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02-18-09
Two Scientists Honored with MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The winners of the MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease will be announced in Washington, D.C. today, at a scientific briefing and luncheon that honors two scientists whose groundbreaking research...
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02-13-09
Wal-Mart Health Care Benefits Enrollment Rises, Uninsured Rate Declines
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (NYSE: WMT) announced today that the number of associates who have health care coverage through its benefits plans for 2009 or another source has increased from 92.7 percent to 94.5 percent. Over 733...
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02-11-09
The Dannon Company Announces 2009 Dannon Next Generation Nutrition Grants
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., February 9, 2009 - The Dannon Company, Inc. announced today that applications for its Dannon Next Generation NutritionTM Grants are now available at www.dannon.com.
Four ind...
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02-10-09
Audio Bible Ministry Awarded for Financial Integrity
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For two years in a row, Faith Comes By Hearing, the world's foremost Audio Bible ministry, was awarded the 4-star rating, the highest recognition by America's premier charity evaluator, Charity Navigator.
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02-04-09
Embrace a Healthy Florida Pumps Up Studies on Childhood Obesity
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...
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02-03-09
Ronald McDonald House Charities(R)(RMHC(R)) Elects New Board Trustee
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...
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02-03-09
New Balance Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) Partnership
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...
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01-27-09
John Tedstrom Appointed New President and CEO of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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...
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01-27-09
2009 American Cancer Society Corporate Impact Conference
- 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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01-27-09
Jiffy Lube(R) Seeks to Raise $1.5 Million for American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women(TM) Movement
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. ...
