Health and Wellness
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11-05-08
AmeriCares Launches India Operations
STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AmeriCares, an international disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization, formally launches its expanded operations in India and appoints Prof. (Dr.) Purvish M. Parikh, distinguished oncologist and nonprofit leader, as...
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11-03-08
In Difficult Economic Times, Stop & Shop Supermarkets Moves Its Campaign Against Hunger Into High Gear
QUINCY, Mass., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when many lives are being affected by difficult economic times, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is moving its Food for Friends program into high gear, seeking to raise over $1 million for more than 300 local hunger reli...
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10-28-08
Extend the Life of Your iPod and the Lives of Those Battling Cancer With OtterBox
FORT COLLINS, CO -- (MARKET WIRE) - October 28, 2008 - Rachel Schles, Executive Assistant at Hatherleigh Press, a New York publishing company focused on healthy living, uses the pink OtterBox "Strength"
case to extend the life of her iPod(R) nano as well as the lives ...
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10-27-08
This Holiday Season, Give a Gift that Does a World of Good
BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Come December, skip the long lines and steep price tags at the department stores and instead give someone a gift that matters -- like helping a blind child in Nepal see again, or training community health workers in a remo...
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10-21-08
Interactive Web Site Offers Access to Over 235 Assistive Technology Software Products for Students With Special Needs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) announces the expanded TechMatrix (http://www.TechMatrix.org), a free, user-friendly database funded by NEC Foundation ...
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10-16-08
Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver Roy Williams Joins Pizza Hut(R) in Fight Against World Hunger, Issues a Competitive Challenge
DALLAS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams announced today that he is joining Pizza Hut and Yum! Brands in a global Hunger Relief effort. Williams issued a challenge to players in three other cities to see who could raise the most money for hu...
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10-15-08
The Reader's Digest Foundation to Donate $100,000 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
PLEASANTVILLE, NY. - Oct.15, 2008 - The Reader's Digest Foundation announced today that it will donate $100,000 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The nonprofit organization based in New York City is the leading national organization exclusively...
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10-14-08
MetLife Foundation Begins New Phase of Award-Winning Parenting Skills Campaign in Collaboration with the Partnership for a Drug-Free America(R)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MetLife Foundation will begin the next phase of its award-winning parenting skills campaign, airing educational messages created in cooperation with the Partnership for a Drug-Free America(R) on radio stations in 11 markets nation...
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10-13-08
The American Red Cross and Grameen Foundation Expand Partnership in Indonesia
WASHINGTON, DC -- (MARKET WIRE) - October 13, 2008 - The American Red Cross and Grameen Foundation are expanding their partnership to bring additional microfinance services to further alleviate poverty and revitalize communities in the tsunami-affected province of Ac...
