Health and Wellness
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01-31-11
Dow Partners with Global Business Coalition on Healthy Women Healthy Economies Initiative
The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) announced recently its partnership with the Global Business Coalition (GBC) and the U.S. State Department, as well as other leading corporations, to launch a two-year strategic initiative called
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01-31-11
Ringling Bros.(R) CircusFit(R) and HOPSports Join Forces to Combat Childhood Obesity and Inactivity
/PRNewswire/ - Ringling Bros. CircusFit and HOPSports announce new partnership that will allow children around the world to get physically fit while having fun. CircusFit will be powered by the HOPSports Training System combining ci...
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01-28-11
Public Health Experts Recognized for Work in Zinc Deficiency
(Marketwire) - Professors Kenneth H. Brown (University of California, Davis), Ananda S. Prasad (Wayne State University), and Robert E. Black (Johns Hopkins University), were recognized with the 2010 Prince Mahidol Award for "outstanding contributions to global public health,...
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01-27-11
CEOs Advocate Employee Health in Davos
At the World Economic Forum, currently taking place in Davos, a group of leading CEO’s have introduced the so-called Workplace Wellness Alliance. This consortium of corporations including Novo Nordisk, Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, BT and others, have partnered up...
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01-25-11
Wrigley Company Foundation Expands Global Impact with New Health Development Programs
/PRNewswire/ - The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation today announced the launch of a two-year, $3 million (USD) school health partnership with Save the Children. The initiative will be activated in six countries across the world, aimed at improving the health and nutrition ...
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01-24-11
The Dannon Company Announces 2011 Dannon Next Generation Nutrition(R) Grants
Applications for the sixth annual Dannon Next Generation Nutrition Grants are now available on the Dannon website under the 'Dannon Cares' section http://dannon.com/dannoncares.aspx. Applications are due by
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01-20-11
Walmart Launches Major Initiative to Make Food Healthier and Healthier Food More Affordable
/PRNewswire/ - At an event today in Washington D.C., Walmart, the nation's largest grocer, today unveiled a comprehensive effort to provide its customers with healthier and more affordable food choices. The company was joined by First Lady Michelle Obama as it outlined the f...
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01-20-11
CSL Behring Awards Advocacy Grants to Patient Groups in Maryland, New England, the Midwest and Washington
/PRNewswire/ - CSL Behring, a global leader in the plasma protein biotherapies industry and a subsidiary of CSL Limited (ASX:CSL), has awarded advocacy grants totalin...
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01-20-11
Humana Becomes Premier Sponsor Of Pro-Bicycling Campaign "Peopleforbikes.org"
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation's largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, has become a premier sponsor of peopleforbikes.org, a nationwide pro-bicycling campaign. The campaign...
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01-13-11
FDA Consumer Health Information - New Steps Aimed at Cutting Risks from Acetaminophen
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - FDA has taken new steps to cut the risk of severe liver injury associated with use of the pain- and fever- reducing drug acetaminophen.
These steps include asking makers of prescription products that contain acetaminoph...
