Health and Wellness
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09-09-10
A-B Tech Launches On-Site Health Care Clinic for Employees
PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, in conjunction with Eblen Charities and Three Streams Family Health Centers, opened a primary care clinic for college employees Sept. 8 on its Asheville campus.
The clini...
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09-08-10
IBLF co-convenes special event on behalf of the UN Secretary-General
The International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) and the United Nations Foundation (UNF) recently hosted a special event titled 'Improving Women’s and Children’s Health - Let's show we mean business', on behalf of UN Secretar...
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09-08-10
CVS Caremark to Offer $5 Million in Free Flu Shots to Uninsured Patients of Community Clinics and Health Centers Beginning September 20
PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark announced today that it will partner with Direct Relief USA to offer up to $5 million in free flu shots to community clinic and health center patients who lack health insurance. Direct Relief USA is a non-profit organization that works with 1,100...
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09-07-10
Precision Therapeutics Continues Dedicated Support to the NOCC 'Walk to Break the Silence'
/PRNewswire/ - Precision Therapeutics will sponsor the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition's "Walk to Break the Silence" on Sunday, September 12, 2010.
The walk, which takes place at the North Park Boathouse, is an opti...
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08-31-10
Henry Schein Provides Health Care Products for Relief After Flooding in Pakistan
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, is working with its non-governmental organization (NGO) partners - Direct Relief, International Medical Corps, Americares, and...
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08-24-10
Merck Provides New Funding to Fight HIV/AIDS in Botswana
Merck today announced The Merck Company Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are committing an additional $60 million to support Botswana's African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP). Merck is know...
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08-18-10
Let's Go Play!: Non-Profit Organization KaBOOM! Announces List of 118 "Playful City USA" Communities
To ensure children in their communities are active and healthy, 118 cities and towns across the country earned recognition as 2010 Playful City USA communities despite difficult budgetary decisions and Park and Recreation department funding at its lowest levels in decades.
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08-16-10
Henry Schein Cares Promotes Prevention and Wellness in Cities Across the United States
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the largest distributor of health care products and services to office-based practitioners, announced today that Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Communities will provide free medical and dental services to more than 5,0...
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08-09-10
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and the Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Fund Join Forces
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - For more than three years, the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation in San Francisco and the Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Fund (formerly Foundation) in Atlanta, have worked tirelessly ...
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08-02-10
Vertically Integrated Partnership Holds Major Food Serving Event to Stop Hunger in Southwest Seattle
/PRNewswire/ - The "Vertically Integrated Partnership to Feed Those in Need" (Vertically Integrated Partnership or VIP) recently held a barbeque at Greenbridge Plaza in White Center (Southwest Seattle) and served over 2,000 people in need a BBQ meal including chicken, sweet ...
