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    Magic Johnson Foundation and Abbott Call for Greater Prevention, Testing and Treatment on World AIDS Day Image

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    12-01-08

    Magic Johnson Foundation and Abbott Call for Greater Prevention, Testing and Treatment on World AIDS Day

    Today, on the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, the Magic Johnson Foundation and Abbott are calling on the public to educate themselves, their family and friends about HIV/AIDS and its impact on the African-American community. A new social networking tool allows Facebook users to stand with Magic ...
    Barrick Marks World AIDS Day 2008 by Targeting Discrimination  Image

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    12-01-08

    Barrick Marks World AIDS Day 2008 by Targeting Discrimination

    December 1, 2008 - Barrick Gold Corporation has organized a series of public awareness activities to help de-stigmatize HIV/AIDS and promote voluntary testing, in collaboration with the Global Business Coalition (GBC) on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the African Med...

    Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities names Shelby Hill, Program Director of Washington, D.C.    Image

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    12-01-08

    Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities names Shelby Hill, Program Director of Washington, D.C.

    BETHESDA, MD. - December 1, 2008 - The Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities announced today the appointment of 17-year Marriott veteran

    Historic CEO Commitment to Help Stop AIDS Image

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    12-01-08

    Historic CEO Commitment to Help Stop AIDS

    New York, NY. - December 1, 2008 - CEOs from companies including Chevron, Dell, ExxonMobil, Heineken, Coca-Cola, Gap and Nike today made an unprecedented pledge to end workplace HIV discrimination and stigma in their companies.

    In all, more than...

    World AIDS Day "“ ICMM Members Combat the Disease and the Stigma Image

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    12-01-08

    World AIDS Day "“ ICMM Members Combat the Disease and the Stigma

    - December 1, 2008 - Many of the world's largest mining companies are engaged in individual initiatives and partnerships designed to combat HIV/AIDS, from providing for employee testing to community peer educator programs and from providing workplace and family treatment pla...

    Colgate-Palmolive Company Publishes Global HIV/AIDS Policy Statement Image

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    12-01-08

    Colgate-Palmolive Company Publishes Global HIV/AIDS Policy Statement

    NEW YORK, NY. - December 1, 2008 - Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) today announced the publication of a Global HIV/AIDS Policy Statement that details the company's commitment to confronting the HIV/AIDS epidemic to minimize its impact on its global workforce, their famil...

    Quest For A New Technology To Prevent HIV Receives A Boost Image

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    11-27-08

    Quest For A New Technology To Prevent HIV Receives A Boost

    November 27, 2008 - The Bonita Trust, an independent philanthropic trust, has made a significant donation to UK charity NAT (National AIDS Trust) to support its work around microbicides and vaccines to prevent HIV. In the same month the UK's Department for International Dev...

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    11-25-08

    Ginkgo Biloba a Dud for Alzheimer's: Ethical to Keep Selling It?

    What would you if you woke up one day and someone had proven that the product you manufacture or market or sell just doesn't work. That's roughly what happened recently to people who market remedies for Alzheimer's Disease based on the popular herbal ingredient

    Give the Gift of Green with The Wee Generation Eco-Diaper Bag Image

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    11-24-08

    Give the Gift of Green with The Wee Generation Eco-Diaper Bag

    Burlington, VT. "“ November 24, 2008 - Looking for the perfect green gift for new and expectant parents this holiday? Seventh Generation, the nation’s leading brand of non-toxic and environmentally-friendly household and personal care products, offers the Wee Generation Eco-...

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    11-21-08

    Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Honored at the American Friends of the Phelophepa Train's Seventh Annual Gala Dinner

    NEW YORK, NY. - November 21, 2008 - The Seventh Annual Gala Dinner by the American Friends of the Phelophepa Train was held last night at TheTimesCenter in New York City, where it honored the Most Reverend Desmond N. Tutu his wife, Leah Nomalizo Tutu for their commitm...

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