to 2020 ‘Super Health, Super You’ Community Challenge Winners

     Novo Nordisk and Discovery Education—the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—ann...

    Aid Package to Combat Coronavirus in China - Bayer to Donate Medicines and Money With a Total Value of Approximately EUR 1.5 Million Image

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    01-29-20

    Aid Package to Combat Coronavirus in China - Bayer to Donate Medicines and Money With a Total Value of Approximately EUR 1.5 Million

    Bayer is donating medicines and additional financial aid worth a total of approximately EUR 1.5 million to support the population affected by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China. The donations will be made to the Chinese Red Cross, which is working together with the health authorities ...

    FedEx Pledges Transportation Support to Aid in Coronavirus Emergency Image

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    01-28-20

    FedEx Pledges Transportation Support to Aid in Coronavirus Emergency

    FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) is committing transportation and logistics support to humanitarian relief agencies as they respond to the coronavirus outbreak. As part of these efforts, FedEx Express is shipping more than 200,000 surgical masks and personal protective equipment such as gowns and gloves t...

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