Health and Wellness

CAMBRIDGE, MA. - September 10, 2007 - Genzyme Corporation today announced that it awarded more than $85,000 in community grants and sponsorships in the third quarter of this year to support 11 non-profit organizations located in areas throughout the United States where Genzy...

WASHINGTON - September 6, 2007 - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) today named Safeway Inc., headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, as a finalist for a Corporate Citizenship Award in the category of U.S. Community Service.

PLEASANTON, CA - September 4, 2007 - Safeway Inc. announced today that it raised a record $7 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) during a month-long campaign at the company’s more than 1,600 U.S. stores.

The annual Safeway fund...

SAN FRANCISCO- July 31, 2007 - CARE, the global poverty-fighting organization, has partnered with CBS fitness expert, professional triathlete and best-selling author Eric Harr to launch the I Am Powerful Workout with Eric Harr, a campaign to help Americans achieve th...

WHITE PLAINS, NY, - July 11, 2007 - The prestigious 120,000 Euro (approximately $163,000) Danone International Prize for Nutrition was awarded today in Paris to Jeffrey Friedman, M.D., Marilyn M. Simpson Professor at Rockefeller University and an investigator at the Howard H...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2007--Dole Food Company, Inc., today announced the Company is collaborating with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation (AHG), a joint initiative of the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation.

NEW YORK, NY - June 28, 2007 - First Lady Laura Bush underscored the private sector's vital role in the fight against malaria during her visit to Zambia today, the latest stop in her four-nation tour of Africa.

Earlier this year, member companie...

NEW YORK CITY, NY. - June 13, 2007 - Eight leading businesses will receive awards tonight recognizing their outstanding contributions in the fight against AIDS, TB and malaria at the 6th Annual GBC Awards for Business Excellence Gala at the American Museum of Natural History...

NEW YORK,NY. - June 13, 2007 - Senior business executives from the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) member companies discussed the need for significantly scaling up the response to AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria during a Wednesday meeting...

June 12, 2007- Relief Riders International (RRI) is pleased to announce the 4th year of its acclaimed VolunTourism trips to Rajasthan, India. During its first three years, RRI was featured in "Outside Magazine," "Forbes," "Adventure," "O "“ the Oprah Magazine," and the Wash...