Health and Wellness

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, the philanthropic affiliate of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF), recently approved $499,418 for grants that will fund further study of the childhood obesity epidemic's impact o...

OAK BROOK, IL. - February 3, 2009 - Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) Board of Trustees elected Donna W. Hyland, President and Chief Executive Officer of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta to serve on the Board of Trustees.

"We are very fortunate...

BOSTON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- New Balance announced today that 2009 marks the company's 20th year as a proud sponsor of Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R). New Balance will celebrate this anniversary with the introduction of a pink special edition New Balance 993 running shoe...

NEW YORK, NY. - January 27, 2009 "“ John Tedstrom is the new president and chief executive officer of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC), it was announced today. He succeeds Richard Holbrooke, who left GBC to serve in a high-level dipl...

- January 27, 2009 - You are invited to the inaugural American Cancer Society Corporate Impact Conference, where corporate leaders and industry experts will showcase emerging strategies and the latest industry trends around community involvement and employee wellness.
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HOUSTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiffy Lube today announces the launch of the second year of its nationwide campaign to support the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women(TM) movement. Starting January 28, more than 85 percent of Jiffy Lube locations across the U.S. ...

- January 26, 2009 - The recent fighting in Gaza has injured approximately 5,300 people, forced tens of thousands into shelters and destroyed entire neighborhoods. There is no doubt that the need for quality medical donations will be substantial in the coming months. The...

ISLANDIA, N.Y., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NEC Foundation of America today announced grants totaling $230,150 to five organizations that advance the independence and full participation in society of people with disabilities through the use of innovative technology.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN. - January 16, 2009 - The health care industry's largest and single most comprehensive compliance conference "“13th Annual Compliance Institute - designed by compliance and ethics professionals specifically to meet the needs of today's health care compliance ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - January 15, 2009 "“ To help motivated consumers quit smoking and to further its Operation Main Street efforts to save customers money on prescription medications, Walmart today announced that it has expanded its affordable pharmacy program to include a sm...