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09-14-09
Video: Color of Hope: Because All Women Are Worth It
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09-03-09
Dieter Luetticken Award 2008 for Alternatives in Animal Testing Presented to Dr. Ivo Claassen (The Netherlands)
The Dieter Luetticken Award 2008 for alternatives in animal testing was presented today to Dr. Ivo Claassen for developing an alternative quality control method for poultry vaccines at the Central Veterinary Institute (CVI) in Lelystad (the Netherlands). The > 20,000 awar...
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09-01-09
Chicago Park District & Parkways Foundation Launch New Abbott Fund Wellness Program in Humboldt Park to Combat Obesity Rates
The Chicago Park District and its nonprofit partner, Parkways Foundation, recently received $100,000 from the
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08-14-09
Teen 2 Teen Meningitis Angels are Stomping Out Meningitis
HOUSTON, Aug. 13 /CSRwire - PRNewswire - USNewswire/ - Dressed in camouflage and armed with the facts of disease and prevention, Meningitis Teen Angels (MA) launched their new national meningitis pre-teen and teen back-to-school campaign today: Stomping Out Meningitis. Menin...
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08-11-09
Kraft Foods First Company to Adopt Smart Choices Program Nutrition Criteria for Advertising to Children in the U.S.
NORTHFIELD, Ill., Aug. 11 /CSRwire - PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) announced plans to become the first company to use the Smart Choices Program nutrition criteria to identify which products it advertises to children ages 6-11 in the United Stat...
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08-04-09
BD and Direct Relief International Team Up to Provide Free Diabetes Insulin Injection Products to Americans Impacted by the Economic Downturn
Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ - BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and Direct Relief International announced today the launch of a new nationwide program to help people with insulin-dependent diagnosed diabetes who have been affected by the current economic crisis to manage the diseas...
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07-23-09
Johnson & Johnson Announces 2008 Sustainability Report
New Brunswick, NJ (July 23, 2009) -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), today announced availability of the Johnson & Johnson 2008 Sustainability Report http://www.jnj.com/connect/caring/...
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07-13-09
Go Play!: Non-Profit Organization KaBOOM! Announces List of 93 "Playful City USA" Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Parents have less disposable income for children’s play-related activities because of the economy and funding for Parks and Recreation departments nationwide continues to dwindle during a time when 82 percent of parents believe kids don’t spend enough time...
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07-02-09
Nourish America, NFWL and NAI Launch Nutritional Support Program for Kentucky National Guard
Ojai, CA. - July 2, 2009 - To support the health and well-being of the men and women of the National Guard, Nourish America has teamed up with the National ...
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06-25-09
Alzheimer's Disease: Facing the Facts, Public Television Documentary Wins Emmy Award
HARTFORD, Conn., June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter awarded an Emmy Award for Best Documentary Program to the public television special,
