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11-29-13
Identification d'une nouvelle cible du paludisme ayant le potentiel de prévenir, bloquer et traiter plusieurs stades du cycle de vie du paludisme
Les chercheurs de Novartis ont découvert une nouvelle cible médicamenteuse pour le traitement du paludisme. La découverte, publiée en ligne dans la revue Nature,2 identifie phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase (PfPI4K) comme cible des imidazopyrazines, une nouvelle classe de molécule...
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11-25-13
KaBOOM! and Imagine Toys Introduce Go Out and Play Collection
November 25, 2013 – Just in time for the holiday season, national non-profit KaBOOM!, a leader in giving all kids the childhood they deserve, partnered with imagine toys, a specialty toy retailer, to introduce a new collection toys designed to keep kids physically active while challenging thei...
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11-20-13
LIXIL Marks First UN-Designated World Toilet Day with Launch of ISIS 2018, an International Program to Improve Sanitation in Schools
LIXIL Corporation, a leading global supplier of building materials and housing equipment solutions, today announced the launch of its ISIS (Improved Sanitation in Schools) 2018 project, as well as a partnership with UNICEF to improve sanitation and hygiene in underprivileged comm...
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11-19-13
We Can't Wait - Governments, Civil Society and Business Should Work Together to Tackle Sanitation for Women's Health; Say United Nations Organisation, Unilever and WaterAid
A collaborative approach between governments, civil society and business is essential to getting the Millennium Development Goal sanitation target back on track. This is critical to improve the health and prosperity of women worldwide, says a new report jointly published by the United Nations hos...
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11-18-13
Houston Parks and Recreation Department, UnitedHealthcare and CBS EcoMedia Celebrate New Community Garden at Shady Lane Park
Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) and UnitedHealthcare celebrated the creation of the new community garden at Shady Lane Park with a special ribbon-cutting event and volunteer activities today.
The creation of the community garden at Shady Lane Park, the improvements to five ...
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11-15-13
Bank of America Partners with Volunteers of America and CBS EcoMedia to Improve Housing for New York City Veterans
Thanks to generous financial support from Bank of America and in partnership with CBS EcoMedia, critical repairs and upgrades to important capital features will be made at two facilities operated by Volunteers of America-Greater New York, one in the Bronx and the other in Harlem, that provide per...
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11-14-13
Novartis Honored by Malaria No More Corporate Citizenship Award in Recognition of Long-standing Commitment to Eliminating the Disease
In recognition of Novartis’ significant on-going contributions to malaria control and elimination, the company has been honored with the Global Corporate Citizenship Award at the Malaria No More International Honors annual benefit.
Since 2001 Novartis has delivered more than 600 million an...
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11-14-13
Smithfield Foods Beats OSHA National Averages for Work-Related Injuries, Days Missed Frequency Rates
When it comes to the rate of work-related injuries and illnesses, along with days missed from work, Smithfield Foods, Inc., beat the national averages for all industries, not just the meat industry and animal production segment, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administratio...
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11-13-13
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, Baltimore Ravens, UnitedHealthcare and CBS EcoMedia Celebrate Grand Opening of the Park Heights Youth Development Park
The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, Baltimore Ravens and UnitedHealthcare today celebrated the grand opening of the Park Heights Youth Development Park with a special ribbon-cutting. The construction and development of the park was made possible thanks to funding by UnitedHealthcare through its parti...
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11-12-13
Patient Data Company PharmaSecure Commits to the Business Call to Action While Expanding Low-cost Mobile Health Services in India
PharmaSecure, a leading patient data company, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) to improve healthcare access for 200,000 people in India by 2015 through its specialty mobile phone application psConnect™.
As an extension of its medicine verification business model, the company...
