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01-11-11
Changing Diapers, Changing Lives Campaign Aims to Donate 10 Million Diapers to Families in Need
(Marketwire) - Gifts In Kind International (www.giftsinkind.org) announced a new campaign that aims to raise and distribute 10 million Seventh Generation diapers for families in need. The campaign was developed to add...
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12-27-10
AmeriCares Mourns the Loss of its Founder, Robert C. (Bob) Macauley
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - AmeriCares, the global health and disaster relief organization, announces the passing of its founder, Robert C. (Bob) Macauley who died peacefully yesterday morning, December 26, 2010, at his home in Florida. He was surrounded by his wife of 45 year...
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12-20-10
FDA CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION - Generic Drug Roundup: December 2010
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - Each year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves many generic drugs that treat a wide variety of conditions and help consumers save money.
To read about recent significant FDA approvals for generic medications...
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12-20-10
AmeriCares and Baxter Work Together to Save Lives in Haiti with Donation to Help Stem Cholera Outbreak
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - AmeriCares and Baxter International Inc. have teamed to deliver additional lifesaving intravenous (IV) solutions to Haiti as part of their ongoing effort to stem the cholera outbreak. AmeriCares has been working around the clock to distribute IV sol...
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12-20-10
Novo Nordisk praises historic declaration to fight diabetes
On December 13, 2010, twenty-two countries from the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) and five international organisations agreed on the "Dubai Declaration on Diabetes and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the Middle East and Northern Africa Region." The agreement wa...
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12-16-10
PwC Charitable Foundation Commits $500K to Feeding America
/PRNewswire/ - To help ensure children do not go hungry this holiday season, the PwC Charitable Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3) established by PwC US, made a $500,000 donation today to PwC's national par...
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12-15-10
FDA CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION - Tainted Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken new steps to keep consumers safe from harmful products that are marketed as dietary supplements and that contain undeclared or deceptively labeled ingredients.
In additio...
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12-15-10
United Concordia and Highmark Inc. Make Donation to Support Military Families
/PRNewswire/ - United Concordia® Companies, Inc., administrator of the Department of Defense's TRICARE Dental Program and TRICARE Active Duty Dental Program, along with its parent company, Highmark Inc., announced today they have contributed $200,000 to the National Military...
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12-09-10
KaBOOM! nominated groups honored with President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Community Leadership Award
The President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) has chosen five organizations nominated by non-profit KaBOOM! to receive a 2010 PCFSN Community Leadership Award. The award is given annually to individuals and organizations who improve the lives of individu...
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12-03-10
Seventh Generation Celebrates National Hand Washing Awareness Week to Prepare for Cold and Flu Season
It's a behavior learned in preschool, yet chances are, many Americans are not doing the number one thing to prevent infection and illness -- proper hand washing. Because Americans experience an astounding 52 million cases of the common cold each year (The Centers for Disease...
