Health and Wellness

The Aspen Institute announced today that Ruth J. Katz has been appointed director of its Health, Biomedical Science, and Society Initiative. Katz, who is currently chief public health counsel for the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce, will assume the role on November 1, 2013. The initiati...

The H(app)athon Project (www.happathon.com), an organization leveraging emerging technology and global happiness metrics to improve human well-being, announced today a partnership with the city of Somerville, Mass., to build out its sensor-ba...

Catamount Ventures, the leading venture capital firm focused on healthy living, sustainability and education firms, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Plum Organics, a leading premium, organic kids nutrition company, to Campbell Soup Company (“Campbell”). Terms of the t...

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has partnered with the GE Foundation and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine...

The Online Testing & Evaluation Platform (www.OTEP.com  announced today that they have been certified as a B Corporation. They are the first company in Windsor/Essex to meet the rigorous standards required to achieve the prestigious B Corp sta...

With research proving play is critical to the overall well-being of children, 217 cities and towns earned recognition from national non-profit KaBOOM! as 2013 Playful City USA communities for their efforts to give children the childhood they deserve by providing ample opportunities for play.

New uniforms are coming to ballplayers participating in the upcoming summer leagues at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton thanks to EcoMedia’s WellnessAd purchased by Big 5 Sporting Goods on CBS Radio. The financial support by Big 5, along with their additional donation of n...

Similac, Enfamil, and Gerber Good Start – who combined account for more than 90% of all infant formula sales in the US – are exposing American and Canadian babies to potentially grave health risks by using genetically modified ingredients, commonly referred to as GMOs (genetically modified organi...

Today, in support of Alcohol Awareness Month and the upcoming prom and graduation season, the Health Alliance on Alcohol (HAA) released a redesigned website and new, engaging, fact-based materials to encourage parents to talk w...

(Marketwired) - Seventh Generation, the nation's leading brand of non-toxic and renewable bio-based household, baby, and personal care solutions is ...