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11-05-10
American Cancer Society National Awards Recognize Companies’ Superior Engagement, Leadership in Reducing Cancer's Impact in the Workplace
The American Cancer Society's nationwide Corporate Impact Awards Series today will honor 22 companies and a chief executive officer during the Society's 97th Annual Meeting in Atlanta. The awards will recognize employers' engagement in targeted efforts to significantly impac...
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11-02-10
Kaiser Permanente Awards Approximately $16 Million in Community Benefit Grants
/PRNewswire/ - Kaiser Permanente, one of the country's largest not-for-profit health care organizations, funded 792 grants nationwide, totaling approximately $16 million in the third quarter of 2010. Grants awarded to organizations this quarter included funding basic human s...
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10-27-10
Trilogy's Voila Provides New Technology to Help Red Cross Fight Cholera in Haiti
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - Working with Trilogy International Partners' wireless subsidiary in Haiti - Voila, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) are pioneering the use of text messaging technology to fight cholera in Haiti. The new mes...
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10-27-10
New training manual for treatment of type 1 diabetes in children in developing countries
In collaboration with the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Novo Nordisk has today launched a training manual specific to the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes care for children in developing countries. Unveiled on the opening day of the I...
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10-19-10
African health leaders gather to address significant rise in diabetes
With the incidence of diabetes rising at an alarming rate worldwide, UN member states have resolved to host a summit in 2011 on this growing healthcare threat. In preparation for this, South Africa hosted the Diabetes Leadership Forum Africa 2010 (DLFA) in Johannesburg on 30...
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10-13-10
Merck Announces Recipients of "Will to Win" Scholarship for Students With Asthma
Merck today announced recipients of the 2010 Will to Win Scholarship, which recognizes high school seniors with asthma who are pursuing higher education. Ten scholarships of $5,000 each have been awarded to two high school seniors who demonstrated outstanding performance in ...
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10-13-10
Danish Consumers Donate 27,000 High-Tech Water Filters to Students, Teachers and Families in Eastern Kenya
/PRNewswire/ - Safe and clean drinking water became a lot easier to access today at the Kimanza Secondary School and Kwasyokimanza Primary Schools in Matungula District thanks to an initial donation by Danish consumers of 27,000 high-tech LifeStraw® water purifiers through a...
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10-12-10
Novartis affirms commitment to sustain efforts toward final elimination of leprosy in partnership with World Health Organization
- Novartis signs Memorandum of Understanding with the World Health Organization (WHO) to renew leprosy drug donation
- Five-year commitment includes treatments worth an estimated USD 26 million and up to USD 2.5 million to suppo...
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10-05-10
Eli Lilly and Children International's Teen Campaign Reduces TB Cases in India
/PRNewswire/ - Lilly MDR TB Partnership and Children International will continue a...
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10-04-10
In Honor of American Pharmacists Month, Sam's Club(R) Pharmacies Host October Awareness Campaign Including Free Medication Check-Ups
/PRNewswire/ - Today, Sam's Club announced the launch of Making Sense of Your Medications, an awareness campaign to encourage patient consultations with a pharmacist to review their medications. Sam's Club pharmacists will offer free prescription check-ups in honor of Americ...
